Knowing that the time of day can affect instruction should guide the teacher's scheduling of specific activities. A consistent schedule helps students to become more organized and decreases the anxiety associated with transition. Instructional structure deals with how the instruction will be delivered. Students prefer lessons that are designed to encourage students to hear it, see it, and do it. Activity-based instruction is an instructional model that allows for instruction within and across naturally occurring and planned classroom activities.
Centers allow teachers to embed skills into a variety of activities that engage the young learner.
In many cases what we will teach has been determined, but it is still necessary to provide instruction in ways that facilitate learning. Quality instruction remains the cornerstone of all educational programs. Every decision you make affects how the classroom will be received by students, colleagues, parents, and administrators. Modeling many of the behaviors we would like in our students is necessary to our instruction. Time should be set aside to maintain the environment in an orderly fashion and each student should have an assigned task that benefits the group.