English Lesson Plan Template – Printable, Text and Writing

All 9 sheets

A lesson on a text 3

English lesson plan in eight boxes The same eight parts as headed boxes, two to a row, each with a short prompt under its heading. This is the form the sample fills in.
English lesson plan, a lesson on a text Lines for Teacher, Date, Class and Text, then ruled lines under eight headings: Objective, Before reading, During reading, After reading, Writing task, Vocabulary, Grammar point and Homework.
Two short English plans on one sheet A pair of short plans to cut apart: Date and Text lines, then Objective, Reading, Writing and Homework over ruled lines.

Writing workshop and speaking 2

Speaking or debate lesson plan For a discussion, a speech day or a debate: Objective, Sides or roles, Time to prepare, Order of speakers, Listening task and Feedback, under a Topic or question line.
Writing workshop lesson plan Lines for Teacher, Date, Class and Kind of writing, then four parts: Mini-lesson, Writing time, Conferences and Share.

A week, a long text, words to teach 3

ELA weekly lesson plan by strand A sideways page with a column for each day and five rows: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Speaking and listening.
Reading schedule for a long text, 15 dates For a novel or a play read over several weeks: 15 rows with columns for Date, Pages or chapters, Focus and Task. Class, Text and Dates lines at the top.
Words to teach from a text, 8 words Eight rows with columns for the Word, the Page it is on, its Meaning in this text and How I will teach it. A Grammar point line sits under the table.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: a lesson on a short article about a school garden, filled in Sample. The eight boxes filled in for a made-up grade 7 lesson on finding a main idea, to show how much goes in each box. The article is not named or quoted.

How it works

This English lesson plan template opens on a lesson built around one text: lines for Teacher, Date, Class and Text, then ruled blocks from Objective and Before reading to a Grammar point and Homework.

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Plan the lesson around the text

Press Print the lesson plan. Write the text on its line, then what happens before, during and after the class reads it. Writing task, Vocabulary and Grammar point each have their own lines below.

An ELA weekly lesson plan template, and a long text

The week sheet runs Monday to Friday with rows for Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Speaking and listening. For a novel or a play, the reading schedule has 15 dated rows for pages or chapters, a focus and a task.

The eight-box sheet has a short prompt under each heading, and the sample shows it filled in.
Words to teach from a text sets each word beside its page and its meaning in that text.

Questions and answers

Is this for English class or for learners of English?

English as a school subject: a text, a writing task, vocabulary and grammar. To plan a lesson that teaches the language itself to new speakers, print the ESL lesson plan template.

What goes in an English lesson plan?

On the opening sheet: an objective, what happens before, during and after reading, a writing task, vocabulary, one grammar point and homework. Other sheets plan a writing workshop and a speaking or debate lesson.

Is the template for English lesson plans free?

Yes. Nothing is charged for any sheet. Each one prints on Letter or A4, blank apart from the sample, and is filled in by hand.

Does it name any books?

No. Text is a blank line on every sheet, and the sample lesson uses an unnamed article about a school garden.