Whether you are a new teacher or a veteran, if you establish the discipline of preparing
complete and detailed lesson plans, you will lower your stress and your liability.
As you’ll see in Chapter 11, these plans create not only peace of mind but also valuable
documentation in case a problem ever occurs. But recognize that detailed lesson plans
can look great on paper and fall short in practice. The best format is one that is convenient
for you to prepare and easy for you to follow. You may want to make columns in
your plan book to list materials to purchase, time requirements, chemical allocations,
and safety reminders.