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Weekly Lesson Plan Template: What to Include (Teacher Checklist)
What a weekly lesson plan should include, from objectives to exit tickets, plus a ready-made editable template.
Every lesson plan needs these parts
- Learning objective written as 'Students will be able to...'
- Standard or curriculum code
- Materials and prep
- Opening or warm-up (5 minutes)
- I do / we do / you do instruction
- Differentiation for students who need support or extension
- Check for understanding or exit ticket
- A quick reflection: what to change next time
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Free Weekly Lesson Plan Template
A printable weekly lesson plan grid, daily plan and checklist.
Download free →Plan the week as a grid first
Lay out periods across Monday to Friday before writing any single lesson. Seeing the whole week shows where assessments cluster and where a review day fits.
Reuse, don't rewrite
Save every plan in one file by unit. Next year you adjust instead of starting from a blank page, which is where the real time savings come from.
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Free Weekly Lesson Plan Template
A printable weekly lesson plan grid, daily plan and checklist.
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