Planning a unit and lesson takes time but the way that I would approach is the same way when creating a webquest. The first thing is looking for ideas as to what is the theme of the unit; in the webquest I used Cells. Once the theme is selected I begin to find out what is that I want the students to learn from the theme; in the webquest that I did I wanted them to learn not only what cells are but the impacts that they have on our everyday life. After the theme was chosen, the subjects that will be used in the unit would be selected. Then find out how long it would take to teach the unit. With the use of technology the internet is full of good resources; online field trips, activities, etc. that can be used when thinking about what to use in the unit.
The hardest part of planning a unit is picking a theme and what you want each student to learn, after that everything else is easy. The rest requires that the teacher has good planning skill and also a good prior knowledge activity, so that the teacher knows where each student is at. Homework should be used to reinforce what the student has learned; also transition from subject to subject should be smooth. The activities that are selected or created should be based on the skill that students have and also teamwork would be used. This is how I have approach when making a unit plan based on how the experience that I had when making a webquest.
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