Lesson Preparation & Templates

Routine Plan

1.       General Routine: Divide up the learning day by hour of the day & subject or activity to be taught. Each subject will be taught in the same sequence each day or every other day. (there may be exceptions)

ex. Math 9-10am, Reading 10:15-11

Certain times of day may be better for certain subjects- ex.  find times when students are most motivated and focused to study more difficult or detailed subjects

Space motivational activities or subjects through-out the day for incentive

2.       Breaks, Lunch & Free time: Include breaks and transitions between subjects to allow for physical movement, activity set-up and mental transitions.

3.       Individual activities: Under each subject, there will be different lessons or learning activities each day. ex. Subject slot: Math 9am-10am, math activity/lessons: math facts 9:00-9:05, new math lesson 9:10-9:30

Keep each lesson length around:

Preschool-1st grade activity length: 5mins-20mins (maximum)

Older elementary activity length: 10mins-25mins (maximum)

*Individual practice and work may be included in or added to above lesson length times as appropriate

4.       Plan daily procedures within a subject that students can learn and do to assist learning & lessons

 ex. Social Studies- students get their textbook, pencil & social studies notebook before the lesson starts

Art- students get sketch books out and clear desk, they clean & return supplies to designated spaces after use

Try out routines & make adjustments as necessary for yourself or the students

Daily Routine

Hour	Subject	Daily Learning Procedures (Students can be trained to do as prompted with limited teacher assistance)

***This can be adapted for home-school or public classrooms

Example Daily Routine Plan

Hour	Subject	Daily Learning Procedures (Students can be trained to do as prompted with limited teacher assistance)
8am-8:20am	Set-up & morning Routine	-Self-starter located on front table, students start on own -students sharpen pencils & get out pencil box 8:15-8:20-Pledge of Allegiance led by designated student
8:20-9:00am	Math	8:20-8:30-Math review: retrieve yesterday’s work folder 8:30-8:45-New Lesson:  get workbook out & sit @desk 8:45-9:00- Individual practice: show teacher when finished
9:00-9:10am 9:10-9:30am	Break Reading Group	-clean-up, get drinks/bathroom break -Get group folder & text, follow directions for group meeting
9:35-10am 10:00-10:15am	Social Studies Outdoor break/recess	-Retrieve & return notebook & text to designated spot
10:20-11:00am	Writing	10:20-10:30- (Teacher lesson) 10:30-10:45- Get writing folder, personal write 10:45-11:00- Buddy edit & share
11:00-11:30 11:35-11:45	Science Clean-up	-Science groups, get science folder, do experiments/study -Clean personal space, straighten desks, get lunches
11:45-12:20 12:20-12:30	Lunch Silent Read	-Pull out book, no talking with neighbor, put book away
12:30-1:15 1:15-1:35	Reading & Language Arts P.E.	-Put away folder & books at designated space -Record book information on individual reading chart
1:35-1:45 1:45-2:15 2:15-2:30 2:30-2:45	Teacher read-a-loud Art Homework/Review Close day & Clean-up	-Clean & return art supplies to spot after use -Get homework into folders -Clean up personal area, get excused by teacher

Routine posted at the front of the classroom for students looks like this:  (hour/time can be included)

Schedule

Morning Routine

Math

Break Reading Group

Social studies

Recess

Science

Lunch

Silent Read

Language Arts

P.E.

Art

Homework

Clean-up