Lesson Planning

The first thing to discuss is how frustrating lesson planning can be but also how great it can be. I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with a couple of great women and we have made some great lessons that have gone on without a hitch. It was nice to feel confindent with them and to know that our lessons were productive and effective. What I have learned most about lesson plans is that it is great to plan out the lesson and know it well enough that you can flow from one section to the next. THe other great thing is that if you know your lesson well enough then you can ad lib and play with it a bit. Its nice to see that a suggested topic by one of the students may be more benifical for them to discover and that can lead to a very impactful lesson. SO you can take the opportunity to see the different options you have and flow with it. I see it like surfing on a wave. You need the skills, background, and plan to get up on top, but just allowing it to push you ahead is the way to manover around it. On our first day and even into our second, we didnt know how long it would take for each lesson. We found ourselves running short but we were able to ad lib and catch ourselves. We recovered with another activity that supported our topic and lesson plan. It was great