Math Lesson Plan Template – Printable, Worked Examples

All 9 sheets

One math lesson 3

Elementary math lesson plan with manipulatives and centers For the early grades: I can, Manipulatives, Number talk or warm-up, Mini-lesson, Guided practice, Centers, and Closing and check.
Math lesson plan, one lesson Lines for Teacher, Date, Grade and Topic, then ruled lines under eight headings: Objective, Math words, Warm-up, Worked examples (I do), Guided practice (We do), Independent practice (You do), Mistakes to watch for and Exit question.
Problem-based math lesson plan For a lesson built on one problem: The problem, Answers and methods I expect, Launch, Explore with questions to ask while students work, and Summarize with whose work to share.

Worked examples, rotations and stations 3

Math stations plan, 5 stations Five numbered stations with columns for Skill, Task and Materials, for a review day.
Math worked examples planner, 4 examples Four numbered rows with columns for the Problem, the Steps I will show and the Mistake to watch for. Topic and Date lines at the top.
Math workshop plan, three groups by rotation Rows for Rotation 1, 2 and 3 and a column for each of three groups: write where each group is in each rotation. A Mini-lesson line sits above the table and a Closing line below.

A week, or two lessons to a page 2

Math lesson plans, two to a page Print a pair of lessons on one sheet and cut them apart: Date and Topic at the top of each, then Objective, I do, We do and You do over ruled lines.
Math week, Monday to Friday A sideways page with a column for each day and four rows: Topic and objective, Math words, Practice and Homework.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: four worked examples for adding fractions, filled in Sample. The worked examples planner filled in for a made-up lesson on adding fractions with unlike denominators: each row has the steps to show and one mistake to listen for.

How it works

This math lesson plan template opens on one lesson: lines for Teacher, Date, Grade and Topic, then ruled blocks from Objective and Math words to Mistakes to watch for and an Exit question.

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From I do to you do

Press Print the lesson plan. Under Worked examples, write the problems you will solve at the board. Guided practice holds the ones the class solves with you, and Independent practice the ones students try alone. Note the slips you expect under Mistakes to watch for.

An elementary math lesson plan template, and more

The elementary sheet swaps in I can, Manipulatives, Number talk or warm-up and Centers. A problem-based sheet plans one rich problem, the workshop sheet moves three groups through three rotations, and a week sheet runs Monday to Friday.

The worked examples planner sets each problem beside the steps you will show and the mistake to watch for.
The stations plan numbers five stations with Skill, Task and Materials columns, for a review day.

Questions and answers

What should a math lesson plan include?

On this template: an objective, the math words, a warm-up, worked examples, guided practice, independent practice, the mistakes you expect and an exit question. Every heading has ruled lines under it.

Is there a filled-in example?

Yes. The sample sheet is the worked examples planner filled in for a made-up lesson on adding fractions with unlike denominators: four problems, the steps to show, and a mistake to listen for in each.

Does the page make the math problems?

No. It prints forms to plan on, and all but the sample come out empty. The problems are yours to write in.

Which grades is it for?

Any: Grade is a blank line. As a suggestion only, the one-lesson sheet fits upper elementary and above, and the sheet with manipulatives and centers fits the early grades.