Determine the set of students to whom your lesson will appeal based on what you already know about your class. Once you have determined the set of students you want to target, come up with a list of lesson ideas that would appeal to them and pick the best one. For example, if you wished to appeal to more kinesthetic learners, who learn best through movement and generally have trouble sitting still in class, you could create a lesson where students make a skit to show their interpretation of a particular story.
Create a title for your lesson plan, and identify the subject and the class if you are using it in a secondary education setting. Determine the academic standards the lesson will fulfill based on your state's criteria and write it below the title and class. Write the educational objective your lesson plan will fulfill. Include a "Differentiation" section below this, where you elaborate on how your lesson plan targets an individualized group of students. For example, "This lesson will appeal to kinesthetic learners by allowing them to perform a skit involving actions and speech."
Create a step-by-step procedure for the lesson. Include an estimation of how much time each individual step should take. Be aware that it is easy for lessons to go longer than expected due to various factors, and even more so in a non-traditional lesson, which individualized lessons tend to be. Allot time to get individual feedback from the students for whom the lesson is targeted, so you will be able to determine whether it is effective or not as you go along.
Write out the assessment you will use to determine student learning. In the example from step two, this would be the skit. In a situation where you have a less traditional means of assessment, include a rubric for evaluation. This will give you some objective criteria on which to evaluate student comprehension. In such a case, provide students with a copy of the rubric beforehand.
Create a blank section for "Reflection" that will be filled out after the lesson. This will allow you to determine whether you achieved the goals you set forth in your objective and give you a space to say how to improve your next individualized lesson plan.