Explicit Lesson Plan: Direct Instruction Template

Topic: Date:

Preparation
Precursor Skills:

Skills students need to have before lesson begins.

Keys to Success/
Expectations:

BEHAVIORAL expectations of the students.

Primary Learning
Objective:

Primary learning objective based on Utah State Core or Essential Elements.

Steps to Meet
Objective:

Sequence of steps necessary to meet the primary learning objective.

Classroom
Accommodations:

List all student accommodations that must be given for successful learning.

Materials
Teacher Materials:

What the teacher must have ready BEFORE beginning the lesson.

Student Materials:

What students must have ready BEFORE beginning the lesson.

Management
Attention Signal:

Signal given to students so they know they need to attend to the lesson.

Response Signal:

Signal given to students to allow a choral response.

© 2018 Michael Ryan Hunsaker, Ph.D. - Explicit Lesson Plan

 Lesson Delivery
Review of
Precursor Skills:

Quickly review previous lessons / skills.

Teacher Model
(I do):

Explicitly model the lesson.

Check for
Understanding:

Verify students understood model.

Guided Practice
(We do):

Practice lesson with students.

Independent
Practice
(You do):
Students work independently and teacher floats to provide feedback.

Review of Lesson:

Review what students just learned.

Preview of
Next Lesson:

Explain how today’s lesson will help them succeed in future lessons.

Lesson Debrief
What worked:

What went as expected? What did students connect with? Things to repeat in next lesson.

What didn’t work:

What did not go as expected? What confused students? Things to fix or retool before using again.

© 2018 Michael Ryan Hunsaker, Ph.D. - Explicit Lesson Plan