Lesson Plan

School Counselor: A. Shanahan

Lesson Plan Title:
Keeping track of assignments
□ Single Classroom Lesson
□ Unit of Classroom Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____
□ Small-Group Session Lessons: Lesson 4 of 5
Target Audience:

Evidence Base:
⬜ Best Practice (commonly used and believed to be of high quality)
⬜ Action Research (individual investigates own practice to improve content/delivery)
⬜ Research-Informed (a review of research provides foundation for content/delivery)
⬜ Evidence-Based (highest level of evidence, results published in peer-reviewed journal)

ASCA Student Standards Targeted: Student Learning Objectives:

Identify 1–2 student standards relevant for this For each of the selected student standards, write
targeted group and goal: or select 1–2 learning objectives
(Best practice = select one)
M&B# Mindsets & Behaviors Statement Student Learning Objectives
B-SMS Responsibility for self and Student(s) will: will examine ways to
1. Actions organize information and materials for their
school subjects. Students will identify the
B-SMS Perseverance to achieve long and importance of planning and scheduling
5. short-term goals study time. Students will create systems for
organizing their work.

Materials:

● One copy of the “Organization Checklist” activity sheet (#1) for each student (Part III)
● One copy of the “My Study Week” activity sheet (#2) for each student (Part III)
● Pre assessment (via GoogleForms)
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 ● Post assessment (via Kahoot)

Describe how you will:

Introduce Lesson Ask students to think about the order in which they do things in the
Topic/Focus: morning.
Point out that what have become our everyday habits are really ways
in which we organize ourselves. Explain to students that they will
learn in this lesson habits of organization that can help them study
and learn more successfully

Communicate the Today’s lesson will focus ways to organize information and materials
Lesson Objective: for their school subjects

Teach Content: The paper flow:

● Students examine their personal organization habits.
● Have students describe how they keep track of information,
assignments, and materials for each class.
● Elicit their reasons.
● Ask students who keep notebooks or binders to explain why
they are helpful organizational tools.
● Emphasize that one important tool is to keep notebooks for
each class or a binder with different sections for each class
- Point out individual preferences.
- For example, some students may find that keeping a
notebook works best for some subjects.
- Others may find that keeping a three-ring binder works best
because binders allow papers to be easily removed or
inserted.
-Some students might even wish to use a combination of both
notebooks and binders.
● Help students understand that when work is completed, it’s
often a good idea to keep the work so it may be reviewed
later.
● Other times, work needs to be cleaned out.

What? When?:

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 ● Ask questions such as the following:
• How do you keep track of assignment due dates or test
dates for each of your classes?
• How do you plan your studying so that everything you need
to do gets done on time?
• What are some ways you can improve your time
management skills?
● Tell students that planning ahead is another important part of
getting organized.
● If students have not mentioned making a schedule or a to-do
list, remind them of the techniques to manage their time.
• Decide on the best time of day to do homework.
• Plan and schedule exactly what you need to accomplish.
• Write down your study schedule and stick to it!
• Work on the most difficult subjects first, before you get
tired.

Create a System
● Discuss how students might use their notebooks or binders to
plan and organize their classwork using “Organization
Checklist” activity sheet (#1)
● Students make a schedule using the “My Study Week” activity
sheet (#2).
- Suggest that at the beginning or end of each day, students
go through their notes for each class, enter upcoming
assignments and tests in their notebooks or binders, and
write up a schedule of what needs to be done.
- Model suggestions on the board (e.g., “English—Monday:
read pages 50–60, work on rough draft”).
- Remind students to keep their schedules in their
notebooks or planner.
- Suggest that they use a schedule like this, adapt it, or make
up one of their own that works better for them

Practice Content: ● Why is being organized in school important?

● How do you stay organized?
● How do you keep track of assignment due dates or test dates
for each of your classes?
● How do you plan your studying so that everything you need to
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 do gets done on time?

Summarize/Close: Ask students to name useful methods for organizing their notebooks
and binders.
Ask them to explain why their organizational systems may change
occasionally.
Elicit from students the following key points that were taught in this
lesson:
• It is important to have a system for planning and organizing
classwork.
• Organize your work; keep a notebook or binder with information
and materials for each class.
• Plan ahead; make a schedule to organize your study time.

Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, complete this section only once for the unit.
Participation Data Plan: 
Anticipated number Identified freshmen with low GPA
of students:
Planned length of 45 minutes
lesson(s):

ASCA Student Standards Data Plan:

For each lesson/unit/small group, school counselors will administer pre-/post-assessment aligned with the selected
ASCA Student Standards and student learning objectives.
Pre-/Post-Assessment items are:
1. Pre-administered assessment a week prior to the lesson via GoogleForms.
2. Post-administered given immediately after the lesson, using Kahoot!

Assessment Points:
● Attitudes:  % of students who believe they are organized. % of students who believe
organization skills will impact their grades.
● Skill: % of students feel the lesson helped them learn organization skills.

Outcome Data Plan: (choose one and describe specific data point to compare)

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Examples:
Achievement: School counselor will compare reading levels of students before and after delivery of lesson.
Attendance: School counselor will compare number of absences last year to this year.
Discipline: School counselor will compare total number of disciplinary reports for peer-on-peer conflict first quarter
with second quarter
⬜ Achievement (describe): Tracking the GPA for students before and after the lesson (looking
for increase). Tracking the % of students on track to graduate

⬜ Attendance (describe):

⬜ Discipline (describe):

Follow-Up Plans
Explain your plan for students who missed the lesson.

Explain your plan for students who did not demonstrate mastery on the pre-/post-assessment
of student standards (M&B)/student learning objectives.

Lesson plan will be available online in the counseling department website. A copy will also be
emailed to those who missed the in-person lesson. In addition, the school counseling
department will monitor grades for each quarter to track changes. School counselors will also
identify students with failing grades, who will receive “Grade Check Workshops” to discuss goals for
improvement and credit recovery options.

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