Unit Lesson Plan Template – Printable Lesson List, Calendar

Q: How many lessons fit on a sheet?

It opens on 10, and Add a lesson takes it to 15, 20 or any count up to 40. Ten lessons have the tallest rows; 20 hold four school weeks of daily lessons on one page.

All 11 sheets

Lesson by lesson 4

Unit lesson plan, 10 lessons Lines for Unit title, Subject, Grade and Dates, then a table of 10 numbered lessons with columns for Date, Objective, Activities and Check.
Unit lesson plan, 15 lessons The same table with 15 numbered lessons, for a unit of about three weeks.
Unit lesson plan, 20 lessons Twenty numbered lessons on one page, with shorter rows.
Unit lesson plan, a standard for each lesson Ten numbered lessons with a Standard column in place of Date, blank for the code your school uses.

Unit calendars 3

Three-week unit calendar Three tall rows, Week 1 to Week 3, under Monday to Friday. Write one lesson in each box to see the whole unit at once.
Four-week unit calendar Monday to Friday across and four rows, Week 1 to Week 4.
Six-week unit calendar Monday to Friday across and six rows, Week 1 to Week 6.

Unit overview 1

Unit overview, one page The whole unit on one page: ruled lines under Big ideas, What students will know, What students will be able to do, Final task or test, and Texts and materials.

Words and resources 2

Unit vocabulary list Twelve rows for the words of the unit, with columns for Word, Meaning and the lesson it is taught in.
Unit resources list Ten rows for books, handouts, videos and supplies, with columns for Resource, Where it is and the lessons that use it.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: an opinion writing unit, filled in Sample. The 10 lesson list filled in for a made-up grade 4 unit on opinion writing, from the first lesson to the day the pieces are shared.

How it works

This unit lesson plan template opens on a list of 10 numbered lessons under lines for Unit title, Subject, Grade and Dates. Each lesson has a row with Date, Objective, Activities and Check columns.

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List the lessons in order

Press Print the lesson plan. Give each lesson one row: the date, what students will learn, what they will do, and how you will check it. For a longer unit, press Add a lesson under the sheet: 15 or 20 lessons fit one page.

A unit plan template with lesson plans, a calendar and an overview

The unit calendars lay the same lessons over three, four or six weeks, Monday to Friday. The overview is one page of five headings, from Big ideas to Texts and materials. Two more sheets list the unit's words and its resources.

The Check column is narrow: a word such as quiz, draft or exit slip fits.
One sheet swaps the Date column for a Standard column.

Questions and answers

What is a unit lesson plan?

It is the plan for a run of connected lessons on one topic. This template lists every lesson of the unit on one page, with an objective and activities for each.

How many lessons fit on a sheet?

It opens on 10, and Add a lesson takes it to 15, 20 or any count up to 40. Ten lessons have the tallest rows; 20 hold four school weeks of daily lessons on one page.

What is on the unit overview?

Five headings with ruled lines: Big ideas, What students will know, What students will be able to do, Final task or test, and Texts and materials. Unit title, Subject, Grade and Dates lines sit above them.

Is there a filled-in example?

Yes. The sample is a made-up grade 4 opinion writing unit of 10 lessons, from telling a fact from an opinion to publishing and sharing the finished pieces.