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Teaching Preschool: A Year of Inspiring Lessons

Course ID: EDU-3001BE
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If you teach preschoolers, crafting original and inspiring lesson plans may have been a daunting task, but not for much longer. In this course, you will get equipped with a solid lesson plan template and lots of interchangeable activities to choose from-plenty of inspiration to take you and your students from September to May. You will learn over 100 circle-discussion, art, literacy, fine and large motor skill, science, and music activities that you can take into your classroom right away. Then you can adopt the ideas just as they are or tweak them slightly to fit a variety of themes. Either way, you will have ample material for crafting memorable, balanced, and engaging lesson plans. Whether you're already teaching or you're just investigating a career as an early childhood educator, you're sure to find the right mix of inspiration, motivation, and practical tips in this short yet comprehensive course.

Course Objectives

Learn how to develop creative and balanced preschool lesson plans for every month of the school year.

Become equipped with a solid lesson plan template, plus over 100 engaging and interchangeable activities for circle-discussion, art, literacy, motor skills, science, and music.

Outline of instruction

Lesson 1 - Engaging Your Students

Lesson 2 - Developing Compelling Lessons, Part I

Lesson 3 - Developing Compelling Lessons, Part II

Lesson 4 - September: Starting School

Lesson 5 - October: Having a Scary Good Time

Lesson 6 - November: Being Thankful for Learning

Lesson 7 - December: Celebrating Around the World

Lesson 8 - January: Making the Most of Winter

Lesson 9 - February: Loving the Classroom

Lesson 10 - March: Making Your Own Weather Report

Lesson 11 - April: Going Down to the Farm

Lesson 12 - May: Celebrating Mom

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Text and Supplies Needed

Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

If you are interested in learning how to construct a solid lesson plan template, plus discover over 100 engaging and interchangeable activities for circle-discussion, art, literacy, motor skills, science, and music, this course is for you!