GallopNYC’s ASD Transition Job Skills Study offers a great document for rainy day activities and groundwork lesson plans as listed below: WEEK 1: SAFETY- BARN/ARENA PROTOCOL WEEK 2: RECOGNIZING HORSE MOODS WEEK 3: GROOMING THE HORSE WEEK 4: TACKING THE HORSE – SADDLE WEEK 5: TACKING THE HORSE – BRIDLE WEEK 6: STABLE CARE WEEK … Continue reading
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How to Lesson Plan and Create Game Ideas
When I first started writing lesson plans I easily got overwhelmed – how do I decide what to teach? Where do I start? Here are some tips from my own experience as a perfectionist, easily-overwhelmed, and not-good-on-the-fly person. But first off, why lesson plan? It’s professional. You can show their parents you’re thinking about each … Continue reading
Lesson Plan Series: Trail
Focusing on one aspect of riding, such as trail, over several lessons can be a great and fun thing for your students. It gives you more educational opportunities to talk about a specific type of riding. It makes class more interesting because you are focusing on a subject through which you teach the skills. And … Continue reading
The Lesson Plan – Basic
This is the basic lesson plan template I always work from. It’s a good one! THE LESSON PLAN – BASIC Date: Instructor: Short & Long term Goals: Objective of Lesson: (include riding skill, action, measurement, conditions) Teacher Preparation/ Equipment Needed: Rider Horse Tack Leader SW 1 SW 2 Ring set up (Draw arena setup) Prep … Continue reading