I am so excited about teaching and have many wonderful plans for my students. My only concern is how do you come up with so many lesson plans as a first year teacher? If I could just get this aspect of teaching I should be good to go. Not sure why this is making me so nervous. Thank you for any insight or advice.
Lesson planning was my most time-consuming task when I started teaching. So you’re smart to start thinking about where all of those plans will come from.
Certainly teachers teaching the same subject(s)/grade level you teach will be a valuable source. So making associations with similar teachers, regardless of the schools they work at, will be very valuable to you.
To start, identify the units you will be teaching. Plug the lessons you already have into those units. Then you’ll have a good idea of what you still need.
In addition to other teachers, your state’s education website and other lesson planning websites have excellent resources.
I’ve written up a list of the top 12 websites I’ve used for lesson planning. You’ll find reviews and links to them here:
http://www.squidoo.com/Lesson-planning
Many subject-matter websites for kids also have lesson plans and activities for teachers. There is an extensive listing on LearningReviews.com. The left-side menu guides you to the subject area, and to Teacher Tools, with many more lesson planning resources:
http://learningreviews.com/jreviews/
Good luck with your first year!