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30 Lesson Plan Examples for Every Grade Level and Subject

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Lesson planning: Most teachers either love it or hate it. Either way, it’s something every teacher has to spend at least some time doing, so it’s worth learning to do well. Whether you’re a brand-new teacher or an experienced educator looking for some new ideas, these lesson plan examples offer inspiration for every subject and every grade level.

Lesson Plan Sections

Preschool lesson plan examples, elementary school lesson plan examples, middle and high school lesson plan examples.

Many lesson plans include some or all of the following sections.

• Objective : These should be specific and measurable. Often they align with Common Core or other learning standards.
• Materials: List any items you’ll need, including worksheets or handouts, school supplies, etc.
• Activities: This is usually the longest section, where you’ll lay out what the lesson and its activities look like. Some teachers write these in great detail. Others include just an overview to help them plan.
• Assessment : How will you assess your students’ learning? This could be a formal assessment or something simple like an exit ticket.
• Differentiation : Describe how you’ll vary the level of difficulty for students at all levels, including any enrichment for early finishers.

Some people think preschool is just playtime, but pre-K teachers know better! Here are some of the ways preschool teachers plan for their lessons.

Weekly Lesson Plan

Weekly preschool lesson planning helps you plan each day and ensure you’re tackling all the most important skills.

Learn more: Pre-K Weekly Lesson Plan

Pre-K Theme Lesson Plan

If you like to plan by theme, try a template like this. It includes space for a variety of activities that fit your topic.

Learn more: Pre-K Theme Lesson Plan

Alphabet Letter Lesson Plan

If you’re focusing on a new letter of the alphabet each week, try lesson planning like this. You can see the week at a glance, including all the materials and books you’ll need.

Learn more: Alphabet Letter Lesson Plan

Centers Lesson Plan

Your centers need some planning too! Whether you change them out weekly, monthly, or as needed, use plans like these to stay prepared.

Learn more: Centers Lesson Plan

Weekly Unit Lesson Plan

Adding pops of color and a few images can make it easier to locate the lesson plan you’re looking for in a snap.

Learn more: Weekly Weather Unit Lesson Plan

Since elementary teachers tackle multiple subjects every day, their lesson plans might look like a general overview. Or they may prepare more detailed lesson plans for each topic to help them stay on track. The choice is up to you.

Weekly Overview Lesson Plan

Don’t be afraid to write out your lesson plans by hand! A side-by-side setup like this lets you see a whole week at once. We love the use of color to highlight special things like fire drills.

Learn more: Elementary Weekly Overview Lesson Plan

Unit Lesson Plan

Planning out a unit helps ensure you cover all the important topics and meet your learning objectives.

Learn more: Unit Lesson Plan

Yearlong Schedule

Planning a whole year may seem daunting, but it can show you where you’re going to need to stretch a unit and where you can circle back and review. Mrs. D from Mrs. D’s Corner has ideas on how to structure a yearlong lesson plan using Google Sheets.

Guided Math Lesson Plan

This example on adding three numbers together can be altered to fit any math lesson plan.

Learn more: Guided Math Lesson Plan

Art Lesson Plan

While these are elementary art lesson plan examples, you can easily use this style for teaching art at upper levels too.

Learn more: Art Lesson Plans

Special Education Lesson Plans

Lesson planning for special education looks different than general classroom lessons in that the lessons have to cover specific IEP goals and include lots and lots of progress monitoring. The Bender Bunch starts each lesson with independent work (read: IEP practice) and then heads into mini-lessons and group work.

Learn more: Special Education Lesson Plan

Interactive Read-Aloud Plan

Interactive read-alouds take some careful planning. The Colorful Apple explains how to choose a book, get to know it, and get ready to teach it. Once you’re in the book, sticky notes may be the best lesson-planning tool you have for marking questions and vocabulary words you want to point out to students.

Learn more: Interactive Read-Aloud Plan

Social Studies Lesson Plan

Including images of your anchor charts is a great idea! That way, you can pull one out and have it ready to go in advance.

Learn more: Social Studies Lesson Plan

5E Lesson Plan for Elementary School

The 5Es stand for Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaborate, and Evaluate. This type of lesson planning can be helpful for students as they work through each of the 5Es related to the topic you’re studying.

Learn more: 5E Lesson Plan for Elementary Math

Science Lesson Plans

If you like to plan your lessons in more detail, take a look at this elementary science lesson plan example.

Learn more: Science Lesson Plan Template

Reading Group Lesson Plan

Lots of elementary schools have differentiated reading groups. Use a template like this one to plan for each one, all on one page.

P.E. Lesson Plan

Gym teachers will love this lesson plan idea, which includes directions for playing the games.

Learn more: PE Lesson Plan

Music Class Lesson Plan

Plan out the skills and songs you’ll need for a meaningful music class with a lesson plan like this one.

Learn more: Music Class Lesson Plan

At the middle and high school levels, teachers often need more detailed plans for each class, which they may teach multiple times a day. Here are some examples to try.

Google Sheets Lesson Plans

Google Sheets (or Excel) is terrific for lesson planning! Create a new tab for each week, unit, or class.

Learn more: Google Sheets Lesson Plan

Handwritten Lesson Plan

Some people really prefer to write things out by hand, highlighting important parts and making notes as they go. You can always convert this kind of plan to a digital format later if you need to.

Learn more: Handwritten Lesson Plan

Weekly History Plan

This example shows how you can plan out a week’s worth of lessons at once, and see the entire week all in one spot. This example is for history, but you could use this for math, ELA, or social studies too.

Learn more: Weekly History Plan

Outline and Pacing Guide Lesson Plan

A pacing guide or outline works for both you and your students. Share it at the beginning of a unit to let them know what’s ahead.

Learn more: Outline and Pacing Guide

5E Lessons in Middle and High School

5E lesson plans (Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaborate, Evaluate) are great for middle and high school as well. This example is for science, but you can use the 5E structure across all lessons.

Learn more: Middle and High School 5E Lesson Plans

Sticky-Note Lesson Plan

At some point, you’ll know what students are doing each day, you’ll just need some reminders for questions to ask and key points to cover. The nice thing about using sticky notes for lesson planning is if you get ahead or behind schedule, you can move the entire sticky-note lesson to another day. ( Find more ways to use sticky notes in the classroom here .)

Learn more: Sticky Note Lesson Plan

Backwards Planning Lesson Plan

If your school uses backwards planning, you’ll be thinking about the outcome first and working back from there (rather than forward from an activity or task). Backwards planning lesson plans are intensive, but they’re also something you can use over and over, modifying them slightly for each group of students you have.

Learn more: Backwards Planning Lesson Plan

Visual Arts Lesson Plan

Detailed lesson plans take longer to prepare, but they make it easier on the day (especially if you wind up needing a sub).

Learn more: Visual Arts Lesson Plan Template

ELL or World Language Lesson Plan

Whether you’re teaching English-language learners (ELL) or a world language to English speakers, this lesson plan style is perfect.

Learn more: ELL/World Language Lesson Plan

Music Lesson Plan

Use a lesson plan like this for choir, orchestra, band, or individual music lessons.

Learn more: HS Music Lesson Plan

Blended Learning Lesson Plan

If your instruction includes both computer-based and in-person elements, this lesson plan idea might be just what you need.

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One-Sentence Lesson Plan

This kind of lesson planning isn’t for everyone, but the extreme simplicity works well for some. Describe what students will learn, how they will learn it, and how they’ll demonstrate their knowledge.

Learn more: One-Sentence Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan Template

Many teachers find it difficult to fit the syllabus into assigned lessons while simultaneously staying on top of many other responsibilities. Fortunately, this lesson plan template can help you stay organized and in control. 

Free lesson plan templates for teachers or parents who homeschool their kids. All templates are editable so you can personalize and customize them to suit your needs. Either print a blank lesson plan template and write your lesson plan or edit the template before you print. We offer many free lesson plan themes to suit every teaching style.

On this page, you will find more than 50 templates for lesson plans in various file formats: PDF, Word, Excel, images, and Google Docs.

Weekly Lesson Plan Template

Word | PDF | Excel | Image | Google Docs

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Each printable lesson plan template below starts from Monday to Friday. There are 8 versions with 1 to 8 lessons each day.

• 1 Lesson per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 2 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 3 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 4 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 5 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 6 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 7 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image
• 8 Lessons per Day: Word | PDF | Excel | Image

This weekly template has 8 versions, with 1 to 8 lessons each day. There is space for both a lesson plan and the homework assignment for that lesson.

We also offer many more weekly planner templates that you can customize.

Daily Lesson Plan Template

This daily lesson plan template will organize your lesson, including supplies you might need, homework you should give, preparations to prepare, etc. It will remind you of everything you need to do to ensure that your lesson is ready. Once you have prepared the lesson, then you can use the simple lesson plan template for the next year since the preparations will be complete. If you keep your lesson plans organized, then preparing for each year will be easy and stress-free.

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Word | PDF | Excel | Image

If you don’t want a unique teacher daily planner template, then check out our daily planner templates that might be helpful as-is or with some changes (all the templates are free and editable).

Teacher Lesson Plan Template

We offer free lesson plans for teachers in elementary to high school. There are also options for preschool. If you are looking for a college-level lesson plan template you can probably find templates you can use with little to no editing. If you want to edit the layout of any template, then select the Word or Excel version.

Preschool Lesson Plan

Free printable preschool lesson plans for preschool teachers. For preschool and kindergarten, you can use a template with lesson plan clipart to make it more fun and interesting.

You can download the preschool weekly lesson plan template as an image or a PDF file.

Creating a Preschool Lesson Plan is an exciting opportunity to engage young minds in a fun and educational way. Start by setting clear learning objectives and choose a theme or topic that captures the children’s imagination. Incorporate a variety of activities, including songs, stories, art projects, and hands-on experiments, to make learning enjoyable and interactive. Remember to consider individual learning styles and adapt your plan accordingly. Keep the activities age-appropriate and flexible, allowing room for spontaneous discoveries and exploration. With a well-thought-out lesson plan, you’ll create a nurturing and stimulating environment where preschoolers can grow, learn, and develop important skills while having a blast!

Elementary Lesson Plan Template

Crafting an elementary lesson plan is an essential step in providing quality education that nurtures young minds. Start by defining clear learning objectives, aligning them with curriculum standards, and choosing engaging activities that cater to diverse learning styles. Incorporate interactive discussions, hands-on projects, and assessments that foster critical thinking and creativity. Flexibility is key, as it allows you to adapt to your students’ needs and interests. With a well-structured lesson plan, you’ll create a dynamic and supportive classroom environment where elementary students can thrive academically and personally. Our free elementary lesson plan templates will help you bring your teaching goals to life, ensuring an enriching and enjoyable learning experience for your students.

30 Page Lesson Plan Book

To create a class plan template for elementary school you can also use any of the templates above.

Middle School Lesson Plan Template

Most of the templates above can be used for middle school classes.

Designing a middle school lesson plan is a unique endeavor that takes into account the changing needs and abilities of adolescents. Middle school students are at a pivotal stage in their development, seeking more independence and engagement. Your lesson plan should include clear learning objectives that challenge critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Emphasize interactive activities, group discussions, and technology integration to keep students engaged and connected to real-world applications. Assessment strategies should focus on deeper comprehension and analysis, preparing them for higher academic demands. Our free middle school lesson plan templates are tailored to meet the specific needs of middle school students, helping you foster their academic growth and support their social and emotional development during this critical transitional phase.

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31 Page Lesson Plan Book

If you want to edit the sections then select the Word version below.

MS Word | Google Docs

This is a detailed daily lesson plan format suitable for middle school lessons and high school lessons. It includes a lot of sections but you can delete the sections you don’t want to include.

The following sections are included:

• Lesson Title : A clear, concise title that summarizes the main focus of the lesson.
• Date : The date on which the lesson will be taught.
• Grade/Class : Specify the grade level or class for which the lesson is intended.
• Duration : The estimated time needed to complete the lesson (e.g., 45 minutes, 90 minutes).
• Learning Objectives : Clearly state the specific learning goals or outcomes for the lesson. What do you want students to know, understand, or be able to do by the end of the lesson?
• Materials and Resources : List all the materials, textbooks, technology, handouts, or other resources needed for the lesson.
• Preparation : Describe any preparation required before the lesson, such as setting up equipment or preparing materials.
• Introduction : Outline how you plan to introduce the lesson to the students. What will you do to engage their interest and set the stage for learning?
• Instructional Strategies : Describe the teaching methods, strategies, or activities you will use during the lesson to convey the content.
• Content : Present the main content or subject matter of the lesson. Include key concepts, facts, or information to be covered.
• Differentiation : If applicable, detail how you will differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students (e.g., accommodating special needs, providing enrichment for advanced students).
• Assessment : Describe the methods or assessments you will use to gauge student understanding and progress. This may include quizzes, discussions, projects, or homework assignments.
• Closure : Explain how you will wrap up the lesson, summarize key points, and reinforce learning.
• Homework/Assignments : If there are any assignments or homework tasks associated with the lesson, list them here.
• Reflection/Evaluation : Leave space for your own reflections on the lesson. What worked well? What would you change next time? This helps improve future lessons.
• Notes : A section for any additional notes, reminders, or comments related to the lesson.
• Standards/Alignment : If your lesson is aligned with specific educational standards or curriculum guidelines, note those here.
• Teacher Name : Your name or the name of the instructor.
• Room/Location : Indicate the classroom or location where the lesson will take place.
• Signature : A space for your signature or initials, which may be useful for documentation or accountability.

High School Lesson Plan Template

The templates below and most of the templates above can be used for high school classes.

Crafting an effective high school lesson plan is a vital step in guiding students toward academic excellence and preparation for their future endeavors. High school students are transitioning into young adults, and your lesson plan should reflect this by encouraging more independent learning and critical thinking. Set clear learning objectives aligned with rigorous academic standards, and incorporate activities that challenge students to analyze, synthesize, and apply their knowledge. In-depth discussions, research projects, and practical applications of concepts are key components of high school lesson planning. Utilize various assessment methods to evaluate their comprehension and help them prepare for college or the workforce. Our free high school lesson plan templates are tailored to meet the advanced needs of high school students, ensuring a robust educational experience that equips them for success beyond the classroom.

This teaching plan template is for high school classes.

