Grades K–5
Math Lesson Plan: Launch, Explore, Discuss
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Classroom management printable · Weekly lesson plan templates
Interactive Read-Aloud Plan
A read-aloud planner: the book and focus skill, words to teach, five planned stopping points with page numbers and questions, and a response activity.
- Grade level
- Grades K–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Lesson planning, Pacing and organization, Instructional design
What kids do
“Plan where you will stop and what you will ask before, during and after reading a picture book aloud.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Words to teach:
- Before reading: how I will introduce the book
- I will stop and ask…
- After reading: discussion question
Teacher tip
Mark your stopping points with sticky notes in the book before you read.
How to use it
- Use the notes boxes to jot down what worked for next year.
- Print a fresh copy each week and file finished plans in a binder.
- Introduce the sheet once, model it, then make it part of a routine so kids know what to expect.
Watch for
Plans that skip the check for understanding. Add one to every lesson.
Talk about it
- How will I know they learned it?
- How can this help you be ready to learn?
Take it further
Look back at plans at the end of a unit to adjust pacing for next year.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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