Lesson plan template
Differentiated Lesson Plan Template
One objective, three access points. Plan the same lesson for the students who are behind, on, and ahead.
When to use it. Use it when the spread in your room is wide enough that one task will lose someone at either end.
The template
Print this and write in the boxes, or copy the headings into your own planning document.
Shared objective
The one thing everyone works toward.
Whole-group opening
What does everyone do together?
Support group
What changes for students who are not ready?
Core group
The on-level task.
Extension group
What stretches students who already have it?
Shared close
How do you bring them back together?
The same template, filled in
A real 2nd grade addition lesson, so you can see the level of detail each box actually needs.
- Shared objective
- Students will add two-digit numbers with regrouping.
- Whole-group opening
- Number talk and modeled example, all students.
- Support group
- Base-ten blocks stay out, numbers stay under 50.
- Core group
- Standard practice page, blocks available if wanted.
- Extension group
- Three-digit problems, then write one for a partner.
- Shared close
- One student from each group shares a strategy.
