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Creating a Lesson Plan: A Simple ExampleAs a simple example, suppose I am developing the lesson plan for the student shown above. Further, suppose I am starting with the Math curriculum because I know that the teaching materials (Saxon in this example) are already laid out in lessons. Creating a lesson plan involves identifying the specific lesson for each day of the school year.
To start, I would open my lesson plan book or electronic tool and begin with the first day of the school year (for this example, I am starting school on September 6) on which I will be teaching the Math curriculum for this student. I would identify a lesson from the Math curriculum for each day.
Example of a Lesson Plan for the Math Curriculum for a Student
| Day | Date | Subject/Curriculum | Lesson Number and Topic | Estimated Time |
| Mon | September 6 | Math | Lesson 1, Sequences and Digits | 60 min |
| Tue | September 7 | Math | Lesson 2, Even and Odd Numbers | 60 min |
| Wed | September 8 | Math | Lesson 3, Using Money to Illustrate Place Value | 60 min |
| Thu | September 9 | Math | Lesson 4, Comparing Whole Numbers | 60 min |
| Fri | September 10 | Math | Lesson 5, Naming Whole Numbers Through Hundreds, Dollars, and Cents | 60 min |
| Mon | September 13 | Math | Lesson 6, Adding One-Digit Numbers, Using the Addition Algorithm | 60 min |
| Tue | September 14 | Math | Lesson 7, Writing and Comparing Numbers Though Hundred Thousands, Ordinal Numbers | 60 min |
| Wed | September 15 | Math | None, field trip | N/A |
| Thu | September 16 | Math | Lesson 8, Subtraction Facts, Fact Families | 60 min |
| Fri | September 17 | Math | Math Test on Lessons 1-8 | 45 min |
The process would be continued throughout the school year until all the lessons in this curriculum are accounted for by being planned for a specific day.
While the example lays out a lesson each day, there will likely be some gaps in this pattern through the year. For example, some days might be consumed with other activities, such as field trip, in which case the math lesson might not be done because there wouldn't be time for it.