Lesson Plan Template 'Cheat Sheet'

							                                                             Lesson Plan Template "Cheat Sheet"

                              What is it?                                                           How can I implement it?
                                                             Teacher introduces/reviews important vocabulary words while adding them to or referring to the word wall.
                                                             Teacher also introduces/reviews the EQ.
                                                             *The EQ is written in student language and should be posted and referred to throughout the lesson.
 Introduction




                 Brief part of the lesson when students      Examples of “Hooks”:
                           learn the objective.              *Anticipation Guide: Students respond to and discuss statements related to the topic to be studied. After
                  Teacher provides a hook to motivate        reading or learning about the topic students rewrite their responses.
                students and a link to prior knowledge in    *Word Splash: Students predict the relationship among a set of words and the topic to be studied. While
                   order to introduce a new concept.         reading or learning about the topic students check their statements for accuracy and make revisions as
                                                             necessary.
                                                             *Whole Class KWL: Students build a whole class KWL chart by writing their ideas on sticky notes and
                                                             placing them under each of the three parts of the KWL as they are introduced by the teacher.
                Component of the lesson when students
“I DO”




                 learn exactly what they are expected to     Teacher conducts a think aloud while solving a problem or reading the text to explain thought processes or
                do during guided practice and eventually     thinking patterns. Model the use of a graphic organizer to organize key ideas during this step.
                        during independent work.
                                                             Examples of Collaborative Strategies:
                                                             *Numbered Heads Together: Each student is assigned a number. Members of a group work together to
                Opportunity for students to work in pairs,   agree on an answer. The teacher randomly selects on number and the student with that number answers
“WE DO”




                  trios and/or quads using collaborative     for the group.
                   strategies to practice what they were     *Rally Table: In teams, students alternate generating written responses or solving problems. The paper
                taught during the modeled portion of the     continues to go around the table until each student has had an opportunity to contribute. The teams take
                     lesson while the teacher performs       turns sharing their responses with the rest of the class.
                         checks for understanding.           *Team-Pair-Solo: Teammates work together to solve a problem. If correct, students advance to pair work
                                                             for the next problem. If correct, the partners switch roles to solve another problem. Finally, the students
                                                             advance to solo when all problems are correct.
“YOU DO”




                Opportunity for students to independently Teacher assigns students independent work that is directly aligned with the lesson objective. Teacher
                  apply what they have learned during     circulates around the room to provide support and to determine who has mastered content and who needs
                     modeled and guided practice.         further assistance


                                                             Examples of Closures:
                                                             *Ticket Out The Door: Students respond to a prompt which they in turn, share with the class or with a
 Closure




                  Allows students to reflect on the key      partner.
                  ideas they have learned during the         *Dear Teacher: Write a letter to an absent student, another teacher or the principal explaining what
                      lesson and to answer the EQ.           has been learned and answering the EQ.
                                                             *It's Okay to Pass Summary Notes: Students write a summary paragraph answering the EQ and
                                                             exchange with a partner who responds to the accuracy of the answer.