TPA Lesson Plan Template
Teacher Candidate:
Grade Level:
Date:
Unit/Subject:
Instructional Plan Title/Focus:
Planning
1. Lesson overview or summary:
In a few sentences, summarize
this lesson.
2. Focus Question: What is the
big idea or focus question of
the lesson?
3. Connection: What is the big
idea that connects this lesson
with the other 3-5 lessons in
the learning segment?
4. Student Accomplishment:
What will the final summative
assessment expect students to
do?
5. Class characteristics: Describe
the important characteristics
of the students in the class
that need to be considered in
planning and teaching to
facilitate learning for all
students.
 Consider students' prior
knowledge, language
development, social and
emotional developments,
family, and interests.
 Include how you will use
your knowledge of students
to plan the lesson activities,
pacing, choices, etc. (this can
be a portion of the
commentary instead).
6. State Learning Standards:
Identify relevant grade level
standards and GLEs from the
WA State Content Learning
Standards, Common Core
Standards, NETS*S, PEs,
and/or CBA in a format that
clearly identifies subject and
GLE/standard.
7. Learning Targets: What should
the students know or be able
to do after the instruction?
Use a common format with a
measurable verb that matches
the cognitive domain of the
standard/GLE (see #11 below).
Consider including language
targets as well.
8. Academic Language: List the
academic language/ language
demands for the lesson
(consider both form and
function).
9.
Key Vocabulary: List the key
content vocabulary that will be
covered.
10. Grouping: Describe how and
why students will be divided
into groups, if applicable
(random, ability, interest,
social purposes, etc.).
Assessment
11. Assessment Strategies
Attach questions, worksheets,
tests or any additional
documentation related to your
assessment strategies. Also
attach appropriate marking
rubrics, criteria lists,
expectations, answer keys,
etc.
• Formative: measures
process/progress toward
mastery of target(s)
• Summative: measures
outcomes/achievement of
target(s)
Target-Assessment Alignment Table
Learning Targets
 Write a learning
target here from
#6.
Assessment Strategies
Formative: In this space, tell how you will
assess (F&S) whether students have met
this target.
Summative:
 Use a new cell for
each target you
are asking
students to meet
in this lesson.
Formative:
Summative:
Learning/Teaching Experiences:
12. Introduction: Identify how
you are going to introduce the
concept, skill or task in a way
that gains students’ attention
and gets them involved. How
will this lesson be meaningful
to the students and connect to
their lives.
 Connect this lesson to
previous lessons/ learning
(prior knowledge of students)
and students’ lives.

How is this introduction
built off of your knowledge
of these students?
13. Learning Activities: Give
detailed, step-by-step
instructions on how you will
implement the instructional
plan. Describe exactly what
students will do during the
lesson. Please use a numbered
list.
In planning your lesson, think about:
 transition statements you make throughout your lesson
and write them out
 write down the questions you want to ask
 use note cards to guide you through the lesson
 set up your lesson in two columns
I Do
Students Do
14. Teaching Strategies:
a. Instructional procedures: List
the teaching approaches or
modes you will use to teach
each step (such as ppt,
demonstrate example,
graphics, partner practice,
etc.).
b. Multiple means of access: List
ways the teacher will present
the materials.
c. Multiple means of
engagement: List ways the
students will participate in the
learning.
d. Multiple means of expression:
List ways the students can
show their learning.
(a. through h. on left are prompts to help you plan your
lesson. You should figure these out first, then do your
lesson #13 above.)
e. Methods of differentiation:
List accommodation or
differentiation strategies.
f. Language learning objectives:
Where will you integrate
these?
g. Remedial activities: List a
review sheet, scaffolding
worksheet or plan.
h. Extension activities: What will
students who finish early do?
15. Closure: Explain how you are
going to bring closure to the
lesson.
a. Explain how students will
share what they have learned
in the lesson. (Identify 2
questions that you can ask
students to begin the
conversation. )
b. Describe how you will connect
this content to students’ lives
and to future lessons.
16. Independent Practice:
Describe how students will
extend their experiences with
the content and demonstrate
understanding beyond the
scope of the lesson outside
the class.
Student Voice: Identify how
students will reflect and/or
communicate on their learning
or progress toward meeting the
goals (see chart below).
K-12 students will do the
following:
1 Communicate the
learning targets and
explains in their own
words why they are
important to them.
Student-based evidence to be
collected (things produced by
students: journals, work samples,
projects, papers, etc.)
Description of how students will
reflect on their learning.
2 Identify what they are
doing well and what
they need to improve.
3 Identify what
materials or resources
they need to support
their progress toward
the target
17. Reflection on Student Learning:
Reflect on the lesson, assessments
and on the student voice evidence to
identify changes and general
instructional implications.
18. Next Steps: Based on the above, what
you will do in your next lesson to
ensure students' learning.
19. Instructional Materials, Equipment
and Technology: Attach a copy of ALL
materials the teacher and students
will use during the lesson; e.g.,
handouts, questions to answer,
overheads, PowerPoint slides,
worksheets. List equipment or
technology that needs to be available.
20. Additional Requirements
a. Acknowledgements: Acknowledge
your sources. Give credit to the
person who created the idea for the
instructional plan, including yourself.
You might use language such as
"Instructional Plan adapted from
_____”; “Instructional Plan
Consultants (not responsible for the
content of this instructional plan):
_______”; and/or “Instructional Plan
Created by _____” Cite scripted
materials/curriculum if appropriate.
b. References: List in APA format
references for both learning
strategies and content.