Classroom and childcare · CC-07

Lesson Plan Sheet

A free printable lesson plan — what they should leave knowing, a timed sequence, how you will check they got it, and what to do if it goes wrong.

First page of the Lesson Plan Sheet — Plan one lesson on one page, with space for the two things people skip: the checking, and the plan for the students who have not got it.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Plan one lesson on one page, with space for the two things people skip: the checking, and the plan for the students who have not got it.

Who it is for

Teachers, trainee teachers, tutors, trainers, instructors and anyone teaching something to a group.

How to use it

  1. Write what they should leave knowing before you plan a single activity.
  2. Say what prior knowledge you are assuming — it is where lessons come apart.
  3. Plan the checking, not just the telling.
  4. Fill in the adaptations section. It is the difference between a plan and a script.
  5. Note the follow-up while it is fresh, straight after the lesson.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

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