Lesson plan template
Weekly Lesson Plan Template
Five days on one page. Plan the arc of a week without writing five separate plans.
When to use it. Use this on Sunday to map the week. Fill the daily template only for the lessons that need more detail than a line.
The template
Print this and write in the boxes, or copy the headings into your own planning document.
Week focus
What is the one skill this week builds toward?
Monday
Introduce the concept concretely.
Tuesday
Connect concrete to written.
Wednesday
Practice the written method.
Thursday
Apply it.
Friday
Assess and reteach.
Materials for the week
What needs printing on Monday morning?
The same template, filled in
A real 2nd grade addition lesson, so you can see the level of detail each box actually needs.
- Week focus
- Two-digit addition with regrouping.
- Monday
- Build it with base-ten blocks, no written algorithm yet.
- Tuesday
- Blocks alongside the written method, side by side.
- Wednesday
- Guided then independent practice, blocks available.
- Thursday
- Word problems using the same skill.
- Friday
- Short check, then small groups by Thursday's results.
- Materials for the week
- One practice page per day, plus an extension set.
