Divided into two parts, this document provides guidelines for planning performance-based instruction. Part 1 deals with the general elements of instructional planning--those decisions which should be made before a lesson plan is written. The following five chapters are included in part 1: (1) Introduction to Instructional Planning; (2) Planning for the Teaching Content; (3) Planning for the Structure; (4) Planning for Student Experiences; and (5) Sequencing the Instruction. Part 2 provides information on developing lesson plans and is divided into the following chapters: (1) Fundamentals of Lesson Planning; and (2) Sample Lesson Plans. This guide is intended as a basic reference for teachers, as a resource text for use in inservice workshops, or as an instructional text that can be used with modules for individualized instruction. (BM)