By Rommel Javarez and Michael Villanueva

“All things are created twice.

There’s a mental or first creation,
and a physical or second
creation to all things.”
- Stephen R. Covey
Importance of Instructional Planning

• Helps teachers stay on track with the lesson

and achieve learning objectives.
• Determines the clear objectives and helps
teachers prepare materials, conduct procedures
safely, and assess appropriately.
• Helps to see the whole picture and set the flow
of the lesson.
Importance of Instructional Planning

• Following the lesson plan is important. But at

the same time, keep your plans flexible,
leaving space for serendipity and uanticipated
learning (Douglas & Jaquith 2018).
• Helps to manage time and resources and
foresee different possibilities; what will work
and what will not.
Importance of Instructional Planning

• Planning needed materials is so crucial.

• On the other way around, planning is set based
on materials available.
• Planning the classroom setup and setting is
also very important.
Importance of Instructional Planning

• In teaching art, it is necessary to plan your

lessons based on the school’s program and
curricular plan.
• Make sure to allign your activities with the
curriculum you are using.
 The diagram shows the process of creating a
lesson plan while considering the reality of
situations up to implementation.

Curriculum
(Goals and
Content) Creating an Creating a Class
Instruction Learning Implement
Actual al Plan Plan ation
condition of
schools and
students
 Creating a daily lesson plan based solely on
the curriculum without considering other factors
can be frustrating for teachers if the resources,
time, and logistics are limited. Therefore,
practical considerations for your curriculum must
take into account the realities of your teaching
situation (Douglas & Jaquith 2018).
Classroom Management and School
Situations
Unlike other subjects, Art can be challenging because it involves a lot
of materials and hands-on activities. Among young children, the most
popular are painting and clay but most teachers opt to compromise the
activity to make it more manageable, practical, and fast. Lecturing to a
class of 50 students is difficult. But it gets more challenging when you
are dealing with messy materials and changing logistics. Some teachers
are lucky to have their own art room. But some teachers need to move
around and conduct their classes in homeroom classroom where they
share with another teacher. This can be very time-consuming especially
if you are an Art-in-the-cart teacher where you bring your materials
around the school. It is tiring but can also be fun, especially when you
see the students enjoy and expresses themselves through art.
Things to consider in Preparing an Instructional
Plan

• Art room, resources, and materials.

• Assessing your student’s present level of
knowledge, skill, interests, and work habits.
• Time management
• Cleaning, proper storage, and filing.
Guidlines that you should consider in planning
your art class.

Know your students. Know their strengths,

weaknesses, threaths, and what makes them
excited.

• Start with light but personal activities.

• Remember to take note of each student’s
individual strengths and struggles per class.
• Identify what motivates them by knowing thier
interests and how they respond to certain
themes.
• As a teacher, know what makes these young
kids excited.
• Identify triggers for certain behaviors,
especially if you are teaching a mixed-class or
children with special needs.
• Know who among your students can get too
excited to play with paints, scissors, pencils,
etc.
Doing so can prevent behavioral problems, such as lack
of motivation or agressive behavior. If you know your
students well, you can be three steps ahead and prepared
for the best-case and worst-case scenarios.
Plan for students’ safety.

• Always keep this in mind when teaching and make

sure to always consider students’ safety. Young
children can get feally excited or frustrated during
art class. This is also the stage where they will be
using some of the art materials for the first time.
Make sure you know where all the sharp objects are
and if you are teaching younger kids, make sure to
keep them out of reach. Also, if there is a kid who
has a tendency to use scissors as a toy or gets too
excited when cutting, make sure to proceed with
caution.
Give emphasis on teaching the proper usage and storage of
materials in class.

• How to use and store scissors properly

• Do not over sharpen pencils. make sure to dull the
tip.
• Use nontoxic materials only in case of accidental
ingestion of paints and adhessives.
• Beware of choking hazards (beads, pompoms, small
items.)
• Beware of allergic reactions (skin contact and
inhalation of sunstances).
• Be careful of wet slippery areas due to spillage of
water containers.
Select your materials carefully. Consider the availability
of resources,

• Choosing the right media is crucial when planning an art activity. Sometimes
you have to improvise because materials might not be available or not be
enough for the class. Plan your lesson according to the materials that are
available and appropriate. Don't make the mistake of excitedly preparing for a
painting class only to know that there is no water source nearby. You need to
know how much materials are needed and how much are available for you to
use. You may find a very interesting activity online, however, the materials are
not available in your area. Or maybe the curriculum stated to use acrylic
painting on canvas but you know that your students may find it difficult to get
this due to their location or economic status. You have to consider whether you
can provide the materials for your students or if your students can provide their
own materials. Consider these questions:
• Is it readily available in your area?
• Do your students have the capacity to buy it?
• Can you improvise? Are there alternatives?
• Does it have to be individual or can it be
shared by the group?
Proper care for the materials.

• Art materials do not come by easily so we

have to teach how to respect and take care of
the materials so these will last longer.
• Make sure to plan how to teach proper care
and storage.

Keep these tips in mind and prepare to teach it as part of

your lesson.
Manage TIME wisely. Be prepared. Set a
routine.

• Create a system.
• Time allotment is out of control so we have to
make the most out of it.
• Routine and delegation are key factors.
Maximize workspace, venue, and water
supply.
• All of these have to be considered when
planning your lessons. Make sure that all of
these are addressed no matter how fun the
activity might seem or you will end up’in
chaos. That is why a lot of teachers do not do
fun activities because most of them require a
lot of preparations and considerations to keep
the room clean. When deciding to push
through with an activity, you have to consider
these questions.
• Are you working on the desk tales, long tables, or the floor?
• Can the tables get painted or should you cover them with plastic or
newspaper?
• Are you allowed t mess up the floor or should you be very careful for paint
drips?
• If you are using paints, do you have water supply, like sink, buckets of
water, or dump in your room?
• Where are you going to throw your dirty clay water to prevent clogged sink?
• Does your room have ample lighting? big windows with natural light
(drawing and painting) or lamps?
• If you are using acrylic, oil or spray paint, does your room have proper
ventilation? Can you work outdors?
• Do you have proper waste disposal bins for messy paint or big stuff?
• Will you be having your own room? or are you an art-in-the-cart where
you will be travelling room to room?
Begin with the end in mind. Afterworks:
Postproduction
• Logistics is a very important consideration in
teaching art. In the art world, postproduction is
a major part of the creation process. Artworks,
just like materials should be stored properly.
In planning your class, you have to
consider these questions:
• How will the artworks be stored? What about
unfinished artworks?
• Is it going to be posted on the wall, inserted in
the students’ folios, framed, shared to everyone
online, or brought home/
• Is there a safe area in your room to dry the
students’ works flat? Can you store them
vertically?
How will you document works for
assesment?
• Conduncting an art class is like preparing for a
battle: getting information about your students,
assessing available materials, and learning how
to maneuver the space to your advantage.
These are all important considerations in
instructional planning in order to have a more
efficient, fun, engaging, and stress-free art
class.