1. One-Page Lesson Plan Template (fillable)

Title:
Grade / Group:
Duration: (e.g. 60 min)

Learning objective(s) (WHAT — specify using measurable verbs):

• Primary objective: Students will be able to _______________ (e.g. “calculate the number of combinations when order does not matter, for small n”).
• Secondary/objective for skills: _______________ (e.g. “explain reasoning in one sentence”; “collaborate on a solution”).

Why this lesson (WHY — curriculum & real-life relevance):

• Curriculum link:
• Real-life connection / transfer:

Diagnostic starting level (ZPD check):

• Prior knowledge expected:
• Quick diagnostic evidence to collect at lesson start (quiz/post‑it/self-rating):

Materials & tech:

• (whiteboard/OneNote/cards/handouts/app names, calculators, image files, etc.)

Timing & sequence (HOW — see detailed timings further down):

1. Warm-up / motivation (activation) — minutes
2. Teaching chunk (direct instruction + worked example) — minutes
3. Guided practice (scaffolded exercises) — minutes
4. Independent or differentiated practice — minutes
5. Reflection / formative assessment — minutes
6. Closure & homework (long-term storage cue) — minutes

Cognitive load strategies used:

• Intrinsic load: ______ (control element complexity by chunking)
• Extraneous load: ______ (what has been removed or simplified)
• Germane load: ______ (activities that support schema construction)

ZPD scaffolds & differentiation:

• Scaffolds provided (prompts, sentence starters, worked example, peer tutor):
• Fading schedule (when to remove scaffold):
• Grouping arrangement (homogeneous / heterogeneous / peer tutor):

Formative assessment & success criteria (How will you know they met the objective?):

• Quick checks (thumbs, mini‑whiteboards, exit ticket):
• Criteria for success (e.g., “can compute 6×5×4 for 3-letter permutations without repeats and explain 654 in one sentence”).

Backup plan (if students are ahead / behind / tech fails):

• Ahead: enrichment task
• Behind: simplify example, add worked example, extend guided practice
• Tech fail: low‑tech replacement (paper handout/board)

Annexes (attach to plan):

• Full task texts, worked solutions, formative question bank, rubric for assessment, links to videos or OER used.