Lesson plans should contain enough detail for teachers to comfortably implement the vocabulary instruction smoothly. Some helpful suggestions:
- Lessons should be about 15-20 minutes in duration.
- Each lesson should include two of the four intervention components (Fast Mapping, Interactive Book Reading, Conversation, Extension Activities). We suggest the following frequency of each component per unit, with a typical unit lasting eight sessions:
- Two Fast Mapping activities (one at the start of the unit and one in the middle)
- Six book reading activities
- Book walk for each book: expository and narrative (2)
- Interactive book reading: Expository book (2)
- Interactive book reading: Narrative book (2)
- Three conversations
- Four extension Activities:
- Two drill and practice activities
- Two conceptual activities
The "Unit and Lesson Plan Templates" page contains an overview of a vocabulary unit showing how intervention components are distributed.