Mini Lesson Template

Teacher: Subject:

Topic: Lesson Title:

Grade Level: Lesson Duration:

Performance
Standard:

Learning
Objective/
Target:

Essential
Question:

Key Vocabulary Materials

Lesson Component What is the Teaching Doing? What are the Students Doing? Time
Connect
Grabs students’
attention. The hook
that sets them up to
hear the teaching
point (Instructional
Purpose) and learn
how to take on this
new information.
Teach
Teacher Explicitly
state the teaching
point, What will
students learn from
this lesson.
Model
Teacher Explicitly
demonstrate how to
accomplish the
teaching point. Show
and model to
students step-by-step
Active Engagement
Students try out the
teaching point they
learned. Teacher
monitors areas of
success and areas
they need re-
teaching.
Link
Teacher restates the
teaching point.
Students reflect on
the new learning.