PurposeThe purpose of this assignment is to see how each lesson we plan for young children is designed based on state standards. In Indiana, we use the Indiana Foundations to plan lessons for young children.
InstructionsComplete the following steps:
First watch the video about developing a literacy lesson plan for preschoolers.
Video – Early Childhood Literacy Lesson Planning (Links to an external site.)
Because this is a teacher from New Jersey, she is discussing the New Jersey State Standards. Since we are teaching in Indiana, we would use the Indiana Early Learning Foundations instead. You are familiar with the Indiana Foundations from last week’s module.
Next, for this learning activity, find the Indiana Early Learning Foundation(s) you would use to teach the very same lesson you just watched in the video. Then, list the following in the text box:
1. Indiana Early Learning Foundation Number(s) and Name(s)
2. Topic(s) related to this lesson
3. Indicator(s) related to this lesson.Lesson Plan Tutorial
Lesson Plan TutorialCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeVideo lesson is matched with the appropriate Indiana Foundation.The student finds and matches the lesson in the video to the appropriate Indiana Foundation for Preschool-aged children.10 ptsCompetentThe student correctly matches the lesson in the video with the appropriate Indiana Foundation(s).5 ptsEmerging/Needs ImprovementThe student matches the video lesson with an Indiana Foundation, but it is not the most appropriate one.0 ptsNeeds much improvementThe student does not match the lesson in the video with one of the Indiana Foundations.10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeVideo lesson is matched with the appropriate topic(s) under the Indiana Foundation.5 ptsCompetentThe student lists the appropriate topics under the Indiana Foundation selected.3 ptsEmerging/Needs ImprovementThe student lists a topic within the appropriate Indiana Foundation, but it is not the most closely related topic to the lesson.0 ptsNeeds much improvementThe student does not list a topic that is related to the appropriate Indiana Foundation.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeVideo lesson is matched to the appropriate indicator(s) in the Indiana Foundations.5 ptsCompetentThe student chooses the appropriate indicators under the Indiana Foundation and topic related to the video lesson.3 ptsEmerging/Needs ImprovementThe student chooses indicators but they are not the most closely related to the Indiana Foundations or topics presented in the video lesson.0 ptsNeeds much improvementThe student does not list indicators that are related to the appropriate Indiana Foundations and/or topics as illustrated in the video lesson.5 pts
This will give you practice in matching your lesson plans to the Indiana Early Learning Foundations. It is always important to tie our lessons to the Foundations so our curriculum is intentional and meaningful for young children and does not consist of activities that are just “cute” or time fillers.