This past summer, while planning and designing our math workshop format, I had also attended a SIOP workshop and was learning about the new WIDA standards my state was adopting. All of these different pieces - workshop, SIOP, WIDA - left my head spinning. I felt like they were all disconnected but should somehow be interwoven in my instruction.
I decided to take some time and develop a planning form that would allow me to easily bring all of these elements to the forefront, keep me organized, and help me plan.
I decided to take some time and develop a planning form that would allow me to easily bring all of these elements to the forefront, keep me organized, and help me plan.
After a few tweaks here and there, I finally have something I LOVE. It is so easy to use - I just pull up the form in Word, fill in each box, click a few check boxes, and done! It helps me think through what vocabulary I'll be addressing each lesson, and how to address that vocabulary. It goes through each stage of lesson implementation, with simple checkboxes for ideas in each stage, and reminds me to incorporate all 4 language domains. I also learned a fair amount about Word's "developer" tab, which made me feel super smart :)
Here is an example of a recent plan for 3rd grade:
Here is an example of a recent plan for 3rd grade:
Your free download will look something like this:
Click on the links below to download and use whatever files will be most useful for you. There is one for unit overview and daily whole group lessons, one for daily small group lessons, one for planning your assessment, and one with helpful hints.
math_lesson_plans_fillable_with_5_days.docx |
zones_lesson_plans_small_group_fillable.docx |
zones_lesson_plans_assessment_page.docx |
zones_lesson_plans_helpful_hints_and_credits.docx |
I have found these so helpful when planning my instruction. If you use any of these files, I would love your feedback! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!