Summer Camp Lesson Plan Template – Printable Week by Block

How it works

This summer camp lesson plan template is for whoever plans the week: a theme at the top, then what the group does in each block of each day. The week prints sideways.

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A camp week on one page

Press Print the lesson plan. Write the theme on the first line, then one activity in each box. An afternoon project can run all week, a step a day, the way the mural does in the sample.

One day, a rainy day, a whole summer

Start with Camp themes for the summer, 8 weeks to a page, then print a week sheet for each theme. The day plan turns one day upright and gives each block a time, materials and a leader. Keep a rainy day plan ready: it pairs each outdoor block with an indoor swap.

Running mornings only? The half-day week has three tall rows: Opener, Main activity, and Game and goodbye.
The supply list has a box to check on each row once that day's supplies are packed.
Field day or special event plan has blocks for the stations, who runs each one, supplies and the order of the day.

Questions and answers

Is this a camp lesson plan template for any kind of camp?

Yes. The rows name parts of a day, not activities, so a day camp, an art week, a sports week or a science week all fit. Only the drama week is written for one kind of camp.

Are there drama camp lesson plan templates?

Yes, one. Drama camp week has Monday to Friday across and five rows: Warm-up game, Voice and movement, Scene work, Sets, props and costumes, and Run-through. A line below takes the day and time of the showing for families.

Is there a sample summer camp lesson plan?

Yes. The sample is a made-up week on bugs and gardens for ages 7 to 9: a bug hunt, bean seeds, a bug hotel, an outdoor game each day and a mural that goes from sketch to wall by Friday.

All 10 sheets

A camp week 2

Half-day camp week, three blocks Monday to Friday across and three tall rows: Opener, Main activity, and Game and goodbye.
Summer camp week, six blocks from opener to closing circle A sideways page with Monday to Friday across and six rows: Morning opener, Activity block 1, Activity block 2, Outdoor game, Afternoon project and Closing circle. Camp week theme, Dates and Age group lines sit above.

One day 2

Camp day plan, one day block by block An upright page for one day: the six blocks down the side with Time, Activity, Materials and Leader columns.
Rainy day plan, an indoor swap for 5 blocks Five rows with Block, Planned outdoors, Indoor swap and Where columns, for the day the weather changes.

Drama camp and special events 2

Drama camp week, warm-up games to run-through Monday to Friday across and five rows: Warm-up game, Voice and movement, Scene work, Sets, props and costumes, and Run-through. A line below names the day of the showing.
Field day or special event plan Ruled lines under Stations or events, Who runs each one, Supplies, and Order of the day, with Event, Date and Where lines at the top.

A whole summer 3

Camp supply list, 12 rows with a box to check Twelve rows with Day, Activity and Supplies columns and a box to check when the supplies are packed.
Camp themes for the summer, 8 weeks Eight numbered weeks with Dates, Theme, Big activity, and Trip or guest columns.
Camper groups and counselors, 6 rows Six rows with Group name, Counselor, Campers and Ages columns.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: a camp week on bugs and gardens, filled in Sample. The opening sheet filled in for a made-up week: an opener, two activities, a game, one mural that grows through the week and a closing circle each day.