Plan your year with learning and teaching resources

Proper planning prevents poor performance. A great motto for students and teachers alike. Especially when taking on the huge task of formulating your lesson plan for the semester or year. Beyondtheblackboard.com has tons of learning and teaching resources to keep you inspired and organized.

Our Ultimate Teacher Plan book has planning pages, a student roster, reproductibles, and access to a free web sites for additional tips and information. And with our Teacher Tote, you won't be seen dragged down in paper anymore. It has storage for all of those elementary or pre K school supplies plus its convenient design makes traveling from school to car a breeze.

Tips for organizing your lesson plan

• Set content and identify goals - Make an outline for concepts or skills you want to be an important part of your curriculum.
• Formulate objectives and tasks - Think of activities and tasks for your students, making sure they have an observational component so you can assess performance and progress.
• Make a list of materials - Include materials like manipulatives and pencils, but also think of things like computers and other technology resources.
• Provide for practice and adjustment - Build in different activities and ways for your students to work on your lesson plan. Be prepared to adjust if a particular method isn't working.
• Plan for understanding and assessment - Develop a grading system, but also ways of observing, questioning and evaluating performance to make sure your students are on the right track.

Get their attention and close gracefully - Begin to think of a way to open your semester in a motivating way, keeping in mind your student's age, level and background. Also start to think of an easy way to transition out of particular lessons.

Teachers of preschoolers know how lengthy their list can get. Younger children have an attention span of 5 minutes, so there have to be lots of different activities to get them through the day. Learning and teaching resources dictate that your room be full of bright colors and lots of fun pre K school supplies that are age-appropriate and engage all of the senses. Beyondtheblackboard.com carries an assortment of discount school supplies such as bulletin boards, magnets, flannel storyboards, and lots more. Your tiny tots will be mesmerized with color and be excited to learn.