Planning Template for ECE Programs
This template can be used for the planning of daily or weekly learning experiences and/or routines, and for the planning of
(This planning process is similar to the process of planning for a typical “lesson.”)
Name/Focus of Experience
or Classroom Routine
Essential Question
Date
Prepared By
Name(s) of Children
Is this planning for a whole
group experience, a small
group, or an individual?
Anticipated Learning Goals
Will this learning experience
focus on Prekindergarten
ELEs/Kindergarten curricular
outcomes or a particular ECD
domain?
Originating idea
The idea might come from
your observations of the
children or from your
conversations with parents,
or both.
Documentation
Plan
Setting/Area and Time
Materials
Description of
Provocation/Transition
introducing a new interest area and/or materials.
language/literature read outloud
What happened in the beginning, middle and in the ending of the story?
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Stephanie Rosales
Stage 1: Desired Results
Small group experience
Essential Learning Experiences/Curricular Outcomes Developmental Significance
Connect to the CA Preschool Learning Foundations
● Ask and answer questions about key details in ● Use illustrations and details in a story to
a text. describe its characters, setting, or events.
● Retell stories, including key details, and ● 1. Demonstrate understanding of the
demonstrate understanding of their central organization and basic features of print.
message or lesson. ● a. Recognize the distinguishing features of a
● sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization,
ending punctuation).
Stage 2: Assessment
Observations and Interpretation of Children’s Conversations with Parents
Strengths, Interests, Talents
● The originating idea came from observations
from the classroom.
Assessment for Learning Assessment of Learning
Children’s Representations Recording and Sharing the Learning
Artwork, Artifacts, Recorded Thoughts, etc. Anecdotal Records, Photographs, Videotaping,
SeeSaw, Learning Story, etc.
A record of their thoughts.
Take group pictures, pictures of them listening
Stage 3: Procedures
Inside the classroom during class time
Book, paper, pencil
how would you create a conversation, opening to the activity, example conversation.
 Possibilities for Intentional Refer to the CA Preschool Curriculum Framework
Learning/Teaching Strategies
Include supports and
adaptations that might be - Use mentor texts with strong setting that have clear, strong setting details
required when considering - Simply identifying setting: provide clear, explicit instructions that defines settings
the learning needs and
diversities of all children and
families.

Possibilities for Questions you can ask children you want to know what they are thinking
Open-Ended Questions Was there a favorite part you liked in the book?
Which character was your favorite?

Description of
End/Transition we can have a conversation

Stage 4: Analysis and Reflection

Next Steps