College Lesson Plan Template

This template is similar to the middle school and high school templates above but it includes additional sections such as:

• Alignment with Course Objectives : This section explicitly addresses how the lesson aligns with the overall course objectives and learning outcomes, emphasizing the integration of the lesson within the broader curriculum.
• Additional Information : This section allows for the inclusion of supplementary information or resources relevant to the college or university-level instruction, such as references or additional readings.
• Office Hours : It provides a space to specify your office hours for college or university students to seek assistance or clarification, acknowledging the more independent and proactive approach expected from them.
• University/College Policies : This section is included to highlight and communicate specific university or college policies that pertain to the course, such as late assignment policies or academic integrity guidelines.

This is a sample college lesson plan template.

The Benefits of a Lesson Template

Using a lesson plan template offers several benefits for teachers, whether they’re working with preschoolers, elementary, middle school, or high school students. Some of the key advantages include:

• Organization : Lesson templates provide a structured framework to organize your teaching materials, activities, and objectives. This organization helps you stay on track during the lesson and ensures you cover all the necessary content.
• Consistency : Templates promote consistency in your teaching approach. When you use the same format for each lesson, it’s easier for both you and your students to follow and understand the lesson structure.
• Time-Saving : Creating a lesson plan from scratch can be time-consuming. Templates streamline the process, allowing you to focus more on the content and teaching strategies rather than formatting.
• Alignment with Objectives : Templates often include sections for learning objectives and goals. This ensures that your lessons are aligned with curriculum standards and learning outcomes.
• Flexibility : While templates provide structure, they also allow for flexibility. You can adapt and customize them to suit your students’ needs, interests, and any unexpected classroom situations.
• Improved Communication : Lesson plans are useful for communicating your teaching intentions and goals with colleagues, administrators, and even substitute teachers. They provide a clear roadmap for what should be accomplished during a lesson.
• Assessment and Reflection : Templates often include sections for assessment strategies and reflection. This encourages you to think about how you will assess student understanding and what adjustments may be needed for future lessons.
• Professional Development : When you consistently use lesson plan templates, you develop a professional habit of thoughtful lesson planning. Over time, this can enhance your teaching skills and lead to better student outcomes.
• Student Engagement : A well-structured lesson plan can increase student engagement. When students know what to expect, they are more likely to participate actively in the lesson.
• Legal and Administrative Requirements : In some educational settings, such as special education or government-funded programs, having detailed lesson plans may be a legal or administrative requirement. Templates make it easier to meet these obligations.
• Resource Management : Templates often include a section for listing required materials and resources. This helps you ensure you have everything you need before the lesson begins.

Overall, lesson plan templates are valuable tools that help teachers deliver effective, organized, and engaging lessons while promoting professional growth and accountability. They can be adapted to suit different grade levels, subjects, and teaching styles, making them versatile assets for educators.

Which File Format Should You Select

If you find a template that you can use as-is then any format will work for you. If you want to use the template as-is then the free editable lesson plan template PDF will be perfect. Most of the PDF templates are typeable so you can type on them but you cannot change the layout. If you want to change the lesson plan layout, then select the lesson plan template Word or Excel versions. You can make as many changes as you want until the template works for you. Always keep a blank lesson plan template that you can reuse it over and over instead of deleting the content each time.

How to Make a Teacher Lesson Plan Book (Ready-Made)

You can either print or download a ready-made lesson plan book or create your own using the templates above.

Elementary School : 30-Page Lesson Plan Book

Middle School / High School : 31 Page Lesson Plan Book

How to Create a Teacher Lesson Plan Book (DIY)

You can make cheap lesson plan books by printing the templates on this page with a binder cover to create a DIY lesson book. The advantage of creating your own book is that you can choose the template that best suits you or even mix and match if you prefer.

You can include additional printables in your book. For example, if you want to create a teacher’s lesson planner and record book then add both of those templates to your DIY book. Print as many copies as you want to include. See the teacher planner for additional printables that you might find useful.

• Choose any teacher lesson planner printable from the selection above.
• Download it.
• Print as many copies as you want.
• Insert the lesson plan pages into a binder or have them bound.

You can also create a digital template for lesson planning by using the PDF versions of the templates above. See digital planner .

How to Write a Lesson Plan: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators

Writing an effective lesson plan is a fundamental skill for educators. Whether you’re teaching preschoolers or high school students, a well-structured lesson plan can make a significant difference in the learning experience. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the key components of a lesson plan and provide step-by-step instructions on how to create one that meets your teaching goals.

Lesson Plan Format

A lesson plan is a teacher’s detailed description of the course of instruction or “learning trajectory” for a lesson. Here is a general format you can follow when creating a lesson plan. Keep in mind that this is a basic template and can be customized based on individual needs, institutional requirements, and specific educational goals.

[Lesson Title]

1. Objective: Clearly state what students should know or be able to do by the end of the lesson. 2. Standards: List any academic standards that the lesson aligns with. 3. Materials: Detail all materials needed for the lesson, including textbooks, handouts, and technology requirements. 4. Introduction: Describe how you will introduce the lesson to students and any prior knowledge needed. 5. Procedure: Outline the sequence of learning activities, detailing both teacher and student roles and provide an estimated time for each activity. 6. Guided Practice: Explain how students will be guided through the learning activities, highlighting any formative assessment or feedback provided. 7. Independent Practice: Describe activities or assignments that students will complete independently to reinforce learning. 8. Closure: Explain how the lesson will be concluded and how you will reinforce the learning objectives. 9. Assessment/Evaluation: Detail how students’ understanding will be assessed, including any rubrics, tests, or informal assessments used. 10. Homework/Assignments: If applicable, list any homework or assignments that students are required to complete. 11. Differentiation: Describe any modifications or accommodations for students with diverse learning needs. 12. Reflection: After the lesson, note any areas that went well or could be improved for next time.

[Additional Notes/Comments]

• Any other relevant information or notes regarding the lesson.

[Attachments]

• Attach any materials, handouts, or resources used during the lesson.

Remember to be clear and concise, ensuring that the lesson plan is easy to follow, and be flexible, allowing for adjustments based on student needs and progress.

The Key Components of a Lesson Plan

A well-crafted lesson plan consists of several key components, each serving a specific purpose to ensure a successful teaching and learning experience. Here’s a breakdown of these essential elements:

1. Learning Objectives

Begin your lesson plan by clearly defining your learning objectives. What do you want your students to know, understand, or be able to do by the end of the lesson? Learning objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART).

2. Materials and Resources

List all the materials and resources you’ll need for the lesson. This includes textbooks, handouts, visual aids, technology, and any specialized equipment. Ensuring you have everything ready in advance will help the lesson flow smoothly.

3. Lesson Introduction

Start your lesson with an engaging introduction that captures students’ attention and provides context for the lesson. You can use anecdotes, questions, multimedia, or real-world examples to pique their interest.

4. Main Content and Activities

This section outlines the core of your lesson. Break down the content into smaller, digestible chunks. Plan activities and strategies that facilitate student engagement and comprehension. Consider using a variety of teaching methods, such as lectures, group discussions, hands-on activities, and multimedia presentations.

5. Assessment and Evaluation

Detail how you will assess student learning during and at the end of the lesson. Include formative assessment strategies (ongoing assessments) and summative assessments (end-of-lesson evaluations). This can encompass quizzes, discussions, projects, or other assessment tools.

6. Differentiation

Address how you will meet the diverse needs of your students. Consider accommodations for students with special needs, English language learners, or advanced learners. Tailor your instruction to ensure every student can access and benefit from the lesson.

End your lesson with a summary or conclusion that reinforces the key points and learning objectives. This closure helps students consolidate their understanding of the material.

8. Homework or Follow-up Activities

If applicable, assign homework or suggest follow-up activities to reinforce what students have learned. This extends the learning beyond the classroom.

9. Reflection and Adaptation

Include a section for your own reflection on the lesson. What worked well, and what could be improved? This self-assessment will help you refine your teaching methods over time.

How to Create a Lesson Plan

Now that you’re familiar with the components, let’s go through the step-by-step process of creating a lesson plan:

Step 1: Identify Your Learning Objectives

• Determine what you want students to achieve by the end of the lesson.
• Ensure your objectives are aligned with curriculum standards and grade-level expectations.

Step 2: Gather Your Materials

• Compile all the materials, resources, and technology you’ll need for the lesson.
• Double-check that everything is in working order and readily accessible.

Step 3: Plan Your Introduction

• Create an engaging introduction to spark students’ interest and set the stage for the lesson.
• Think about how to connect the new material to what students already know.

Step 4: Outline Your Main Content and Activities

• Break down the content into manageable segments.
• Design activities that actively involve students in learning.
• Consider the pacing of the lesson to ensure you cover all planned activities.

Step 5: Plan Assessment Strategies

• Determine how you will assess student understanding throughout the lesson.
• Decide on an appropriate method for summative assessment.

Step 6: Address Differentiation

• Identify ways to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Consider providing additional support or challenges as necessary.

Step 7: Create Closure

• Develop a brief summary or closing activity that reinforces key concepts.
• Ensure closure relates to the learning objectives.

Step 8: Assign Homework or Follow-up Activities

• If applicable, suggest homework assignments or supplementary activities.
• These should reinforce the lesson’s content and objectives.

Step 9: Reflect and Adapt

• After delivering the lesson, reflect on what went well and what could be improved.
• Use this feedback to adapt your teaching strategies for future lessons.

Remember that lesson planning is a dynamic process. As you gain more experience, you’ll become better at anticipating your students’ needs and adjusting your plans accordingly. Effective lesson planning is a key factor in creating a positive and productive learning environment for your students, so invest the time and effort to craft engaging and meaningful lessons.

Lesson Plan Samples

College or university-level course.

This is a sample lesson plan template for a college or university-level course. In this example, we’ll create a lesson plan for an introductory biology class covering the topic of cell structure.

Lesson Plan: Cell Structure

Course: Introduction to Biology

Instructor: Dr. Jane Smith

Duration: 90 minutes

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the basic structure and functions of eukaryotic cells.
• Identify and differentiate between the major organelles found in eukaryotic cells.
• Explain the significance of cell structure in relation to cellular function.

Materials and Resources:

• PowerPoint presentation
• Whiteboard and markers
• Handout: Cell Structure Diagram
• Microscope slides (optional for in-class demonstration)

Preparation:

• Prepare PowerPoint slides with visuals and diagrams.
• Create a handout with a labeled cell structure diagram for students.
• Ensure that the classroom technology and equipment are functional.

Introduction:

• Begin the lesson by asking students what they know about cells and their functions.
• Discuss the importance of understanding cell structure in biology.
• Share the lesson objectives and provide an overview of what will be covered.

Instructional Strategies:

• Present an overview of cell structure, including the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
• Discuss the cell membrane, cytoplasm, and the role of the nucleus.
• Use the PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the structure of eukaryotic cells.
• Highlight major organelles, including the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts (if relevant).
• Engage students in a discussion about the function of each organelle and how they contribute to cell function.
• Distribute the handout with a labeled cell structure diagram.
• Have students work in pairs or small groups to label the diagram and discuss the functions of each organelle.
• Cover the main components of eukaryotic cell structure, emphasizing the significance of each organelle in cell function.

Differentiation:

• Encourage students to ask questions and seek clarification during the discussion to accommodate diverse learning styles.

Assessment:

• Conduct a brief quiz at the end of the lesson to assess students’ understanding of cell structure.
• Assign a homework exercise in which students research a specific organelle and its role in cellular function.
• Summarize the key points of the lesson.
• Emphasize the relevance of cell structure to the broader field of biology.

Homework/Assignments:

• Read assigned textbook chapters on cell structure.
• Complete the homework exercise on organelle functions.

Reflection/Evaluation:

• Reflect on the lesson’s success and student engagement.
• Consider adjustments for future lessons based on student feedback and outcomes.
• Remind students about the upcoming laboratory session on cell observation and microscopy.

Alignment with Course Objectives:

• This lesson aligns with the course objectives related to understanding fundamental biological concepts and cellular structures.

Room/Location: Classroom 203

This sample lesson plan provides a structured framework for teaching a college-level biology lesson on cell structure. You can adapt and customize it to suit the specific content, objectives, and teaching style for your course.

High School

Here’s a sample high school lesson plan for a 10th-grade history class on the topic of “The American Civil War.”

Lesson Plan: The American Civil War

Grade: 10th Grade

Subject: History

Duration: 60 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

• Describe the major events and causes of the American Civil War.
• Analyze the impact of the Civil War on American society and politics.
• Evaluate the significance of key figures in the Civil War.
• Maps depicting Civil War battles
• Primary source documents (letters, diaries, speeches)
• Copies of selected readings on the Civil War

Introduction (10 minutes):

• Begin with a brief discussion on the importance of studying history and its relevance to understanding contemporary issues.
• Introduce the topic of the American Civil War and its significance in American history.

Instructional Strategies (20 minutes):

• Present an overview of the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, slavery, and economic differences.
• Discuss major events leading up to the war, such as the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
• Show students excerpts from letters or speeches by individuals from the Civil War era.
• Encourage students to analyze the documents for insights into the sentiments and perspectives of the time.

Content (15 minutes):

• Use a PowerPoint presentation with maps and images to illustrate key battles and turning points of the Civil War, such as Gettysburg and Appomattox.
• Engage students in a discussion about the social and political impact of the Civil War, including the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment.

Assessment (5 minutes):

• Ask students to summarize the main causes and consequences of the Civil War.

Closure (5 minutes):

• Ask students to reflect on the relevance of studying the Civil War in understanding contemporary issues and conflicts.
• Assign readings on specific Civil War battles or figures.
• Ask students to choose a Civil War figure (e.g., Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee) for further research and a short presentation.
• Consider adjustments or additional activities for future lessons.
• Provide information about upcoming classroom debates on key issues related to the Civil War.
• Mention the availability of additional resources in the school library for further research.

Room/Location: History Classroom

Elementary School

Here’s a sample elementary lesson plan for a 3rd-grade science class on the topic of “The Water Cycle.”

Lesson Plan: The Water Cycle

Grade: 3rd Grade

Subject: Science

Duration: 45 minutes

• Describe the stages of the water cycle.
• Identify key vocabulary related to the water cycle.
• Poster or diagram of the water cycle
• Small plastic cups
• Blue food coloring
• Construction paper and markers for vocabulary cards
• Begin with a brief discussion about water and its importance.
• Show a poster or diagram of the water cycle, highlighting key terms such as “evaporation,” “condensation,” and “precipitation.”
• Ask students what they know about the water cycle and write down their responses on the whiteboard.

Instructional Strategies (15 minutes):

• Explain the stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
• Conduct a simple demonstration using plastic cups and water with blue food coloring to represent water evaporating, forming clouds (condensation), and raining (precipitation).
• Divide the class into small groups.
• Provide each group with construction paper and markers.
• Ask them to create vocabulary cards for key terms related to the water cycle (e.g., evaporation, condensation).
• Groups can share their cards with the class.

