College Class Lesson Plan Template – Printable, With Sample

How it works

This college class lesson plan template is for an instructor planning one meeting of a course, whether it runs as a lecture, a discussion section or a mix of the two.

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A college professor lesson plan template, segment by segment

Write the session's learning outcomes on the two lines above the table. Each row is one segment: its minutes, whether it is lecture, discussion or activity, the topic and what students do, and the slides or handouts it needs. The foot holds the reading before class and the assignment.

A college lesson plan outline template

The outline sheet has five numbered parts, each with a main point, an example or evidence and a question for the class. Lecture plan and Discussion section plan give a session more room, in ruled blocks.

Course schedule by week lists the dates, topic, reading and what is due for 15 weeks, under Course, Semester and Instructor lines.
First class session plan has a block for the syllabus points to go over and one for what students do before session two.
After class notes print two to a page: what ran long or short, questions students asked, what to change.

Questions and answers

Is there a sample lesson plan template for college?

Yes. The filled-in example is a made-up 75 minute first-year writing session on the thesis, with each segment marked lecture, discussion or activity. Its minutes are an illustration, not a rule.

Is this a higher education lesson plan template for any course?

Yes. No sheet names a college, a textbook or a learning platform, and Learning outcomes is a blank line, so the form fits a university course, a graduate seminar or a community college class.

Is there a blank undergraduate lesson plan template?

Yes. Every sheet but the sample is blank. Outcomes and checks sets each learning outcome beside the activity that teaches it and how you will check it.

Is there a free printable lesson plan template for a college course?

Yes. Every sheet prints free, with no sign-up. For a course that meets several times a week, Three class meetings to a page gives each meeting a topic, a short plan and announcements, with cut lines between them.

All 10 sheets

One class session 3

College class lesson plan, one session in timed segments Course, Session and Date lines and two lines for Learning outcomes, then 6 segments: Minutes, Lecture, discussion or activity, Topic and what students do, Slides and handouts. Reading before class and Assignment lines at the foot.
First class session plan For the first meeting of a course: Course, Date and Room lines, then ruled lines under Before students arrive, Welcome and introductions, Syllabus points to go over, First activity, and What students do before session two.
Outcomes and checks, how each learning outcome is taught Four rows that set each Learning outcome beside the Activity that teaches it and How I will check it.

Lecture, discussion and outline 3

College lesson plan outline, main points with examples An outline of one session: five numbered parts, each with a Main point, an Example or evidence and a Question for the class, under a Topic line.
Discussion section plan, questions in order For a session built on a reading: Course, Reading and Date lines, then Passages to look at, Opening question, Follow-up questions, Small-group task, What groups report back, and Before next class.
Lecture plan on ruled lines Ruled lines under Learning outcomes, Opening question or hook, Main points, Examples and demonstrations, Places to pause for questions, Summary, and Before next class.

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Across the course 3

After class notes, two to a page Two short forms with a cut line between them, to fill in while the session is fresh: What ran long or short, Questions students asked, and Change before teaching it again.
Course schedule by week, 15 weeks Fifteen numbered weeks with Dates, Topic, Reading and Due columns, under Course, Semester and Instructor lines.
Three class meetings to a page Three short plans with cut lines between them, one for each meeting of the week. Each has a Session and date line and ruled lines under Topic, Plan and Announcements.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: a 75 minute writing class on the thesis, filled in Sample. The opening sheet filled in for a made-up first-year writing session, with each segment marked lecture, discussion or activity. Its minutes are an example, not a rule.

How this list was compiled: Our own layout, made for this page on October 8, 2026. Every sheet is a plain form; no college's, university's, publisher's or teaching center's form is copied. The sample session is made up and names no college, textbook or instructor. Licence: own work