Curriculum and Lesson Plans

Creating curriculum plans are a key part of planning and development. Curriculum is not standardized throughout the nation or even thoughout each state. Further, from district to district the actual plan of study is often different for students. This article looks at the reasons for this lack of cohesiveness in creating a national curriculum and overarching plan of study. It then creates a sample plan of study...

Here is a sample high school English plan of study. This plan of study shows a progression of courses through the standard four years of high school.

Here is a sample high school mathematics plan of study. This plan of study shows a progression of courses through the standard four years of high school.

Here is a sample high school science plan of study. This plan of study shows a progression of courses through the standard four years of high school.

Here is a sample high school Social Studies plan of study. This plan of study shows a progression of courses through the standard four years of high school.

Standards are created to ensure that students from one classroom to another are taught the same basic information in a particular subject. The confusion comes in with periodic changes to standards along with the number of different standards available to a teacher for any one subject.

Writing lesson plans does not have to be difficult. In fact, this is the time when a teacher can really get creative. Here is a simple how-to on how to create effective lesson plans.

An effective lesson plan begins with a well written objective. This article takes a look at how teachers can write excellent objectives for their lesson plans

Here is a lesson plan template to help with the writing of lesson plans.

The use of movies in lesson plans can sometimes be controversial. However, there are often good reasons to include movies in class. Here is a list of the pros and cons to using movies in the classroom along with advice to help teachers use movies effectively.

Find great ideas to help you effectively include movies in your lesson plans across the curriculum.

Tips to help make daily review a central part of your classroom.