Content (10 minutes):

• Review the stages of the water cycle, reinforcing key vocabulary.
• Emphasize that the water cycle is a continuous process in nature.
• Ask students to share what they’ve learned about the water cycle.
• Use the vocabulary cards and terms discussed during the lesson to assess their understanding.
• Ask students to think about where they might observe the water cycle in their daily lives (e.g., puddles drying up, steam rising from a pot).
• Assign a simple project: Students can create a poster or drawing that illustrates the stages of the water cycle.
• Encourage them to observe and record instances of the water cycle they notice at home.
• Consider any adjustments or additional activities for future lessons.
• Remind students to bring in their observations of the water cycle for the next class.

Room/Location: Classroom 102

Use this teacher lesson plan example as a foundation to craft your own engaging and effective lesson plans across various subjects and grade levels, tailoring them to your specific teaching objectives and classroom needs.

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Creating Lesson Plans

There are many approaches to writing lesson plans. Some instructors develop their plans independently from scratch, while others borrow plans from a shared curriculum. Some carefully write out all the details for their lesson, while others use a brief outline. Your approach to writing lesson plans will depend on various factors: how well you know the material you're teaching, how long you've been teaching, the kinds of teaching you've done, and the students you expect to have in your class. There is no single formula for writing lesson plans, but this guide will help you think through some of the processes that other instructors have found valuable to their own lesson planning.

Guidelines for writing lesson plans:

Consider Your Destination

Sequence your objectives, know your time frame.

• Create Activities to Meet Your Objectives

Check for Understanding

Sample lesson plan format.

• Citation Information

When creating lesson plans, always keep your destination in mind. Where do you want students to end up? If you're planning daily activities, think about how these activities connect to the larger goals for the course. Ask yourself, how will each activity prepare students for the upcoming portfolio assignment? Assuming that your assignment sheets accurately reflect the course goals, use them at the beginning of each unit to determine:

• What is the overall goal for this assignment? What is the assignment asking students to do?
• What knowledge do students already have that will help them meet the goals for writing this assignment?
• What skills and concepts will students need to meet the goals for this assignment?

From these questions, create a list of smaller objectives to use as stepping stones for your destination. If you are planning writing assignments for student portfolios, your list of objectives may include:

Portfolio 1 - Objectives for Teaching Summary/Response

• Students will think about their purpose, audience and context for writing.
• Students will use critical thinking skills and critical reading strategies to become better writers.
• Students will practice writing academic summaries.
• Students will practice writing different types of response.
• Students will learn to develop a claim and support that claim with reasons and evidence.
• Students will learn to value revision through workshops and other peer review activities.

While sequencing your objectives, consider how each one builds off another. How might one objective prepare students for learning another? If reading critically helps students summarize an argument, you might address your critical reading objective before teaching summary.

Also, think about what your students know. Given the information they already have, which objectives would be best met at certain points in the unit? Will simpler objectives work better at the start of a unit? Will more complicated objectives make clearer sense to students after some basic objectives have already been met?

Finally, determine how your sequencing of objectives will best meet these goals and requirements for the upcoming assignment.

While sequencing your objectives, be aware of the amount of time allotted for each portfolio. Based on the overall goals for the portfolio, determine how much time you will need to spend addressing each objective. Keep in mind that a single lesson will address only one or two objectives. Some of these goals will be easily met, while others will present a challenge for students. You may decide to build in extra time to review concepts that are more challenging.

Try to be flexible, but remain within a reasonable time frame. Spending three days on one essay may be too much (even if students are thrilled by the subject matter). One strategy to help you keep up your pace, is to utilize outside resources such as the CSU Writing Center or online tutorials. The Writing at CSU home page contains plenty of online resources as well. Use these resources to compliment discussions and save you some time in class.

Below is an example for how you might organize your sequence and time frame for the first student portfolio:

Portfolio I - Sequence and Time Frame for Objectives:

• Students will begin to think about their purpose, audience and context for writing. (day 1)
• Students will use critical thinking skills and critical reading strategies to become better writers. (day 2)
• Students will practice writing academic summaries. (days 3 - 4)
• Students will practice writing different types of response. (days 5 - 6)
• Students will learn to develop a claim and support that claim with reasons and evidence. (day 7)
• Students will learn to value revision through workshops and other peer- review activities. (day 8)

Develop Activities to Meet Objectives

Once you've sequenced your objectives within a given time frame, the next step is to create activities that will help students meet each objective. Decide which activities are most relevant to your desired objectives. Take the time to revise existing activities and to create new ones that meet the needs of your class. You may also combine activities or eliminate some that seem less related to your objectives.

Two questions that you should always keep in mind when constructing activities are: "What do my students already know that will help them meet a desired objective?" And, "What activities will best help students meet a desired objective?"

Below is an example illustrating how you might design activities to meet a particular objective:

Objective: Students will use critical thinking skills and critical reading strategies to become better writers.

Activities:

• Define critical reading and provide a list of strategies on an overhead (this is useful because many students do not know what critical reading is).
• Model critical reading strategies (show students how to implement critical reading strategies).
• Have students practice critical reading strategies with their homework.
• Ask students to respond to an in class writing, describing their experience with the critical reading assignment. Have them speculate as to how this process of critical reading will influence their own writing. As a group, discuss the connection between reading and writing.

Just as you did with objectives, you'll need to create a sequence and time frame for your activities. Which activities should come first? How much class time will each activity take? Planning this out ahead of time will help you create smoother transitions between activities and it will help you connect your activities to larger, writing-related objectives.

The final step in planning lessons is to make time for assessing students' learning. How will you check to see that students understand the new concepts you're teaching? When will you revisit the material that they didn't quite grasp?

Intervention along the way can help you learn what students are struggling with. Many instructors collect homework once a week, or assign quizzes and short writing exercises to assess their students' progress. Conferences and e-mail exchanges are other effective means for gauging students' understanding.

Depending on what you learn from using evaluative measures, you may need to revise your lesson plans. If students' homework indicates that they're having trouble summarizing main points, you may spend the first fifteen minutes of the next class reviewing this concept. Addressing such struggles early on will help students face the more challenging objectives that follow.

Just as you did with objectives, you'll need to create a sequence and time frame for your activities. Which activities should come first? How much class time will each activity take? Planning this out ahead of time will help you create smoother transitions between activities, and help you connect your activities to larger, writing-related objectives.

Course: Date: Materials needed: Class Announcements:

• Class Objectives: Write out the goals or objectives for class. Try to limit these to one or two things.
• Connection to Course Goals: Describe how your daily objectives connect to the overall course goals.
• Anticipatory Set: Sometimes referred to as a "hook." Use an informal Writing to Learn (WTL) exercise, a question, a quote, or an object to focus students' attention at the start of class. This activity should be brief and directly related to the lesson.
• Introduction: Write down what you'll need to inform students of the daily goals and class procedures. Be sure to explain how these procedures relate to students' own writing.
• Procedures: List your activities, including any discussion questions and transitions along the way.
• Conclusion: Describe the objective for the lesson and point students forward by connecting your objective to their own writing.
• What to do Next Time: Leave space in your plan to reflect on the lesson and suggest future changes.

Also see the guide on Planning a Class for help with writing introductions, transitions, and conclusions.

Eglin, Kerry. (2008). Creating Lesson Plans. Writing@CSU . Colorado State University. https://writing.colostate.edu/teaching/guide.cfm?guideid=96

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How to Create a Lesson Plan

No matter what content or subject you’re teaching, knowing how to create a lesson plan prepares you for class by providing a clear outline for the day. Your lesson plans don’t need to be complex or lengthy — they just need to contain elements about what you’re teaching, how you’re going to be teaching this material, and what goals and objectives you want your students to meet as part of the curriculum.

Regardless of the sections within a lesson plan, each class you teach should build on the previous lesson and move seamlessly into the next. Of course, it’s easier creating a lesson plan that flows from class to class when you know what goes into building one!

4 Advantages of Writing a Lesson Plan

In any class, there are going to be things that you can’t predict. But the more prepared you are, the easier it will be to adapt to the unexpected so you can effectively teach and respond to your students. Here are some of the main benefits of making a lesson plan ahead of time:

1. Inspire personal confidence

Having a good lesson plan lets you stay in control of the class and the lesson. As your confidence comes across to students, you’ll find it easier to keep them focused and on track.

2. Evaluate your own lessons

Lesson plans allow you to evaluate your own teaching performance as you compare your methods with the plan you’ve prepared. This is a good way to make adjustments to your teaching style and techniques.

3. Organization

Lesson plans help you think in an organized manner, visualizing each step of the outline as you work from one concept to the next. A disorganized class presents too many opportunities for students to get off task and misbehave.

4. A guide for substitute teachers

With a lesson plan guide, substitute teachers will know exactly what your students are learning that day, making it easier for them to stay on track to meet any curriculum objectives that are set for your class.

How To Make a Lesson Plan Engaging

While there’s no instruction manual on how to develop a lesson plan, there are some important components that go into building each one. 

Every lesson that you build is an entire segment that you create to teach your students something new. As you build a lesson it’s important to keep all your students in mind and ask the following essential questions before you begin:

Who are your students?

In order for you to figure out how to write a lesson plan, you must get to know your students. This may seem silly—of course, you know who your students are . . . right? Before you can write an effective lesson plan, you need to really know your students. This includes information such as their interests, abilities, how they work independently and in groups, any special needs that may require lesson tweaks, and their backgrounds.

What do your students already know?

Knowing your students’ prior knowledge of a subject can help you plan lessons. If you’ve been building lesson plans all along to follow a curriculum, you’ll already know what you’ve previously presented to your students; this allows you to continue with the flow.

What’s the best way to get them to learn?

Determine the best ways to get your students to learn. Younger students may do well with a lot of interactive teaching, while older students may prefer that some material is explained with a lecture and slideshow. After the first few classes, you’ll have a better idea of how to keep your students engaged.

You can break down the teaching techniques that you can use in your lesson plan into:

• The types of students you have in your class. Think about their interests, experiences, and times that they seem most engaged in the classroom.
• The type of learning and goals you’re aiming for. As an exercise, fill in this blank: “By the end of today’s class, I’m hoping my students will have learned or be able to ___.”
• The resources, materials, and teaching environment that are available to you, such as a dedicated room; field trip opportunities (including a virtual field trip!); or selected readings, videos, and other media.

Steps to Building A Lesson Plan

Once you’ve identified the components that need to go into teaching a class, you’re ready to use these eight steps on how to build a lesson plan: 

1. Identify the objectives

To build a lesson, you first need to identify the objective(s). What do you hope to accomplish by the end of the period? Are there specific things that your students should know or be able to do? Make the goal specific. If you’re teaching younger students, a lesson objective may be that they’re able to identify animals that live in the rainforest after reading a chapter about animals in Brazil. For older students, this goal may involve learning how to solve a specific type of algebraic equation.

2. Determine the needs of your students

With this particular lesson, are you introducing new material or reviewing what you’ve already taught in a previous class? At the start of the class, be sure to let students know what to expect so they can stay focused on meeting your objectives. When reviewing material, some of your students may need more encouragement than others. Identifying these needs in your lesson plan will help you prepare.

3. Plan your resources and materials

Make a list of the resources and materials you’ll need to teach this lesson. Think about writing materials, paper, manipulatives, art supplies, and anything else that students may need to complete the lesson. Don’t forget to include technology resources in your plan when appropriate, like computers, apps, or educational websites.

4. Engage your students

What’s the point of a lesson if your students aren’t engaged? You want them to be interested in what you’re teaching. As you prepare a lesson plan, you need to find ways to get them interested in what this lesson is all about. Give them an outline of what you’re going to be presenting. Then, introduce the subject more informally. For example, if you’re teaching students a formula, try deriving it from scratch to build their intuition for where it comes from. Or, if you’re discussing certain historical events, try to draw parallels between those and current events so students can relate to the material.

5. Instruct and present information

Once you’ve set the stage for what you’ll be teaching, it’s time to present the information to your students. This is the time to instruct and use whatever resources you’ve included in your lesson plan. Involve your students in the process whenever possible so they’re engaged. For example, you could plan for most of the lesson to take place in pairs or small groups, or when having whole-class instruction, look for ways to facilitate class-wide discourse and involve student volunteers.

Whether it’s reading from a book, using props such as blocks for younger students, or displaying graphics on the screen for older students, it’s all about presenting information and concepts in a meaningful way.

6. Allow time for student practice

After teaching new material, leave time for students to practice. There are three practice methods that, when worked in order, are a good way to reinforce what you’ve just taught:

• Guided practice: With a guided practice, you’re taking students back through what they’ve just learned, letting them add their own input as they gain confidence with new information.
• Collaborative process: With partners or in a group, the collaborative process is all about students talking with their peers as they explore new concepts. Circulate among your class and offer additional instruction or help when needed.
• Independent practice: After the collaborative practice, it’s time for students to practice what they’ve learned on their own. Adapt independent practice according to the material just presented, such as using worksheets or having students write a short essay.

7. Ending the lesson

Finish the lesson with a quick wrap-up. Do a brief overview of the lesson, including the main concepts the class learned. Ask students to identify the key ideas as a refresher, and leave them with a preview of the next lesson so they know what to expect.

8. Evaluate the lesson

Did you achieve your learning objectives? Provide students with the opportunity to show they know the material by using a short quiz or formative assessment. Depending on the results, your next lesson plan may include a review of information before moving on to new material.

For the final step on how to make a lesson plan, you'll need to use a template. You can find many teacher lesson plan templates online. You could even ask your colleagues to share their format! 

This article was adapted from a blog post initially developed by the education technology company Classcraft, which was acquired by HMH in 2023. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of HMH.

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Creative Homework Ideas

How can you create homework assignments that build on the day’s lessons and encourage creative, student-led learning? It’s a challenge for most teachers, especially as motivating pupils to complete homework can add a whole extra layer to your lesson plans. But it’s essential to bridge the gap between teacher and student learning –  the skills gained through independent study reinforces knowledge from your class, as well as a host of other benefits:

• Extended learning time – outside of the constraints of the school day, students are free to learn at their own pace and in their own environment.
• Independent learning – vital skills for exam preparation and higher education
• Teaches students to be resourceful and to overcome challenges independently.
• Gives students the freedom to be creative in their learning, gain valuable problem-solving skills and confidence in their own abilities.

