How it works
This middle school lesson plan template opens on one class period: lines for Teacher, Subject, Periods and Date, then ruled blocks for an objective, a do now, a mini-lesson, work time, an exit ticket and homework.
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One plan, several periods
Press Print the lesson plan. On the Periods line, write every period that gets this lesson. After teaching, the section tracker has a row for Period 1 to Period 6 to note where each class stopped and what to do tomorrow.
A week, advisory and a team
The week sheet runs Monday to Friday with rows from Do now to Homework. Advisory or homeroom has its own plan, and the team plan gives English, Math, Science, Social studies and Electives a row each.
- Two classes to a page prints a pair of short plans for a teacher with two preps.
- Week of do nows and exit tickets has two wide columns, for writing five openers and closers at once.
Questions and answers
What goes in a middle school lesson plan?
On this template: an objective, a do now for the first minutes, a mini-lesson, work time, an exit ticket and homework. Teacher, Subject, Periods and Date lines sit at the top.
Is it only for middle school?
No. The headings fit any class taught by the bell, and no sheet prints a grade.
What is the section tracker for?
It is for a teacher who gives one lesson to several classes. Each period has a row with Where we stopped and Notes for tomorrow, and the sample shows a made-up math lesson across six periods.
Does it say how long each part should take?
No. The sheet with a Minutes column leaves the minutes blank, and nothing on the page says how long a period, a do now or a mini-lesson should be.