Bondurant-Farrar Community Schools

Artifact
Artifact Title: Preschool Lesson Plans
Portfolio Author: ___Kelli Daly_______
Date: ___2014-2015_________________
Iowa Teaching Standard 3 Demonstrates competence in planning and preparing for instruction.
a. Uses student achievement data, local standards, and the district curriculum in planning for
instruction.
b. Sets and communicates high expectations for social, behavioral, and academic success of all
students.
c. Uses students developmental needs, backgrounds, and interests in planning for instruction.
d. Selects strategies to engage all students in learning.
e. Uses available resources, including technologies, in the developmental and sequencing of
instruction.

I chose this artifact to show:

_____ Growth in this standard
__X__ Strength and competency in this standard
Evidence to support attainment of this standard:
Description of artifact and how the artifact meets the standard:
As an educator it is important to demonstrate the ability to enhance academic performance and
support for implementation of the school districts student achievement goals by using student
achievement data, local standards, and the district curriculum in planning for instruction.
This is achieved by writing weekly lesson plans, which include a variety of activities related to the
content area and curriculum objectives. Each week consists of a new theme, letter, number, shape,
and color, as well as developmentally appropriate activities to meet the needs of the group and
individual children. We use the Creative Curriculum, and do a variety of projects of study during
the school year. Each activity planned is based on a curriculum objective from Creative Curriculum,
and is related in some way to the Project of Study that we are focusing on.
Reflection on artifact (what went right, what went wrong, how to make better):
The weekly lesson plans are a very flexible framework. They are very helpful to the teacher,
because all activities are planned to help meet curriculum objectives. This makes it easier for the
teacher to assess the individual children with Teaching Strategies: GOLD. The lessons are also
planned around content area and themes. This year, having an actual curriculum has been very
helpful in planning activities to meet all objectives.