COMPONENTS OF

LESSON PLANS
Jessica Cox – Early Childhood Education 1A
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

• KNOW THE COMPONENTS OF A LESSON PLAN

• THEME
• OBJECTIVES
• CONCEPTS
• PROCEDURES
• TRANSITIONS
 WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS?

• Theme
• Objective
• Concepts
• Procedures
• Transitions
 WHAT IS A LESSON PLAN?

• A lesson plan describes each activity, program goals

to accomplish, explains the procedure for the
activity and lists the supplies needed for the activity.
 WHAT IS A THEME?
• A theme is one main topic, idea, or concept around
which the classroom activities are planned.

• The most effective themes to use with children are

those that address the interests and needs of the
children.
• Events occurring due to a season
• Holiday or special day
• Real and relevant to them or a part of their world
 WHAT IS A CONCEPT?
• A concept is vocabulary words and factual
statements that you want the children to understand
or grasp as they complete the learning activities.
• Concepts state the minimum standard of achievement, and
gives more clarity and direction to your lesson.

• Rain, umbrella, cloud, storm, rainbow

• Rain falls as liquid from the clouds
• Use special clothing to keep us dry in the rain
 WHAT ARE OBJECTIVES?

• These are the overall goals that the teacher wants

the children to learn, know, and/or do.
• Describes the expected outcome or desired results of
an activity or what is to be achieved through the
overall lesson day.

• Based on the concepts to explain what you hope the

children will learn or take from the lessons and activities.
 WHAT ARE OBJECTIVES?

• There are three parts to an objective:

• Part 1) The conditions of performance or what the

children are given to complete the activity.

• The children will (be given)…

 WHAT ARE OBJECTIVES?

• There are three parts to an objective:

• Part 2) The behavior verb (see Depth of Knowledge

Chart) that explains how the children will learn.

• NEVER USE LEARN!

 WHAT ARE OBJECTIVES?

• There are three parts to an objective:

• Part 3) The level of performance of what they

children will learn or do. Sometimes the level of
performance is implied or simply understood.
 OBJECTIVE EXAMPLES:

• Children will select the clothing worn for protection

from the rain as they sort through a pile of clothing
options.

• Given a pile of clothing items the children will sort

and select the clothing worn for protection during
from the rain.
 WHAT ARE CURRICULUM AREAS?

• Curriculum areas used in lesson planning:

• Fine and Gross Motor Activities
• Math
• Creative Art
• Science and Discovery
• Language and Literacy
• Music and Movement
 WHAT ARE PROCEDURES?

• Procedures are what the children will be doing and

how you are going to do it.
• This provides structure and helps guide the teacher
and allow children to feel secure because of the
consistent routine.

• Written in enough detail that someone else could

teach the lesson for you.
 WHAT ARE PROCEDURES?

• Procedures also include the supplies or materials

needed for the activity.
 PARTS TO AN ACTIVITY:

• 1) Creative Name – Use a name that describes the

activity in a creative way.
• 2) Description of Activity – Needs to be detailed and
complete
• 3) Supplies – A complete list of all of the items
needed to complete the activity
• 4) Tasks – Fine and gross motor, creativity, language,
science, etc.
THEME CARDS