Save Time Lesson Planning With Batching

There is no time! There is never any time! Do you ever feel this way when you are looking at you long to do list? You're not alone! Years ago I learned the skill of batching and it completely changed the way that I work on tasks. Batching is when you work on one specific task for a long chunk of time until it is complete rather than doing a little of everything with your time. Batching your lesson plans has many benefits. 1. Reduces your start up time. 2. Simplifies your daily to do list. 3. It improves your focus and flow time. 4. Gives you time to prep your necessary materials that go along with your lesson plans. 5. Gives you time to find activities to fill the holes. I used batching so that I could get four weeks of lesson plans done ahead of time. If you haven't been batching, then the original start up will take some time. But it is SO worth it! Week One: Plan four weeks of math and one week of reading, writing, science and social studies. (This is the toughest week!) Week Two: Plan four weeks of reading and one week of writing, science and social studies. Week Three: Plan four weeks of writing and one week of science and social studies. Week Four: Plan four weeks of science and social studies. Week Five: Plan four weeks of math. Week Six: Plan four weeks of reading. Week Seven: Plan four weeks of writing. Week Eight: Plan four weeks of science and social studies. And just continue this pattern so that you are always four weeks ahead on your planning and never having to plan for all subjects on a Sunday night.