Tips For Setting Creative Homework

• Plan independent learning both in and out of the classroom – you can monitor students effectiveness and address issues that may arise in the classroom before they become problematic for pupils at home.
• Don’t leave homework assignment to the end of the lesson, rushing through the task might leave some students confused which inevitably leads to a lower homework completion rate. Write plenty of time for explaining homework assignments into your lesson planning – read our Beginner’s Guide To Lesson Planning here
• Homework should to not too easy nor not too hard, offering pupils a challenge that reinforced the topics learnt during the day
• Give room for creative expression – allowing students to add their own diagrams, decorations or chose their own project topics from a selection. 
• Try using peer or self-assessment to mark homework – a double whammy of reducing your workload and allowing pupils to take control of their own learning.
• Include timings and explicit steps for completing more complicated assignments, especially for pupils that you anticipate might struggle. Comprehension of the task is the biggest hurdle in getting pupils to work on an independent basis.
• Self-driven projects, posters, creative tasks and research are more exciting than standard comprehension tasks and might encourage pupils that find sitting and writing dull or hard to complete the homework set – give students the freedom to learn and be creative in their home study.
• Provide specific instructions and internet safety reminders for research-led assignments. It’s very easy for children to find research overwhelming with a vast amount of information available online. Provide suggested websites and links in your homework to keep things on track!
• Don’t introduce a new topic for homework – keep it to topics that you’ve already covered in class
• Taking note of the subjects that excite and engage your class and set homework accordingly – try keeping dryer topics and  for the classroom so that you can monitor engagement
• Mark work promptly – essential to keep students motivated to complete work in their own time!
• Offering students the opportunity to select the homework that they would like to do from a selection guarantees a higher rate of completion. We’ve seen some teachers create grids or sheets of homework assignments for the pupils to select, or offer baskets of activities for younger children to take home and complete with an adult.

Creative Homework Ideas For All Ages

Coming up with innovative ways for students to reinforce their knowledge at home can be difficult – many of these ideas would be suitable for lots of subjects with a little tweaking!

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Brittany Kline | Updated March 27, 2024 Printables , Family

While homeschooling can be incredibly rewarding, it may sometimes seem like a juggling act. A homeschool planner can be a lifesaver in such situations!

The pages are designed to help you plan lessons, assign homework, and more, ensuring a well-organized homeschool experience.

Explore my helpful planner pages from my teaching days that cater to various needs, from daily logistics to yearly overviews- all designed to simplify your plans at zero cost.

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Key Takeaways

• As a teacher, I have a lot of helpful tools to get your homeschool up and running!
• Free printable homeschool planner pages are instrumental in organizing lessons, homework, activities, and schedules, reducing stress, and creating an efficient learning environment.
• Homeschool planner pages cater to a variety of needs with daily to-do lists, weekly plan printables, monthly calendars, and more.

Free Homeschool Planner Pages

A free printable homeschool planner is a flexible and cost-effective tool that can transform any homeschooling journey, making it less daunting and more enjoyable.

From lesson plan templates to reading lists, these planner pages are designed to cater to your unique homeschool plans.

The best part? They’re absolutely free and quick to download!

Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned homeschool mom or just beginning your journey, these printable homeschool planner pages are here to aid you.

Here are 13 free printables to help you create the best homeschool planner:

Lesson Plan Template

Lesson planning is the backbone of any successful homeschooling journey.

But let’s face it: designing a lesson plan at the beginning can be a bit overwhelming for first-time homeschoolers.

That’s where my free printable homeschool lesson planner comes to the rescue!

This printable provides a detailed framework for your weekly lesson plans, including subjects, activities, and resources.

No matter if you’re teaching multiplication or photosynthesis, these templates are designed to help you plan it all.

Unit Study Planner Page

Crafting detailed lessons on a specific topic or theme can be a breeze with the help of a unit study planner page.

This tool is designed to help parents break down a broad topic into engaging and digestible lessons that can captivate any child’s interest.

For instance, if you’re diving into a unit about the solar system, the unit study planner page allows you to:

• Outline key points for each planet
• Science lesson (planet characteristics)
• Math lesson (calculating distances)
• Literature lesson (mythology behind planet names)

This planner page can guide you in setting objectives, selecting resources like books or documentaries, and devising activities that reinforce the topic.

It’s a place to jot down related field trips, experiments, art projects, and ways to integrate technology for a multimedia learning experience.

Daily To-Do List

In a homeschool environment, each day brings a flurry of tasks and activities. From math lessons to piano practice, keeping track of everything can be a challenge.

That’s where a daily to-do list comes in handy. Daily planning pages are my backbone to every day- I used them plenty when I was a teacher!

My printable to-do list is a daily schedule page that will help you prioritize and manage your homeschool tasks effectively, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

Bid farewell to chaos and welcome a well-organized homeschool day where things get done and you can be productive!

Weekly Plan Printable

While daily to-do lists are great for managing daily tasks, a weekly planner can provide a broader perspective of your homeschool week.

Visualizing your week at a glance enables you to maintain a balanced and productive homeschooling environment for your kids.

A weekly plan facilitates structure in what can be a very flexible learning environment. It also ensures that educational goals are methodically approached and achieved.

By breaking down monthly or yearly objectives into weekly segments, the learning process becomes more manageable and less overwhelming for both the student and the educator.

Moreover, a weekly plan enables parents to incorporate a diverse range of activities beyond textbooks, such as field trips, practical experiments, and art projects, ensuring a holistic educational experience.

Monthly Calendars

In addition to daily and weekly planning, long-term planning is also crucial for a successful homeschool journey. This is where printable monthly calendars come in handy.

These calendars allow you to:

• Track monthly plans and events
• Keep track of co-op meetings
• Schedule sports practices and extracurriculars
• Ensure nothing important gets missed

A Year at a Glance

A detailed annual overview is another helpful printable to plan long-term ideas for your academic year.

A ‘Year at a Glance’ homeschool calendar printable allows you to outline your homeschool year, including general plans, vacations, and holidays.

Free printable calendar pages often incorporate a notes section where parents can devise a key with color coding to differentiate between school days, vacations, and holidays.

Field Trip Planner Page

A field trip printable page is designed to help you plan educational outings with ease. Planning ahead with this tool means you can:

• Set learning goals and outcomes for each trip
• Prepare pre-visit and post-visit activities to reinforce the lesson/key takeaways
• Organize logistics such as transportation, cost, and timing
• Keep track of places visited and experiences gained

Whether you’re exploring a museum, a historical site, or a science center, this field trip planner page helps you turn every outing into an opportunity for hands-on learning.

Chore Chart Integration

Homeschooling isn’t just about academic learning; it’s also about teaching life skills and fostering a sense of responsibility. Chore charts can play a significant role in this process.

Integrating chore charts into your homeschool planner not only instills responsibility in your children but also equips them for real-life living.

Using chore charts teaches children independence, allowing them to follow their duties without parental help and take ownership of their responsibilities.

Reading List

Reading is a fundamental part of any homeschooling curriculum. But keeping track of the books your kids read can be a challenge. That’s where a printable reading list comes in handy.

Book lists each week help you plan and record the books read, making it easier for you to assess your children’s progress and plan their future reading.

Whether you’re monitoring your child’s progress through classic literature or the latest young adult novels, my reading list is here to assist you.

Homework Assignment Sheet

Even though homeschooled kids might not have traditional homework, preparing them for secondary education and due dates is a must.

A printable homework assignment sheet can help with homework assignments, ensuring that nothing important slips through the cracks.

I’ve used this sheet for weekly assignments, suitable for middle school or high school students, but can be tailored to small homework for younger students.

I suggest laminating this printable and having it on the fridge; that way, you can reuse it every week and save on ink.

Grading Rubric

Rubrics are a crucial part of the homeschooling process- not to make them feel like they failed, but to express what you expect and how they can fit the mold.

It helps you evaluate your child’s performance and provides valuable feedback on their work. Knowing how they did and if they met expectations prepares them for college and the workforce!

My rubric provides a systematic way to establish expectations for your child to follow while they complete homework.

Then, you follow the rubric to provide grades for them and clearly communicate what worked and what didn’t.

Gradebook Printable

Just as grading rubrics are essential for providing feedback, a gradebook is crucial for tracking student progress and determining what your child needs to improve on.

A printable gradebook helps you keep record grades and calculate final scores throughout the academic year.

Printable grade book templates are practical tools for tracking assignments and grades throughout the homeschool year, assisting with organization.

Attendance Tracker

An attendance tracker can also be a valuable addition to your homeschool toolkit.

Keeping a record of your child’s attendance is not only a requirement in many states but also serves as a way to observe and ensure consistency in your child’s educational routine.

Moreover, an attendance tracker instills a sense of discipline and routine in children, which is beneficial for their overall time management skills and prepares them for future commitments and work.

What is a homeschool planner?

A homeschool planner is a versatile tool that helps you organize and plan your homeschooling journey with features such as lesson plan templates and calendars.

It’s a valuable resource for keeping track of progress and staying organized.

How do I know my child is ready for kindergarten?

Are you wondering if your little one is ready to embark on their homeschooling journey?

My kindergarten readiness checklist examines various developmental milestones and skills to help you assess your child’s readiness for kindergarten-level homeschooling.

The checklist covers a range of areas, including:

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to follow simple instructions
• Social skills such as sharing and taking turns
• Emotional readiness, like expressing needs and handling transitions
• Physical skills, including fine and gross motor abilities

Moreover, it gives you the confidence that you’re making an informed decision about your child’s education and what skills they need to develop, setting the stage for success!

Why are daily to-do lists important in homeschooling?

Daily to-do lists are important because they help manage and prioritize tasks, ensuring that important activities aren’t missed in the daily routine .

Knowing what you’re doing every day and discussing it with your child sets their expectations for the day and gives them things to look forward to.

How do I make curriculum choices when homeschooling my kid(s)?

Choosing a curriculum is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in your homeschooling journey.

It’s essential to consider your child’s learning style, your teaching capacity, and your state’s requirements for homeschooling.

You might even need to mix and match different homeschool curricula to find the perfect fit for your child’s unique learning needs.

Assess your child’s grade level in different subjects to choose a curriculum that suits their academic needs.

Then, set clear priorities and goals for your child’s education to get them on track with what children their age are accomplishing in school.

What homeschooling schedule would benefit my kid(s)?

Creating a homeschooling schedule that benefits your child is crucial for a successful homeschooling journey.

You can start with picking subjects to have daily, decide how long a lesson will be, and add in some homework time.

For example:

• 7:00-8:00 am – Breakfast & Get Ready
• 8:00-9:00 am – Reading/Literature
• 9:00-10:00 am- Gym/Exercise
• 11:00-12:00 pm – Science
• 12:00-1:00 pm – Lunch
• 1:00-2:00 pm – Art/Music
• 2:00-3:00 pm – Math
• 3:00-4:00 – Snack & Homework

Is a planner needed to homeschool my kids?

A planner can make your homeschooling journey much smoother and more organized.

A planner allows for planning in homeschooling, ensuring that:

• All necessary subjects are covered
• There is a balance between academic work and play
• Time is scheduled for socialization, which is crucial for a child’s development
• Educational goals are aligned with daily activities
• Legal requirements for homeschooling are met

Final Thoughts

Homeschooling is a rewarding journey that requires careful planning and organization.

Whether you’re managing daily tasks with a to-do list, tracking reading progress with a book list, or planning field trips, free printable homeschool planner pages can be your best ally.

My free printables help you create your own planner to stay organized, reduce stress, and ensure a well-rounded educational experience for your kids.

So, let’s plan a school year your kiddo will enjoy, Mama!

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Three ways to make homework more effective.

EducationWorld is pleased to present this article by Jamar Ramos. A writer of poetry and fiction, Ramos also produced blog posts for CBSSports.com and has contributed to a number of Web sites, including TeacherPortal.com .

Students run around the playground at recess, laughing, playing games and having fun with each other. But in the back of their minds is a haunting menace that can put a damper on even the most definitive kickball victory. What is this looming cloud?

Accordingly, Mind/Shift blogger Annie Murphy Paul points out that while the amount of homework assigned to students has grown over the last 30 years, our academic rankings compared to other countries are middling at best.

So how can we make homework more effective? The strategies recommended by experts may surprise you. Give repeated assignments on a topic, even after you’ve finished teaching the relevant unit of study? Make homework more like taking a traditional test, or even listening to an in-class lecture? According to research findings, the answer is "yes."

Try these three unusual-sounding but effective strategies:

Spaced repetition

Typically a teacher presents an entire lesson, students take notes and complete class work, and then they do homework to reinforce learning. Once the lesson is over, the student may not need the information again until an exam.

With spaced repetition , educators present shorter segments on multiple topics, and these topics are then repeated over time. For example, a teacher speaking about the Industrial Revolution would not move on from it permanently.

A few weeks later, she might assign homework that asks kids what they remember about the Revolution and how they can apply that knowledge to better understand trends in contemporary manufacturing. Later in the school year, the teacher might give another assignment that requires students to complete a Venn diagram comparing the Industrial Revolution to a revolution from a different period of history.

Retrieval practice

With retrieval practice , students do not study notes or “cram” in preparation for a single high-stakes test. Instead, they do frequent self-assessment to give themselves multiple opportunities to retrieve the information from memory. Every time kids pull up a memory, that memory actually gets stronger.

Try designing homework assignments that focus less on information input and more on getting students to pull that information out of their brains. For example, ask kids to complete an online quiz, identify areas in which they scored lowest, and create a plan to give themselves more practice in those areas. Or have students write quiz questions, post them on a class social media platform, and answer them as a group.  

Flipping the classroom

The flipped classroom redefines the very concept of homework—instead of traditional paper-and-pencil tasks, assignments involve video lectures that students view at home as many times as they choose. This can help them digest difficult concepts, since they won’t need to rely simply on lecture notes hastily taken in class.

With class time freed up, students have greater opportunity to ask the teacher questions and participate in hands-on and collaborative work that reinforces learning. Kids who are behind in a class or who need differentiated activities also will have a better chance of getting the help they need.

While it’s too soon to tell whether flipping results in measurable gains in student achievement, early anecdotal evidence is promising .

Checklist for good homework assignments

In addition to the above strategies, researchers have identified  additional general best practices when it comes to making homework count.

Good assignments:

• Are given not simply as a matter of routine, but only when there is a clear purpose for enhancing student learning.  
• Are engaging and not simply “busywork.”  
• Give students the opportunity to make choices and use creativity (for example: figure out the best ways for you to learn the multiplication tables and come back and share with the class).  
• Offer adequate feedback on what students have mastered, and what they still need to practice. Web-based platforms offer an easy way for kids to get instant feedback. For traditional assignments, set aside class time for students to correct, discuss and reflect upon their homework answers.  
• Are differentiated to meet individual students’ learning needs (for example, not every student needs to do the same number or type of math problems).  
• (With the exception of flipped-classroom videos) clearly relate to material already taught in class.  
• Are explained thoroughly (in terms of directions and expectations) before students leave class.

