Instituto Justice & Leadership Academy

Lesson Plan Checklist

Standards Alignment:
Lessons are aligned to appropriate standards/competencies?
Lesson objectives align with the 4Ms:
Manageable: Is the objective of size and scope that can be taught in a single lesson?
Measurable: Is the objective written so success can be measured by the end of the class period?
Made First: Is the objective made to guide activities and not vice versa?
Most Important: Does the objective focus on what is most important on the path to college and nothing
else?
Do Now:
a quick (3-5 min) Do now activity is planned to either preview the days lesson or review a recent lesson. Is
it standards based?
Do now does not require teacher explanation
Hook/Anticipatory Set:
There is a short, engaging introduction to excite students about learning beyond telling students what they
are going to learn.
I do: Includes both explicit instruction and modeling
Teaching point communication
Step by step explicit instruction on objective
Modeling Examples/Non-examples
What are students doing (note-taking, graphic organizer etc.)
Visual display (elmo, projector, anchor chart)
We do: Guided Practice
Teacher and student practice skill together until they are ready for independent practice.
Teacher checks for understanding.
Guided practice matches modeling from I Do
You do:
Students working independently practicing for mastery (note: this is not the exit slip)
Assessment
Assessment aligns with the lesson objective
Accommodations & Modifications
Lesson is appropriately differentiated to meet individual student needs?
Lesson accommodations align to the lesson objectives?