REQUIRED ELEMENTS
Standards are the centerpiece of a strong academic
program. They are your roadmap and provide the
what as teachers build curriculum, instruction, and
assessments.
Lesson Plans bring the standards and benchmarks to
life - identifies how certain content and skills will be
taught.
ABLE Lesson Plan Policy
ABLE instructors must plan lessons and produce lesson plans. This helps focus the
learning process on student goals and needs articulated in the students’ ILPs.
Lesson plans can take many forms. They may be produced for individual
students or classes. At a minimum a lesson plan includes:
 Expected outcomes of the activity
 Ohio standards and benchmarks being addressed
 Activities, materials and resources that will be used to teach the process
and content being addressed
 Methods and/or materials that will be used to assess learning gains
 An estimated timeline for completing the instruction
Ohio Performance Accountability System (OPAS) Manual
http://www.uso.edu/network/workforce/able/reference/accountability/OPAS_Manual.pdf
Student Goals
This is where you state the reason for the
lesson. Why is the lesson important to the
students?
The Benchmarks define the content used to make decisions about instruction.
Benchmarks
Time
Frame
Standard
Materials
Instructional Activities
Curricular Resources
Lesson Plan
Explain how you will
know if the students
have achieved the
lesson’s objective.
How will we show
we know it?
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Outcomes are the end results of
the lesson. What do you want
Assessment
Evidence
Outcomes
the students to be able to do as
a result of instruction?
When developing a lesson plan template, remember that the
primary elements are required while the secondary elements
may be added to enhance the planning process.
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Secondary Elements
Outcomes
Standards/Benchmarks
Assessment/Evidence
Instructional Activities
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Time frame
Materials
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Title
Student Goals
Prior Knowledge
Date
EFL (educational functioning level)
Teacher Reflection/ Lesson
Evaluation
Next Steps
Purposeful/Transparent
Contextual
Building Expertise
Technology Integration
Adaptations
Lesson Plan Template Elements
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Title
Choose appropriate title.
Student/Class Goal
State the reason for the
lesson. Why is the lesson
important/relevant to the
students?
Outcome (learning objective)
Primary Element Time Frame
Primary Element
Outcomes are brief, clear, specific statements of what learners Decide how many hours or
will be able to perform at the conclusion of the instructional
classes are needed to
activities. What do you want the students to be able to do as a complete.
result of instruction?
Assessment/Evidence (based on outcome)
Primary Element
Explain how you will know if the students have achieved the lesson’s objective. How will we
show we know it?
Lesson Plan Template Elements
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Standard
Primary Element NRS EFL
List the title of the standard that is the focus of the lesson.
NRS (National Reporting System)
Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate
EFL (Educational Functioning Levels)
Activity Addresses Benchmarks
Primary Element
Define the content used to make decisions about instruction. What is the primary benchmark for this
lesson? What other benchmarks can I cluster or connect to this benchmark?
Learner Prior Knowledge
Address the content and standard prior knowledge students should have before starting this lesson.
For example, would students need to know the scientific method (content) and have experience using
reading strategies such as questioning, predicting, comparing and contrasting (standard)?
Lesson Plan Template Elements
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Materials
Primary Element
What materials will be needed? What handouts will I need to develop and attach? What advance preparation
is needed?
Instructional Activities
Design and carry out learning activities that:
•Use a contextual real-life application with authentic materials
•Follow an explicit instructional model
•Describes learning sequentially and actively
•Provide adaptations for higher and lower level learners (differentiation)
•Continually evaluate student learning and make instructional adjustments
Primary Element
Lesson Plan Template Elements
Teacher Reflection/Lesson Evaluation
Take some time to evaluate how the lesson went and what you might change to improve for next time.
Next Steps
Determine what students need to do next in their learning process. Do they need more practice to master
a particular skill or do they need to apply the skill in another context? Or are they ready to move on?
Technology Integration
What websites or assistive technologies were used during this lesson? List website name and URL.
Adaptations
For multi-level classrooms, what strategies/activities were used for lower level students? for higher level
students? How did you differentiate (scaffold) learning? Can also be embedded or called out in the
Instructional Activities section.