CU+Lesson+Template

=Grade XX Curriculum Lesson YY (Template)=

1. **Gain attention of learners:** (Warm up to get students interested in topic) 2. **Relevant past learning:** (brief review of previous learning relevant to the topic) 3. **Introduce new material:** (New material or links to new material. May also include background information for the teacher that is not presented to the class) 4. **Provide guided practice:** (Demonstration and guided practice for activity that uses/expands on new material) 5. **Provide independent practice:** (Activity that uses/expands on new material where students work independently of the teacher) 6. **Close the lesson:** (review and wrap-up of independent practice and important points of the lesson. Generate answer to parents' question "What did you learn today")
 * TITLE:** (1 sentence or less summarizing the goals and ideas for the lesson - should not include how the lesson will be done)
 * GOAL:** (list of specific goals for the lesson – should not include how the lesson will be done.)
 * MATERIALS:** (a list of materials needed for the lesson)
 * LESSON:**
 * REFERENCES:** (list of references, links and reading related to the lesson)
 * VOCABULARY: (**list of important words to be used/defined during the lesson)

All Lesson plans are meant as suggestions for teacher use. Using them ensures that the material intended for the class will be covered in an age-appropriate way and consistent with the school's values and beliefs. Some reasons for using modified or different lesson plans might be:


 * Tailor to the particular students in the class
 * Found better way to present material
 * Corrected errors in the content
 * Follow up on material from a previous lesson that the students found particularly interesting

Feedback from teachers on the lesson plans is always welcome and provides a way for continuous improvement.