I have a love/hate relationship with lesson plans. I love giving structure to my work and seeing a conscious flow of thought toward an objective, but I hate it when they get derailed, and they always do, because I spent precious time writing them up. In my first year of teaching, I spent a lot of time writing lesson plans with crystal clear behavioral objectives and all the fancy adjectives from Bloom's Taxonomy. They looked nice, suitable for framing. As it turned out, I adhered to the objectives I set in my plans but not necessarily to the methodologies outlined. Time frames were ignored. If I thought something would take 5 minutes, it usually would end up taking 10. For the last few years, I've been writing short lesson plans with bullet point objectives. Generally, I try to teach three concepts in every lesson and try to teach each concept at least three different ways in my 45 minute long classes. Essentially, I write a script in my head with some bullet point reminders for emphasis. Occasionally, I'll check the teacher websites for ideas and ready made solutions. Here are a few auctions for lesson plans.
 WILTON CAKE DECORATING LESSON PLAN BOOKS ALL 3 SPANISH  US $16.99
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 Abeka A Beka 11- English 11 -Video Manual /Lesson Plans US $7.50
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 A BEKA SPANISH 1 Video Manual (Lesson Plan Guide) US $.99
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 Abeka A Beka Language Arts Grade 5 Lesson Plans US $.99
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 Blacksmith Craft Blacksmithing tools BASIC LESSON Plans US $9.99
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 A Beka Arithmetic 1 Teacher's Ed. and lesson plan book US $9.99
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 A Beka Book Numbers K5 Curriculum/Lesson Plans US $1.99
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 A Beka1st Grade Writing & Seatwork Book Lesson Plans US $7.95
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 A Beka Arithmetic 3 Home School Curriculum/Lesson Plans US $1.25
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