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Last updated on August 21, 2023 by Not So Wimpy Teacher First Week of School Lesson Plans Lesson planning is always a bit tricky, but coming up with lesson plans for the first week of school is extra challenging! How much time should we spend teaching procedures? How can we get to know our new students? What can we do to make the first week fun? When should we start with the curriculum? Every year, I notice multiple posts in my teacher Facebook groups (for 2nd grade , 3 rd grade , 4th grade , and 5th grade ) asking others to share their first week of school lesson plans. So, I thought I would show you my ideal first week of school plans. Keep in mind that every classroom will be different! It might take your kids twice as long to complete an activity as it took mine. It might take my kids twice as long to master a particular procedure as it does for your class. Heck, we all have a different list of procedures that we must teach! This is just a suggestion. You can start with my ideas and adjust them to work with your time and student needs. Let’s jump in… 8:00-8:30: Enter the Classroom and Make Play Doh Creations Walk students into the classroom and greet each student as they walk into the classroom. Allow students to choose their own desk. Have a small container of Play Doh on each desk. Tell students that they can create anything that they want with the Play Doh. It can represent a favorite hobby, animal, vacation, or something completely different! While students are creating, take attendance and do any administrative tasks that pop up on the first day. Give students 2-3 minutes to share what they created with their neighbors. 8:30-8:45: Put Supplies Away Put labeled containers around the room and have students put their supplies in the correct bin. If you want them to keep certain supplies in their desk, put a list on the board. This is a great time to give students labels for their folders and/or notebooks, too. 8:45-9:15: Morning Procedure Pull students to the carpet and discuss the procedures for coming in the classroom and unpacking in the morning. Make sure they know where you want their backpacks, binder, and homework. Give the class a couple opportunities to practice the procedure. 9:15-9:30: Read Aloud Read We’re All Wonders aloud to students. 9:30-10:15: Saving Fred Collaborative Activity Have students work in groups to complete the Saving Fred activity. Start by splitting your class into small groups. I like to have 3-4 students in each group. You will need plastic cups, 4 paper clips per group, gummy worms, and gummy lifesavers.  Fred, the worm, was riding in his boat, the cup, when it tipped over. Fred is on top of the boat and he doesn’t know how to swim. Lucky for him, he brought a life preserver, the lifesaver. The problem? The life preserver is stuck under the boat.  Students will work in groups to plan a way to get Fred inside the life preserver. They cannot touch the worm, the boat, or the life preserver with their fingers. The only tools they can use to help are the four paperclips.  You can grab the FREE printable I use for this activity by clicking  HERE . 10:15-10:30: Specials Procedures Pull students to the carpet and discuss the procedures for lining up for specials. 10:30-11:15: Specials The teacher lays her head on her table and takes a nap because back to school is hard! Just kidding! Teachers don’t have time for naps. 11:15-11:40: Lunch Procedures Pull students to the carpet and discuss the procedures for going to lunch, eating, lunch, recess, and returning from lunch. 11:40-12:20: Lunch and Recess 12:20-12:35: read aloud. Read The Name Jar with students. 12:35-1:05: Growth Mindset Activities This is one of my favorite activities to do during the first week of school. It is so important to cultivate a growth mindset in students. Student who believe they can succeed work harder and achieve more. The Growth Mindset Activities resource include five days of brain-building exercises. On day one, you will introduce students to their amazing “BIG BRAINS.” Use the interactive PowerPoint to guide discussion about how their brains work and complete the hand-on activities and brain teasers. 1:05-1:30: Classroom Library Procedures and Choosing Books Pull students to the carpet and discuss the procedures for borrowing books from the classroom library. Make sure students know where to keep their books, how many books they can borrow at a time, and when they can get a book from the library. Give students time to choose any book that interests them. They can use these books during the week when they finish something early. 1:30-1:50: Fire Drill & Emergency Procedures Pull students to the carpet and discuss the procedures for fire drills. Take students outside for a practice fire drill. 1:50-2:05 Recess 2:05-2:30: end of day procedures. Pull students to the carpet and discuss the procedures for packing up and going home at the end of the day. 2:30-2:45: Release Students Have students pack up and release them to carpool, buses, etc. Celebrate! You survived Day 1! 8:00-8:20: Enter the Classroom and Morning Procedures Before entering the classroom, remind students how to complete your morning procedures. Have reminders written on the board for morning procedures as well. Walk students into the classroom and greet each student as they walk into the classroom. Students will be practicing the procedures you taught yesterday; such as turning in forms/homework, hanging up backpacks, where to place water bottles, and take out their self-selected reading book to their seat for silent reading warm-up. While students are reading, take attendance and do any administrative tasks that pop up on the second day. 8:20-8:50: Pipe Cleaner Challenge Hand each student a closed paper bag with 2 pipe cleaners, a piece of foil, and a popsicle stick inside. Instruct students to create anything that they want with only the items inside the bag. It can represent a favorite hobby, animal, vacation, or something completely different! Give students 2-3 minutes to share their creations. They may then place the creation inside the paper bag to take home. 8:50-9:15: Classroom Supply and Bathroom Procedures Pull students to the carpet and discuss procedures for classroom supplies. Discuss procedures for pencils and sharpening and where to find extra supplies. Also discuss bathroom procedures at this time. 9:15-9:30: Teacher’s Quiz Send students back to their desk and announce, “It’s time for our first quiz!” You are learning a lot about your students, but it is important for them to know a lot about you as well. Pass out the Teacher’s Quiz and allow students to guess the answers for each question. After students have had some time to guess, go over the correct answers. You can find this free activity  HERE . 9:30-10:15: Read Aloud and Activity One of my favorite books is called  Words and Your Heart  by Kate Jane Neal. After reading the story, place students into groups at their desks. Give each group a small tube of toothpaste (grab these at the Dollar Store), one toothpick per student, and a paper plate. Tell your students to squeeze out all of the toothpaste onto the plate. Then, have your students try using toothpicks to put the toothpaste back into the tube. Pull your students back together and have a conversation about how the toothpaste is like our words. Discuss your policy in the classroom with unkind words, behaviors, and bullying. You can find a free recording page for this activity  HERE . 10:15-10:30: Beach Ball Introductions Write several sentence stems on a beach ball that will help students tell more about themselves. Suggestions include, “This summer I…,” “My favorite pizza topping is…,” “I’m really good at…,” etc. Make enough to have one ball per group of students. As students throw the ball to each other, they can either answer the question that their right hand touches, or their left hand touches. 11:15-11:40: Binder Organization Take this time to discuss how you would like students to organize their binder. You can also hand out any reference papers that you’d like students to keep inside. Pass out a binder cover, have students color it, and place on the front. 12:20-12:40: Read Aloud Read Wordy Birdy with students. 12:40-1:20: Growth Mindset Activities Pull students to the carpet and show them day 2 of the Growth Mindset interactive slides: Parts of the brain. Discuss how the parts of the brain work together and allow them time to complete the daily activities. Give them a few minutes at the end to pair-share something amazing they learned today. 1:20-1:50: Classroom Behavior Policy Pull students to the floor and explain your class rules and rewards. 1:50-2:05: Recess 2:05-2:20: find someone who. Every student will need a Find Someone Who board. Students will walk around the room and find someone who can accurately explain the procedure. That student will write their name in the box. The catch is that students must find a different person for each box. You can find this free activity  HERE . 2:20-2:30: Review End of Day Procedures Pull students to the carpet and remind them of the procedures for packing up and going home at the end of the day. Before entering the classroom, remind students how to complete your morning procedures. Walk students into the classroom and greet each student as they walk into the classroom. Students will be practicing the procedures you taught Monday; such as, turning in forms/homework, hanging up backpacks, where to place water bottles, and  take out their self-selected reading book to their seat for silent reading warm-up. 8:20-9:15: Beginning of the Year Assessments Take this time to administer any beginning of the year assessments that your school may require. You may consider having students color notebook covers when they complete their assessment. You may also consider pulling individual students for assessments as they complete other assessments given. Read Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun with students. 9:30-10:00: Spaghetti Tower Collaboration Activity Place students in groups of 3-4. Give each group 1 box of spaghetti noodles and 1 bag of marshmallows. Students will work together to build the tallest tower out of these materials. You can grab a recording for this activity  HERE . 10:00-10:30: Class Discussion on Collaboration Pull your students to the carpet and discuss what it looks like to work together. Discuss your expectations for collaboration. What will group work sound like? How will students participate? What should you do if students disagree? Have students model correct and incorrect behaviors for the class. Make an anchor chart about what group collaboration will look like and sound like. 11:15-11:40: Independent Reading Stamina Bring your students to the floor and discuss how marathon runners must train in order to run long distances. They do not just go out one day and run 26 miles! Instead, they have to train to build up their stamina. Discuss that readers are the same way. They need to practice building their stamina for reading independently for long periods of time without getting distracted. Start a graph to show how long your class can read without getting distracted. Students should grab their independent reading books, find a comfortable spot to read, and begin reading as you time them. You should do the same, model how to read independently without getting distracted as well! For the first day, I suggest giving your students about 5-10 minutes to practice independent reading. Stop timing students and discuss what you noticed students doing when they were focused on reading, and what they were doing when they started getting distracted. Challenge your class to beat that time by 3-5 minutes the next day. 12:20-1:20: Back to School Escape Room Engage you students with a fun, collaborative back to school activity. This escape room requires kids to work together to solve puzzles and unlock clues to complete the challenge before time runs out. The great thing about this escape room is that it’s easy to prep and use. No complicated supplies needed. All you need to do is print and teach. Begin by presenting the story: it’s the first day of school, but the school is locked. The principal lost the keys. Luckily, there is a back up lock that can be opened with a code. If only you could figure out what the code is . . . This activity comes with four different versions, making it super easy to differentiate. There are two options for 2nd and 3rd grade, and 4th and 5th grade, one with hints and one without. You can also get this activity together with the Growth Mindset Activities, Back to School Classroom Procedures Game, and Meet the teacher slides as part of my money and time-saving back to school bundle. Shop This Post Back to School Escape Room – Printable Back to School Bundle 1:20-1:50: writer’s workshop day one. Bring your students to the floor and explain the three parts of each of your writing workshops: mini lesson, student work time/conferences, and share time. Discuss what students will be doing during each of these times and what the teacher will be doing. Together, make an anchor chart about what it will look and sound like during writing time. To keep kids engaged during this lesson, I suggest doing lots of “turn and tell your partner….” and have them create their own anchor chart in their writing notebook. Click  HERE  to learn more about how I introduce writing workshop. 2:05-2:35: Growth Mindset Use this time to continue working on the Growth Mindset Activities. Day 3 is a fun lesson about growth versus fixed mindset. After showing the PowerPoint mini lesson, give students a few minutes to reflect on the questions. Then have a class discussion about positive self-talk. Brainstorm positive and encouraging thoughts. This would make a great anchor chart to keep up all year. 2:35-2:45: Release Students Walk students into the classroom and greet each student as they walk into the classroom. Students will be practicing the procedures you taught Monday; such as, turning in forms/homework, hanging up backpacks, where to place water bottles, and take out their self-selected reading book to their seat for silent reading warm-up. Take this time to administer any beginning of the year assessments that your school may require. You may consider having students color notebook covers when they complete their assessment. You may also consider pulling individual students for assessments at this time. Gooney Bird Greene (This is our first chapter book read aloud!) 9:30-10:00: Responding to Reading- Day One (I Do- Whole Group) Pull your students to the carpet and model the process of responding to reading using the class read aloud that you just read (Gooney Bird Greene). Model the entire process while thinking out loud. Students will listen as you talk about finding text evidence. Model how you start writing your answer by using part of the question. Talk about how you extend your response with some of your own thinking/examples. Finally, model how to edit and make corrections to improve your work. When you are done, ask students to share what they noticed. Create a class list of things that you did to make your writing the best possible response. You can find my Reading Menus and more information about this process by clicking  HERE . 10:00-10:30: Writing Workshop Day Two Send students back to their desks and discuss the different types of materials that they will be allowed to use during writer’s workshop. Show students where they can find these materials. Place several different types of writing utensils at each group, along with scratch paper, and allow students to write their name with different writing utensils to discover what they enjoy using. Students will find writing time more enjoyable if they are allowed to use pens! Next, teach and practice your procedures for putting writing materials away. Remind students how long they were able to complete independent reading yesterday and pick a goal for today to increase that stamina. Remind your class what it should look and sound like. Have your students grab their independent reading book, find a comfortable spot in the room, and begin reading while you time them.Stop the clock a few minutes after yesterday’s time and graph it on your chart. 12:20-12:35 Read Aloud Read Mae Among the Stars with students. 12:35-1:10: Read Aloud Connection After reading Mae Among the Stars, discuss a growth mindset, believing in yourself, and working hard for your goals. Hand out blank pendants to every student. Have students draw a picture of what they’d like to be when they grow up and write their name across the top. These can be displayed in your classroom. 1:10-1:30: Math Center Instruction You will want to take your time teaching and practicing math centers. Plan to spend about 8-10 days practicing and explaining math centers. You may begin day one today. Pull your students to the rug and explain what math centers are. Don’t worry about teaching them how to complete each center today. Instead, help them to understand that they will be divided into small groups and how many centers they will be completing each day. Explain that the reason you are doing these centers is so that you can meet with small groups of students and help them practice new math skills. Make an anchor chart with students that shows how center time will look and sound. You can find more information about starting math centers  HERE . 1:30-1:50: Math Game Review Teach students how to play Addition War with a deck of cards. I suggest having several deck of cards to use throughout the year. You can find two-packs for $1 at the Dollar Tree. Divide students up into pairs and students will play Addition War. Students will shuffle the cards and divide the cards in half. They will then turn over the top cards at the same time from their deck and add the numbers shown. the first person to say the correct sum will take the both cards. The person with the most cards at the end of playing-time is the winner. You will want to inform your students that an Ace card is 1 and all face-cards are worth 10. 2:05-2:35: Growth Mindset Activities It’s time for Day 4 of the Growth Mindset activities. Today’s lesson is all about Famous Failures (and it’s a student failure). Today you will be teaching kids that it’s okay to make mistakes. And to prove it, you will introduce them to some famous people who failed a lot before they succeeded. Take a few minutes to share their ideas about how to reframe mistakes into learning opportunities. You can add these ideas to your positve self-talk chart if you want to. Walk students into the classroom and greet each student as they walk into the classroom. Students will be practicing the procedures you taught Monday; such as turning in forms/homework, hanging up backpacks, where to place water bottles, and take out their self-selected reading book to their seat for silent reading warm-up. 8:20-8:45: Class Meeting Pull your students to the carpet and discuss what Friday class meetings will look like in your classroom. I used Friday meetings to distribute reward tags to my students. It was a great way to reward students for meeting academic and behavior goals. They LOVED them! To keep it simple for me, and increase the excitement, I only awarded the tags on Fridays. I usually gave about a dozen tags each week. If you choose to use reward tags, you will want to use this first week to discuss how students can earn reward tags in your classroom and the procedure for distributing them. Model how to cheer and clap for each student as they receive a reward tag during these meetings. If you’d rather not use reward tags, you can use this meeting time to share other important classroom community information. 