Free Lesson Plan Templates (Printable and Editable)
Five templates covering the planning formats elementary teachers actually get asked for. Print the blank version, or read the filled-in example first to see how much detail each box really needs.
- Daily Lesson Plan TemplateA single-lesson plan you can fill in the night before. One objective, a timed sequence, and a way to know who got it.9 sections · printable
- Weekly Lesson Plan TemplateFive days on one page. Plan the arc of a week without writing five separate plans.7 sections · printable
- 5E Lesson Plan Template and ExampleEngage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate. The inquiry model most used for science, where students meet the phenomenon before the vocabulary.5 sections · printable
- Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan TemplateThe seven-step direct-instruction model many districts still require on formal observations.7 sections · printable
- Differentiated Lesson Plan TemplateOne objective, three access points. Plan the same lesson for the students who are behind, on, and ahead.6 sections · printable
Which template should you use?
- Daily
- Use this for one lesson on one day. If you are mapping a whole week at once, the weekly template is a better fit.
- Weekly
- Use this on Sunday to map the week. Fill the daily template only for the lessons that need more detail than a line.
- 5E
- Best for science and any lesson where discovery should come before the definition. It is a poor fit for procedural fluency practice.
- Madeline Hunter
- Use it when your evaluator expects it, or when teaching a clear procedure that benefits from tight modeling.
- Differentiated
- Use it when the spread in your room is wide enough that one task will lose someone at either end.
What a finished plan looks like
A blank template is only half the job. Every template here links to a complete 2nd grade addition lesson with the practice already chosen, so you can see the finished shape before you fill in your own.
