Classroom Lesson Planning Tips

Need help planning class lessons? This section is dedicated to giving teachers a few helpful ideas! Each "Teacher's Helper" subject below has great information links, fun activities for students, related subject book suggestions and theme posters to decorate your classroom.

Teacher Resource Books

Early Learning Basic Skills (PK-1): The Complete Basic Skills Resource for the Early Childhood Teacher By Sherrill B. Flora / Carson-dellosa Publishing Early childhood teachers will find everything they need for a successful school year in this reproducible basic skills resource. Included are over 150 reproducible activities designed to delight and teach young children. These activities can be used in an instructional setting, offered as independent free-time activities, or used as meaningful take-home projects that parents and their children can complete together. Activities include: beginning the school year; pencil and scissor skills, colors and shapes; basic concepts; alphabet; numbers 0-30; and so much more! Sight word and number flashcards, my own color book, and my own alphabet book are also included. 160 pages.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Teacher By Anthony Fredericks, / Alpha In a world of high-stakes exams, crowded classrooms, and ever fewer resources, new teachers don't have time to start from scratch. Written by a highly experienced teacher and staff developer, this guide shows how to prepare for the first day of school; ways to use a textbook and not to use; presentation tips that keep students active and involved; how to work with parents; and much more.

Almost Every Answer for Practically Any Teacher By Bruce Wilkinson / Multnomah Teachers face the treat of burnout, the challenge of discipline, and the complexity of different learning styles. Here's your chance to get a firm grasp on every issue from A to Z! This book contains 100 articles that provide insight, inspiration, and instruction for those who communicate God's truth at school, home, church, or in the workplace. Edited by bestselling author Bruce Wilkinson, this is your resource for making a life-changing impact on your students. Includes articles by a variety of Christian leaders, from Charles Swindoll to Joni Eareckson Tada and A.W. Tozer.