8:45-9:15: Writing Workshop Day Three Pull students to the floor and discuss places where they will be allowed to write during independent writing time. Discuss how they will move to these locations and what it should look and sound like. Give students a few minutes to walk around the room and sit at the different places that they will be allowed to write at. Bring students back to the floor and record on an anchor chart your transition rules. Ask a student to show the class how NOT to go to their writing spot. As a class, discuss what that child did wrong. Then, ask the same student to go to their writing spot the correct way. Do this a couple of times with different students, many students love modeling the what not to do and what to do! Read Be Kind with students. 9:30-10:30: Procedure Board Game Place students in groups of 3-4 to review the classroom procedures you have been practicing all week. My back to school procedures board game makes this activity super simple. The Back to School Procedures game comes with a game board and four different color cards: “Great Job,” “Uh-Oh”, “Application,” and “Act it Out.” cards. Each card asks students to recall or apply a classroom procedure in a different way. It’s a fun and silly to test there knowledge of the classroom procedures. You can also get this activity together with the Growth Mindset Activities, Back to School Escape Room, and Meet the teacher Slide as part of my money and time-saving back to school bundle. Back To School Classroom Procedures Board Game Remind students how long they were able to complete independent reading yesterday and pick a goal for today to increase that stamina. Remind your class what it should look and sound like. Have your students grab their independent reading book, find a comfortable spot in the room, and begin reading while you time them. Stop the clock a few minutes after yesterday’s time and graph it on your chart. Read the next chapter of Gooney Bird Greene with students. 12:35-1:00: Responding to Reading Day Two Model the procedures again that you taught yesterday for responding to reading. You can find out more information about teaching these procedures by clicking  HERE . 1:00-1:50: Math Center Instruction Today is the day that you will be teaching students how to complete the independent center activities. I always start with the back to school set of centers because they are a review of the skills from the previous grade level. This takes the pressure off of learning a new math skill and allows students to focus on learning the routines and procedures. It is also a great way to get a feel of your students’ math level. Gather your students in a circle on the floor where everyone will be able to see you. Start by modeling the first center. Read the directions and talk through how you would complete the work. You don’t have to tell them every answer, but give them enough of a model to know what you expect of them. Do this for each of the ten centers. I would do lots of “turn and tell your neighbor…” during this time to keep students engaged and to demonstrate that they understood your directions. You can find the rest of my first 8 days of starting math centers by clicking  HERE . Back to School Math Centers I’ve also created done-for-you back to school math centers for grades 2-5. Each grade includes 10 hands-on math centers and a student recording book. Fun activities like sorts, matching, writing about math, and task cards keep kids engaged in learning. Back to School Math Centers Second Grade Back to School Third Grade Math Centers Back to School Fourth Grade Math Centers Back to School Math Centers Fifth Grade 2:05-2:25: growth mindset activities. You can end the week by finishing up your Growth Mindset Activities. Today’s lesson is on developing grit. When students have grit, they are more likely to persevere on hard tasks. Complete the mini lesson and have students do the activities. Then spend some time talking as a class about how they can develop grit during the school year. You can also get this activity together with the Back to School Escape Room, Back to School Classroom Procedures Game, and Meet the Teacher Slide as part of my money and time-saving back to school bundle. Growth Mindset Activities Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the weekend. Week one is done! I hope this post is helpful and sparks some ideas for you as you begin planning for you first week of school. Remember to be flexible! Your students may take longer to complete an activity, or they may be quicker! I always found my first week lesson plans scribbled on with time changes as we went along. You can click  HERE  to grab a cheat sheet of my first week lesson plans. Most importantly, DON’T RUSH teaching procedures and building a community. You can read more about practicing procedure by clicking  HERE . These first few weeks will set the tone for the rest of your year. Do you need a pep talk about this first week? Check out this  POST  for some words of encouragement. Have a Not So Wimpy Day, You may also enjoy these posts Reader Interactions 30 comments. June 5, 2021 at 7:21 pm What do you do during the “specials” time block? June 5, 2021 at 11:14 pm Hi Sandra, Specials time is planning time. Well, let’s be real after a bathroom break THEN it’s planning time! The time students are out of the classroom for art, music, PE, whatever it may be is the perfect time to prepare future lessons and materials. August 10, 2023 at 4:58 pm How much does it cost to buy all the materials for this one week? Great ideas, but need the books and activities. August 10, 2023 at 9:03 pm Hi Stephanie! I’m glad you enjoyed the ideas. We included popular books that are in many classrooms. If you don’t have the books listed, you can easily substitute other fun read alouds. You can use the links in the post to grab some FREEBIES and view the items for purchase to determine which ones you would like. I hope that whatever activites you choose your year is off to a great start! July 27, 2021 at 1:50 am As a new teacher, this was SO HELPFUL, and gave me a lot of new ideas! Thank you for sharing! 🙂 August 4, 2021 at 11:40 pm Jamie, Thank you so much! I’m moving to third after 20 years in first and this was so helpful to see what third graders will enjoy! August 8, 2021 at 6:10 pm So many amazing ideas for the first week. I love small group collaboration and you gave me so any ideas. Thank you for posting this! August 14, 2021 at 7:01 pm All great ideas as usual. I think I am an obsessed “Not So Wimpy Teacher!” I wanted to know what is your Binder Organization? It that for like the take-home stuff like the BEAR (Bring Everything Always Readt) or OWL (Organized While Learning) notebooks.? August 16, 2021 at 2:13 pm Hi Cassandra, That time was set aside to organize the student take-home binder. I had students add a cover that they designed, added in reference pages, such as a multiplication chart and fraction bar page, agenda, etc. and a pocket folder for homework and take-home papers, etc. August 16, 2021 at 12:23 pm Thank you so much for this! I tried clicking the link to read more about your reward tags, but nothing came up. Would love to read more about them! I’m constantly looking to improve my behavior management system. August 16, 2021 at 1:52 pm Hi Hillary, I’m sorry, that post is not currently available. We are updating many of our posts. My students always looked forward to the reward tag celebration. I made sure I was the biggest cheerleader for the ceremony. Throughout the week, when I noticed student behavior or improvement I would make a note of the tag to give them on Friday. I didn’t keep track of who received what tag, nor did I worry about if a student received the same tag more than once. I usually had about 10-12 tags I would give out in a month. Students could NOT ask to receive a tag that’s a big NO-NO! I laminated and hole punched the rewards and had students keep them on a chain necklace. Hope that helps! You can find my reward tag bundle through this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reward-Tag-BUNDLE-2615821 June 21, 2022 at 5:59 pm Do you have lesson plans for 4th grade? Like recommended books to read and fourth day in fourth grade? June 21, 2022 at 10:20 pm Hi Neoshea, This blog post has my favorite resources for fourth grade. https://notsowimpyteacher.com/2019/07/my-favorite-resources-for-fourth-grade.html July 26, 2022 at 12:02 am Do you have resources and book suggestions for second graders? July 26, 2022 at 12:31 pm Hi Colette, The blog post has my favorite second grade resources. https://notsowimpyteacher.com/2019/08/my-favorite-resources-for-second-grade.html August 2, 2022 at 7:13 pm Love the Saving Fred activity. Do you just give each group one cup? August 2, 2022 at 7:36 pm Hi Katie, Yes, each group gets one cup which is the boat poor Fred was in when it tipped over. August 3, 2022 at 10:17 pm This is amazing August 13, 2022 at 9:06 am Do you have a pdf version of this first week lesson plan available for easy printing? August 23, 2022 at 10:05 am Would these lessons and read alouds be too young for fifth graders? August 23, 2022 at 11:04 pm Hi Kelly, I found that fifth graders enjoyed a good picture book read aloud just as much as younger students. They also loved the activities! August 23, 2022 at 11:06 pm Hi Christina, Right above the last picture on the post, you’ll see a link to grab the cheat sheet for the week’s lesson. August 22, 2022 at 10:18 am Would you be able to send a PDF or form like the picture at the top of the lesson plans? August 22, 2022 at 10:20 am Never mind I found the cheat sheet link. Thank you! October 15, 2022 at 9:56 pm Hello Jaime, I have appreciated all of the resources, tips, and tricks you have been sharing over the last few years! I first found your resources on Teachers Pay Teachers and I still enjoy exploring your store to see what new materials you have created. My newest addiction is the writing workshop video series that you have posted. I felt that I was not effectively organizing my Writing Block as my district switched us from Grammar to more authentic writing pieces, which I have not taught in more than 5 years. I started to implement your suggestions and saw an immediate improvement in both the behavior and productivity of my students. So many more are getting into the writing process as they practice the mini-lesson skills. Thanks for all you do! -Beth October 21, 2022 at 2:29 pm I love hearing this, Beth! I’m so glad the posts and courses have been helpful for you and made an impact on your students. Thank you for sharing. August 22, 2023 at 12:56 pm first time stopping by… wow i wish you had something for first grade! you are amazing 🙂 so helpful 🙂 September 6, 2023 at 12:40 am Thanks for stopping by, Angela! I am so sorry, but Not So Wimpy Teacher only creates resources for grades 2-5 because those are grade levels we have the most experience teaching. We want our resources to be the perfect fit. I am confident that there are other teacher authors on TpT that create quality resources for first grade. August 15, 2024 at 6:53 pm HI! Will these lessons be put in a format to add to Lesson Genie 2.0? I have been using these lessons for years. My students always love the Saving Fred activity. Thank you! August 15, 2024 at 7:52 pm Hi Lori! Thank you for your question. We do have some of these activities inside Lesson Genie now. You will find the escape room, growth mindset, procedure gamr board, starting writing workshop activities and starting math workshop activities inside Lesson Genie. You can also add custom categories now to Lesson Genie to match this schedule and include notes and hyperlinks to some of the other activities that are not inside Lesson Genie quite yet. We will be sure to consider adding activities like Saving Fred with our next round of additions. I hope this helps! Enjoy! Leave a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. More than 400 helpful resources available in my shop! Not So Wimpy Writing Masterclass Do you struggle to find time to teach writing? Do you find it a challenge to deliver lessons that help all of your writers? Would you like to learn a simple and effective way to teach writing? The Not So Wimpy Writing Masterclass is an online professional development course for grades 2-5. In this course, you will go from feeling overwhelmed to feeling confident and excited about teaching writing. Check out these recent podcast episodes: Connecting with Students Online with Jennifer Serravallo A Simple Problem-Solving Strategy That Works Every Time Giving Students Feedback About Their Writing Virtual and Socially Distant Valentine’s Day Activities for the Classroom How to Use Project-Based Learning in the Classroom Grab a snack and join the discussion over on Facebook! We have four separate groups for grades 2-5 Get even more great tips and tricks on my YouTube channel! We LOVE and recommend these products! Check out the books, supplies, and other products that we use in our own classrooms. We only recommend those things that we absolutely love and swear by! Hello! I’m Jamie I believe that students need to be the leaders of the classroom. Even third graders are old enough to be held accountable and to take responsibility for their learning. I do not believe that kids were made to sit in seats. They need to get up and move around. Differentiated instruction is a must. I use guided reading and guided math groups to meet the individual needs of my students. Helping a student to discover their love for reading is a privilege that I never get tired of. School should be fun! We party in my class! Follow Me Here Smart Classroom Management A Simple, Effective Homework Plan For Teachers: Part 2 In part one of this two-part series on homework, we covered four strategies: 1. Assign what students already know. 2. Don’t involve parents. 3. Review before the end of the day. 4. Confront students who don’t have completed homework. This week, we’ll finish the series with the final four strategies. At the end of the article, I’m going to issue a challenge—including a way to earn a free book. Homework Strategies 5-8 5. Don’t collect it. Most teachers collect homework. Why? What are you going to do with it? Grade it and return it? Correct it so your students can analyze it later? Slap a sticker on it? Collecting homework is a waste of time. Here’s why: Upon return, nearly all students will stuff it in their desk or backpack and not give it another thought. Returning it the next day–after you’ve moved on to the next lesson–is too late to be any benefit to students. Homework is practice only and therefore shouldn’t be graded beyond a simple credit/no credit. 6. Partner check. Instead of collecting it, have your students pair up and cross check their answers. Why? Because it adds ownership, motivation, and accountability to homework. It also deepens comprehension and is done before the next lesson–when it really matters. If there is a discrepancy in answers, the students must work out who is right and why. During this time, if there is a student whose homework is incomplete (rare, see strategies 1-4), he or she must begin work on it immediately and may not participate in the partner activity. When your students are finished, allow for questions and be ready to provide further explanation. 7. Throw it away. It’s done. You squeezed all the learning you needed from it. Now it’s time to throw the homework away. There is no reason to keep it, and pitching it in the trash underscores the importance of practice—which is an often-overlooked key to academic success. It’s also an opportunity to have some fun. So grab a wastepaper basket and place it on a chair or desk in front of the room. Ask your students to crumble up their homework, and on your signal, shoot it at the basket. Afterward, draw a crumbled ball or two from the basket and give out a simple prize—a sticker, first to line up, 15 seconds early for recess, whatever. This isn’t done as an incentive, mind you. It’s done because it makes your classroom more fun , which is critical to effective classroom management. 