I’m currently a senior here at rowan and I have FINALLY learned to write a great lesson plan… took long enough don’t you think? In my semesters here, I have never had a professor go into greater detail on how to write a successful lesson plan than this one. I always knew the basics, but I always felt there was something wrong.

Lesson plans are not made to be thrown together in a few minutes. They require time, research, and detail. Lesson plans should have more than less until you have really gotten the hang of it. I’ve also learned that they are essential to have in the rare occasion that you need to miss a day of school and a substitute needs to know exactly what to do. I recently went into a classroom that had a substitute with no lesson plan and the classroom was chaos. I felt so bad. There was nothing left for the substitute to do, but sit around and play games. The children were poorly behaved and the substitute was stressed out.

In the future I will always remember to keep lesson plans on hand for days that I can’t be there and have plenty of detail for them.

As for right now, I’m enjoying writing lesson plans that are clear, concise, and successful.