8. Double it. Any student who comes to school without homework completed, and doesn’t get it finished during partner check, must do it at home that evening along with the homework assigned for the day. It is homework. And, sorry, but we’re busy learning today. So the only time he or she can do it is at home. In the morning both homework assignments are due. If a student comes to you and asks if it can be done during recess, it’s up to you. However, I’m not in favor of sending students to recess time-out . If you decide to give your students the option of doing it during recess, I recommend you supervise them yourself in class and that you don’t accept the homework until the next morning. A Challenge! I challenge you to try this homework plan to begin the new school year. If it doesn’t make your life easier, and you’re not thrilled with the improved learning and motivation in your students, email me and I’ll send you a free copy of any of my books. Although, having seen this homework plan in action, I probably won’t believe you. If you haven’t done so already, please join us. It’s free! Click here and begin receiving classroom management articles like this one in your email box every week. What to read next: A Powerful Way To Relieve Stress: Part One A Simple Exercise Program For Teachers Why Your New Classroom Management Plan Isn't Working 27 Things That Make Your Classroom Management Plan Work When And How To Teach Your Classroom Management Plan 30 thoughts on “A Simple, Effective Homework Plan For Teachers: Part 2” I was wondering have you had safe and civil schools CHAMPS training by Randy Sprick? I just completed a 2 day training, and I feel everything I was ever taught to do is now obsolete. I was just curious what your thought on this were! Sorry, I haven’t heard of it. I have a question regarding strategy #8: Double it. What do you do if the student doesn’t return/complete both homework assignments the next day? If you follow the first four strategies, and I encourage you to go back and read them, it shouldn’t happen. Done correctly, they provide irresistible motivation for students to complete homework. However, if it happens, then three assignments are due. If you follow the strategies, Shauna, you’ve done your part. At some point it’s up to the students and out of your hands. Coddling, encouraging, pep-talks, etc. won’t work. If you lose a student, and he or she is refusing to do homework, then that is a different problem altogether. He or she cannot be a welcome member of your class any longer. Read the series on handling difficult students (right sidebar, near the bottom) for how to do this. I am eager to try all 8 strategies tomorrow. I am skeptical, though. My students are inner-city minority kids who rarely manage to get their homework out the door. If they do there’s a good chance they have no space/tools/atmosphere in there home to do their homework. Is there any advice you can give me to remove those excuses from the list of excuses in the morning? I know they would be thrilled to trash it in the end. Like all strategies on this website, the homework plan was developed and proven effective with disadvantaged students. One of the core philosophies of Smart Classroom Management is that there are no excuses, from the teacher managing the classroom to the students who we know can do the work. This attitude must permeate everything you do in the classroom. It is indeed possible to get homework back from all of your students every morning, but you have to believe it and know that it’s true before you can expect it from your students. It must become just the way things are done in your classroom. This year In my first grade classroom I did weekly homework packets instead of nightly homework. Students were given packets of review work on Monday and they were due on Friday. The majority of the class turned them in but there was the same 2 or 3 who rarely had it done. I was wondering what you thought of weekly packets instead of nightly and I was wanting your comments on whether you feel homework is effective/necessary at first grade? I’m not a fan of weekly homework packets. I think it’s something that needs to be checked daily. I’ll be sure to write about this topic in the future. As for your second question, I think homework can be beneficial (to a degree) for first grade as long as it’s review and doesn’t take long to complete. Hello Mr. Linsin. I work in an experimental school where all work is done through email. We use little to no paper. The problem is that students have a built-in excuse: they can simply say they lost their internet connection or had other technology issues. Sometimes the files get corrupted on their USB drives. My question is, should I force a student who “lost” his or her data to re-do the homework during step 6? If a student doesn’t have his or her homework, whatever the reason, it still must get done. So, yes, absolutely. Part of the learning with homework is in the responsibility. You may, however, want to require students who claim to have lost their data or have other tech issues to bring a note from parents. My guess is that this would be an exceedingly rare occurrence. My school year starts next week, and I just found your articles on homework. I plan to implement these eight steps in my high school classroom. My question is, when a student turns the assignment in late, do you recommend still giving them full credit on a credit/no credit grade? Hi Melanie, No, I don’t recommend giving full credit for late homework. Depending on your students and their grade level, however, you may want to consider 1/2 credit for late homework. its nice to go through the tips regarding home work need a long discussion and debate to improve it Hi Michael, I recently began asking my students to get their tests signed by their parents. Quite a number of boys don’t bring it the next day; a few don’t bring it all. I think the main cause is a lack of responsibility (something I’ve seen come up quite often). Maybe 1 or 2 students are embarrassed to show their parents. The only strategies which seem relevant to this are 3 and 4. Is there anything else you’d suggest? Thanks! It comes down to how much they have respect for you. The better rapport, and the more trusting relationship, and the more they admire, respect, and look up to you, the fewer problems like the one you describe. As you get better in this one area, you’ll have greater leverage–and then everything becomes much easier. I love your website! One question about homework: isn’t one of the main purposes of homework assessment for learning? If it is not collected, how else do you suggest teachers getting hard data on student progress (other than summative assessment scores)? Hi Bethany, I believe homework should be used for practice. It grooves and solidifies learning that has already taken place. Although it can give teachers feedback, I don’t think it should be used as an assessment–for many reasons. Your data should come from a controlled environment (teacher speak for your classroom) to make sure it’s an accurate assessment of what your students can do. There is a lot more to this, and if it fits, I’ll write an article about it in the future. Hi ya… Is this geared toward elementary students? Wondering how it would work in middle school? THanks! Smart Classroom Management is for all K-8 grade teachers. However, on the upper and lower ends of that spectrum, expect to make some small but mostly obvious modifications. I am a middle school math teacher. I have a question about throwing homework away. It sounds like so much fun and I really would like my kids to do it. However, we are using an online program, Zangle, to enter their assignments (homework, assessments, etc) that the students can see and check. I sometimes make mistakes on entering in grades and would like to have them keep their homework to make sure I entered it correctly. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you! Hi Christina, If you follow the series guidelines on how to check homework, then you don’t have to ask your students to keep it (because you’ll check it right in front of them). Personally, I think these tips are great, but I wouldn’t mind having that free book either because, hey, free book. And who doesn’t love free books? I am a new teacher just getting my ABCTE certification. How do you handle students who are absent for legitimate reasons? Do you require them make up all the homework they miss? How do you help them catching up? Thanks a ton! I will certainly use your hw policy. Do you have a deadline for late hw after which no credit is given? I’ll put your questions related to absences on the list of possible future topics. As for your final question, students either have it or they don’t. The deadline is first thing in the morning. Throw homework away?? Think I would get into some serious trouble if I couldn’t prove to leadership that homework was being done. Also self or peer marking that often? again would get me into some serious hot water, with SLT saying I wasn’t doing my job correctly. What do you do about students who have trouble with executive functioning and forget to bring their homework home, lose their homework before it’s done, forget to do it at home, forget where they put their homework by the time they get home, actually complete the homework but lose it after it’s done, leave their homework at home, forget where they put their completed homework, or forget to bring their completed homework to class? I’ve had all of these excuses from students, mostly those who need organizational help. I’ve learned so much from your website since I’ve started reading your articles! Looking forward to your response. Thanks! The point is that the students who do their homework want their credits and want to see their work appreciated. And what is the consequence for those who do not show effort? Thanks, Kathrine Hi Michael, My homework strategy is similar to yours. However when walking around and checking student homework I do not say anything, initially, to those who haven’t completed. Instead I just silently note the non-completer’s names on my clipboard. Then I return to the front of the class and issue a detention of 10 minutes to those who didn’t complete their homework (students are aware of the rule and consequence). The student then has a choice of completing the homework before their detention and putting it on my desk when they enter the detention room for me to check or sitting down with it and completing it during detention and giving it to me when their detention is finished. What do you think of this strategy? Do you think issuing detention for not completing homework is too harsh? I like it, Gary. No, I don’t think it’s too harsh. Thanks Michael. Glad to hear it! Leave a Comment Cancel reply Privacy Policy Subscriber Only Resources Access this article and hundreds more like it with a subscription to The New York TImes Upfront  magazine. LESSON PLAN Should schools give summer homework. Analyzing Authors’ Claims Read the Article YES: Harris Cooper, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University NO: Nancy Kalish, co-author, The Case Against Homework Analyze the debate. 1. Set Focus Frame the inquiry with this essential question: What factors should officials take into consideration when creating curriculum? 2. R ead and Discuss Have students read the debate and then answer the following questions: What is the issue being debated? How does it relate to current events? (The issue is whether schools should assign homework to students over the summer break.  The issue is timely because disruptions to education stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in significant learning loss for many students.) Evaluate why these two authors might be interested in and qualified to comment on this issue. (Harris Cooper is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. Nancy Kalish is the co-author of a book that argues against assigning homework.)   Analyze Cooper’s view. (Cooper argues in favor of schools assigning summer homework. He says that a long summer vacation without schoolwork leads to forgetting and results in teachers having to waste time reviewing old material in the fall. He says summer homework can minimize these negative results the way summer school has been proven to.) Analyze Kalish’s view. (Kalish argues against assigning homework over the summer. She says that doing so might result in more harm than good, such as by stealing time away from play and other forms of learning, reducing time spent on being physically active, and turning reading into a chore. She says students should start the year refreshed.) Extend & Assess 4. Writing Prompt In an essay, evaluate one of the debaters’ arguments. Assess whether the reasoning is valid and whether it’s supported with evidence. Point out biases or missing information. 5. Classroom Debate Should schools give summer homework? Have students use the authors’ ideas, as well as their own, in a debate.  6. Vote Go online to vote in Upfront ’s poll—and see how students across the country voted.   Download a PDF of this Lesson Plan My dog ate my homework (Past Simple and Past Continuous) Games and Role Plays Past Tenses Grammar - Past Simple and Past Continuous This is a standalone lesson but it can also be used as part of the set titled: Tell me what happened LESSON OVERVIEW In this lesson, students learn the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous . They also get the chance to practise using the two tenses in a variety of tasks.  PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS At the beginning of the lesson students read the definition of the word excuse and think what excuses people often give in different situations (e.g. when they are late). Then, students read six situations and think of an excuse they might give in each of them (e.g. You borrowed a friend’s laptop and broke it .) Next, they look at a list of excuses and match them with the situations they talked about. The excuses contain verbs in Past Simple and Past Continuous forms. After that, students look at some of the excuses again and find the verbs , as well as decide which tense they are. They also work out the rules of using Past Simple and Past Continuous.  In this part of the lesson students practise using the past tenses . First, they do a controlled activity in which they need to choose the correct verb forms in sentences. Then, they look at four photos of people who might have done something wrong and discuss some questions. For instance, they explain what happened (e.g. someone broke some plates), say whether these situations ever happened to them, and decide if the people should apologize for what happened. Then, students use the four photos to create some excuses for what happened. They need to use Past Simple and Past Continuous, as well as some verbs in brackets. Finally, students play a game in which they get a list of situations (e.g. You promised to cook dinner but you didn’t .). In pairs, they need to create excuses for what happened, and their partner needs to guess what the situation is. Subscribe to unlock these and many other Standalone lesson with the Premium plan Leave a Reply Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Really fun, my students love tense revision lessons, happy this was added Great practice for reviewing past tenses and recycling vocabulary! That’s really good to hear. Thanks! What a great lesson! My beginner students loved it and found it extremely useful and clear Awesome! Thanks for the feedback 🙂 I love it! My students love it! Congrats! Thank you 🙂 Happy to hear the lesson was a success! An enjoyable and imaginative lesson for all! Just one little thing, the instructions on slide 10 are not very clear, and it took a while for me and the student to work out what was actually required. Great work Ewa. Highly recommended. Thanks for the feedback, Pete 🙂 We have redisigned the task a bit to make it clearer. Thank Ewa. Much better now! GREAT LESSON! THE STUDENTS LOVE IT! Fantastic! Thank you 🙂 Lovely lesson. Just a little correction (I think!): slide 16 has “down” from the “walked/walking down the street” example crossed out in the answers – I don’t think it should be as it makes sense with both tenses. Hi, thanks for spotting that! We’ve fixed it. This lesson is excellent. The students can practice grammar while discussing a funny topic. I would love similar lesson for the other past tenses. Thanks for the comment 🙂 We always try to make grammar lessons more than just about grammar. You can browse other (hopefully equally fun) lessons covering past tenses and talking about the past here . Browse other materials recommended for you Meeting a celebrity With this lesson, students talk about celebrities and work with grammar! They watch a funny ad, discuss situations related to fame and practise words and phrases to express frequency. Students also do a role play task in which they throw a celebrity party. Sharing experiences (Present Perfect and Past Simple) With this lesson, students discuss the topics people talk about when they first meet. They also practise Present Perfect and Past Simple, watch a video about people who have just met and do a role play activity. 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Students also practise applying Present Perfect and Past Simple depending on the context. Posh and fancy (Past Simple and Continuous practice) Engage in revising Past Simple and Continuous and discussing fancy experiences with this lesson! Students explore vocabulary to talk about the topic, watch a humorous ad for a ketchup brand and create interesting stories. My pet makes me happy Engage students in fascinating discussions as they explore how pets influence our lives, master the structure ‘make + object + adjective’ and dive into a news story video on pets in the workplace in this flipped classroom lesson! Food culture, coffee culture In this ESL lesson about coffee and food culture students have a lot of discussion, watch a video, study nouns that can be both countable and uncountable, and have a lot of fun practice. Is there a minimum subscription period if I choose a monthly subscription? What currencies can i pay in for my subscription, how can i edit an e-lesson plan. 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The £4 million scheme will see government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments used to train AI to create tools which can be used reliably in schools. Research has shown that parents would be open to teachers using generative AI tools to help them with certain tasks, so they could then spend more time helping children in the classroom. Tests of the new approach carried out by the Department for Education (DfE) found it could increase accuracy to 92%, up from 67% when no targeted data was provided to an AI model. “We know teachers work tirelessly to go above and beyond for their students,” Science Secretary Peter Kyle said. “By making AI work for them, this project aims to ease admin burdens and help them deliver creative and inspiring lessons every day, while reducing time pressures they face. “This is the first of many projects that will transform how we see and use public sector data. We will put the information we hold to work, using it in a safe and responsible way to reduce waiting lists, cut backlogs and improve outcomes for citizens across the country.” Minister for Early Education Stephen Morgan said: “We are determined to break down the barriers to opportunity to ensure every child can get the best possible education – and that includes access to the best tech innovations for all. “Artificial intelligence, when made safe and reliable, represents an exciting opportunity to give our schools leaders and teachers a helping hand with classroom life. “Today’s announcement marks a huge step forward for AI in the classroom. “This investment will allow us to safely harness the power of tech to make it work for our hard-working teachers, easing the pressures and workload burdens we know are facing the profession and freeing up time, allowing them to focus on face-to-face teaching.” To encourage innovation under the new scheme, the Government said it would also make the content store of educational data available to AI companies, with a share of £1 million to be awarded to those who brought forward the best ideas for tools to use the data to aid teachers. According to a survey from TeacherTapp, almost half of teachers were already using AI in some form to help with their work, but the Government said these tools were not specifically trained on teaching materials used in England. 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A database made of official curriculum-specific documents, including anonymised student assessments, lesson plans and teacher guidance is being created with £4 million of taxpayer money. Technology companies will use this resource to create bespoke educational AI tools for use by teachers in the classroom to help with the more time-consuming tasks. It is envisioned that AI trained on the official database will be more accurate, less biased and more secure than current commercial options and free up teachers to focus on helping students. Teachers are broadly supportive of the technology as a way to reduce the workload but say artificial intelligence will not be able to replace them in the classroom. Lesson plans and in-class activities will be made by AI under the current plans and classwork and homework will also be marked by AI tools. Commercially available AI systems such as ChatGPT are already being used by both teachers and students and educational companies such as Pearson are now making their own custom AI programmes. However, the Department for Science hopes that establishing its own trusted datasource will make the tools more useful to pupils of all ages, and at both state and independent schools. Government analysis claims that the project will make classroom AI 92 per cent accurate compared to 67 per cent for current commercial alternatives. AI ‘will help teachers’ Peter Kyle , the Secretary of State for Science, said: “We know teachers work tirelessly to go above and beyond for their students. “By making AI work for them, this project aims to ease admin burdens and help them deliver creative and inspiring lessons every day, while reducing time pressures they face.” The Government is encouraging tech companies to submit proposals for AI tools to help with marking and feedback by March 2025. A survey from the Department for Education (DfE) found parents were “initially sceptical” about AI in the classroom with worries centred around the use of child data and the potential for it to damage the relationship between pupils and teachers. Parents also believe there should always be human oversight to ensure the technology works in addition to the role of the teacher, and not as a replacement. A key belief of parents was also that consent should be given before a child’s data can be used in the database, even if it is anonymised to only reveal gender and age. It is understood that the government project will keep no personal information of children and all documents will need the permission of the individual, or their parent/carer, before being included. An official framework for safety in AI used in education is being created by DfE officials and is expected to be finalised later this year. ‘AI is, essentially, uncaring.’ Mike Sharples, emeritus professor of educational technology in the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University and a consultant on educational technology, told The Telegraph the biggest concern about introducing officially-sanctioned AI into the classroom is that it may overburden teachers and lead to a breakdown in the caring relationship between pupil and teacher. “There’s no evidence from 30 years of education technology that adding more technology into teachers’ lives is going to make them more efficient,” he said. “The important thing is that teaching is a caring profession. Teachers care for their students and for the knowledge, but AI is, essentially, uncaring. “If teachers have to dance to its tune then the real worry is that you then just automate some of the caring aspects of teaching.” He added that while he thinks the overall idea is a good one, it needs to be led by teachers from the perspective of the classroom, and not by the AI companies. Stephen Morgan , the minister for early education, said the project will “harness the power of tech” to free up some of teachers’ time and allow them to focus more on face-to-face teaching than admin. “Today’s announcement marks a huge step forward for AI in the classroom. “We are determined to break down the barriers to opportunity to ensure every child can get the best possible education – and that includes access to the best tech innovations.” Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders , welcomed the announcement and said it could “do some of the heavy lifting” in the classroom with marking, lesson planning and admin. “Ensuring that it is as reliable as possible will help to alleviate some of the concern that staff may feel about AI,” he added “However, it is important to recognise that AI is a tool and not something that can replace the human expertise and interaction with students that can only be provided by our highly-skilled and professional education staff.” The downside of AI has seen some universities banning students from using ChatGPT for fear of cheating, concern over use of AI in scientific papers , ridiculous images and indecent pictures appearing because of AI. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 3 months with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more. Cookies on GOV.UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time The UK government announced a new project today that will enhance AI's ability to assist teachers in marking work and planning lessons. Using AI tools to help reduce teacher's workload. Teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans will form a new optimised content store which will train generative AI to make it more reliable for teachers in England new project will bring teachers and tech companies together to develop and use trustworthy AI tools that can help mark homework and save teachers time comes as new research shows parents want teachers to use AI to reduce out of hours work and boost time spent teaching children Artificial intelligence will be better at helping teachers mark work and plan lessons under a new project announced by the UK government today.  The project, backed by £4 million of government investment, will pool government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments which will then be used by AI companies to train their tools so they generate accurate, high-quality content, like tailored, creative lesson plans and workbooks, that can be reliably used in schools.  The content store is targeted at technology companies specialising in education to build tools which will help teachers mark work, create teaching materials for use in the classroom and assist with routine school admin.  It comes as new research shows parents want teachers to use generative AI to enable them to have more time helping children in the classroom with face-to-face teaching – supporting the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. However, teachers and AI developers are clear better data is needed to make these technologies work properly, which this project looks to help with.  Science Secretary Peter Kyle said:  We know teachers work tirelessly to go above and beyond for their students.  By making AI work for them, this project aims to ease admin burdens and help them deliver creative and inspiring lessons every day, while reducing time pressures they face.  This is the first of many projects that will transform how we see and use public sector data. We will put the information we hold to work, using it in a safe and responsible way to reduce waiting lists, cut backlogs and improve outcomes for citizens across the country. Minister for Early Education Stephen Morgan said:  We are determined to break down the barriers to opportunity to ensure every child can get the best possible education – and that includes access to the best tech innovations for all. Artificial Intelligence, when made safe and reliable, represents an exciting opportunity to give our schools leaders and teachers a helping hand with classroom life.  Today’s world-leading announcement marks a huge step forward for AI in the classroom. This investment will allow us to safely harness the power of tech to make it work for our hard-working teachers, easing the pressures and workload burdens we know are facing the profession and freeing up time, allowing them to focus on face-to-face teaching. The content store, backed by £3 million, is a first-of-its kind approach to processing government data for AI , as the UK government forges ahead with using technology to transform public services and improve lives people across the country.    It includes a partnership with the Open University which is sharing learning resources to be drawn on as part of the project.  This follows Department for Education tests, published today, which show providing generative AI models with this kind of data can increase accuracy to 92%, up from 67% when no targeted data was provided to a large language model.  Minister Morgan announced the project today during a speech to international education ministers at the Global Education Innovation Summit ( GEIS ) in Seoul, Republic of Korea.  The three-day event, on the theme of “classroom revolution led by teachers with AI ” will see the launch of the Global Education and Innovation Alliance, of which the UK will be of the founding members.  He told the delegation the world-leading initiative will mark the first government-approved store of high-quality education material optimised for AI product development and will stimulate the production of safe, legally compliant, evidence-based tools, relevant to our teachers’ needs.  To encourage AI companies to make use of the datastore, a share of an additional £1 million will be awarded to those who bring forward the best ideas to put the data into practice to reduce teacher workload. Each winner will build an AI tool to help teachers specifically with feedback and marking by March 2025, with applications opening on 9th September.  Almost half of teachers are already using AI to help with their work, according to a survey from TeacherTapp, but current AI tools are not specifically trained on the documents setting out how teaching should work in England.  Chris Goodall, a teacher and Head of Digital Education in the Bourne Education Trust, first started using AI when he was teaching business in November 2022. Here, Chris experimented with using ChatGPT to develop a range of lesson activities, such as personalised case studies, to complement his lessons.  Now, Chris supports teachers across over 26 primary, secondary and specialist schools in the Trust to enhance their lessons and cut down the time they need to spend on admin by using AI .  With his support, teachers have used generative AI to evaluate their curriculum materials, create case studies and other activities to create engaging lessons. Teachers at Auriol Junior School even illustrated a teacher-written guide encouraging students to read more books with AI -generated text, cartoon creatures and music, encouraging students to become a “literacy monster” and making the programme more engaging.  Chris Goodall, a teacher and Head of Digital Education in the Bourne Education Trust, said:  AI has been a hugely powerful tool for me and my colleagues at the Bourne Education Trust. It allows us to create engaging, personalised learning experiences for our students while also significantly reducing the time taken to create them. Personally, I’ve used AI to quickly generate scaffolded activities, adapt materials for students with special educational needs, and create more engaging lessons that are accessible to all. The time saved allows school staff to focus on what matters most, interacting with students and providing individualised feedback and support.  The content store will take this to the next level by offering easy access to high quality evidence based and legally compliant education materials. Developed with input from educators it supports effective teaching practices and fosters collaboration and innovation.  This initiative demonstrates how AI , when implemented responsibly and ethically, can support and empower teachers to create more dynamic, personalised learning experiences for students. Ian Cunningham, the Chief Technical Office of TeachMate, which makes AI tools to help teachers, said:  TeachMateAI already saves teachers over 10+ house of time each week through our AI tools, but we are ambitious about what more we can do to support teachers and schools. The AI education store has the potential to enable us and other developers to produce highly accurate tools for the sector in a much more efficient way, reducing cost, compute and the time it takes us to bring new products to market. The Department for Education is also today committing to publishing a safety framework on AI products for education, due later this year. Minister Morgan will meet education technology companies before setting out clear expectations for the safety of AI products for education.  Professor Ian Pickup, Pro Vice Chancellor, Students, at The Open University, said: We’re excited to be a founding strategic partner in this initiative alongside DfE . Since our founding in 1969, we have remained at the forefront of innovation in education. As part of this mission, we have provided free, open-access materials via OpenLearn since 2006, and see the deployment of AI as a means through which even more learners can benefit from the transformative power of education.   By making content accessible to new educational technology tools, we foresee a future where learning materials can be best matched to personal needs, where learning tasks can be pitched at the right level for student success, and where students can progress at a pace that is right for them. Share this page The following links open in a new tab Share on Facebook (opens in new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in new tab) Updates to this page Is this page useful. Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful Help us improve GOV.UK Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab) . News | Politics AI to be trained to help teachers mark homework under new Government plan Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Generative AI tools are to be trained to help teachers create lesson plans and mark homework under a new project announced by the Government . The £4 million scheme will see government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments used to train AI to create tools which can be used reliably in schools. Research has shown that parents would be open to teachers using generative AI tools to help them with certain tasks, so they could then spend more time helping children in the classroom. Tests of the new approach carried out by the Department for Education (DfE) found it could increase accuracy to 92%, up from 67% when no targeted data was provided to an AI model. By making AI work for (teachers), this project aims to ease admin burdens and help them deliver creative and inspiring lessons every day, while reducing time pressures they face Science Secretary Peter Kyle “We know teachers work tirelessly to go above and beyond for their students,” Science Secretary Peter Kyle said. “By making AI work for them, this project aims to ease admin burdens and help them deliver creative and inspiring lessons every day, while reducing time pressures they face. “This is the first of many projects that will transform how we see and use public sector data. We will put the information we hold to work, using it in a safe and responsible way to reduce waiting lists, cut backlogs and improve outcomes for citizens across the country.” Minister for Early Education Stephen Morgan said: “We are determined to break down the barriers to opportunity to ensure every child can get the best possible education – and that includes access to the best tech innovations for all. Three in four victims ‘not confident reporting crime will bring justice’ Starmer scraps ‘wasteful’ Sunak-era £40m private helicopter contract ‘100 spaces left in men’s prisons in England and Wales’ The schoolfriends taking their sound from the streets to the big stage “Artificial intelligence, when made safe and reliable, represents an exciting opportunity to give our schools leaders and teachers a helping hand with classroom life. This investment will allow us to safely harness the power of tech to make it work for our hard-working teachers, easing the pressures and workload burdens ... and freeing up time, allowing them to focus on face-to-face teaching Minister for Early Education Stephen Morgan “Today’s announcement marks a huge step forward for AI in the classroom. “This investment will allow us to safely harness the power of tech to make it work for our hard-working teachers, easing the pressures and workload burdens we know are facing the profession and freeing up time, allowing them to focus on face-to-face teaching.” To encourage innovation under the new scheme, the Government said it would also make the content store of educational data available to AI companies, with a share of £1 million to be awarded to those who brought forward the best ideas for tools to use the data to aid teachers. 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Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in International Education Jobs Schools directory Resources Education Jobs Schools directory News Search Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare - Full Lesson Activities - CIE Poetry iGCSE 2026 Subject: English Age range: 14-16 Resource type: Lesson (complete) Last updated 23 August 2024 Share through email Share through twitter Share through linkedin Share through facebook Share through pinterest In this 19-slide PowerPoint, you will find: objective and starter, creative writing task to stimulate ideas connected to the poem, reorganise the poem activity, drama task to facilitate first reading, first impression comprehension questions with an extension, form and structure analysis, multiple interpretation ideas (romantic love vs personal tribute to Hamnet), poetic technique analysis, line-by-line analysis, line-by-line homework questions, essay ideas with four PEE model paragraphs, essay plan. 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What are the benefit of doing homework (e.g., reinforces what we learn during the day, gives students extra time to practice, improves grades) - teacher can write down short-form answers on white/blackboard. Part 2: Another benefit to doing homework ... A Detailed Guide to Developing an Effective Lesson Plan Adequate preparation of materials ensures a smooth lesson flow and minimizes disruptions. 4. Introduction. Developing an effective lesson plan hinges on a well-structured introduction that sets the tone for the entire session. The initial 5-10 minutes are critical in engaging students and establishing clear learning objectives. 30 Lesson Plan Examples for Every Grade and Subject 5E Lessons in Middle and High School. 5E lesson plans (Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaborate, Evaluate) are great for middle and high school as well. This example is for science, but you can use the 5E structure across all lessons. Learn more: Middle and High School 5E Lesson Plans. The Wise and Witty Teacher. FREE Lesson Plan Template Free lesson plan templates for teachers or parents who homeschool their kids. All templates are editable so you can personalize and customize them to suit your needs. Either print a blank lesson plan template and write your lesson plan or edit the template before you print. We offer many free lesson plan themes to suit every teaching style. How To Write a Lesson Plan in 7 Steps Homework is an effective way to reinforce the day's lesson after students leave the classroom. Once the lesson is complete, you can include homework as a bonus activity for students. Include a short homework assignment in your lesson plan to maximize student retention. Typical assignments are: Guide: Creating Lesson Plans Week 1. Students will begin to think about their purpose, audience and context for writing. (day 1) Students will use critical thinking skills and critical reading strategies to become better writers. (day 2) Week 2. 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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is a complete 54 page novel study guide based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens. The guide is presented chapter-by-chapter and includes the following distinct sections: Criminal law: factual causation The lesson should take approx 60 mins. There are suggested timings in the powerpoint at the end of the slide. There is a homework slide to read up on cases of legal causation and there are some revision games and activities if you need to fill in time or these can be set for homework. No printing required. AI to be trained to help teachers mark homework under new Government plan The £4 million scheme will see government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments used to train AI to create tools which can be used reliably in ... 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