Weekly Lesson Plans
_____ Grade Mathematics
Week of: ____________________Teacher Name: _______________________
Monday
Unit
TEKS
Daily TEKS
(# only)
Student Objective
Vocabulary
Do Now:
*Spiral review of
previously learned
content.
Numerical Fluency
(Number Talk, Number
Strings, and Number of
the Day)
(10-15 minutes)
Problem of the Day
(15 minutes)
*Spiral review of
previously learned
content.
*Build students problem
solving skills.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Engage: (5 min)
Focus
Set the purpose, state the
objective,
make connections,
Anticipatory set (hook).
Activate prior
knowledge/student
thinking, reveal student
pre-conceptions, and
prepare students to
engage with new content.
Explore:(5-10 min)
Do/Use
Use manipulatives,
vocabulary exploration,
cooperative learning
partners/group work,
pose the problem/ask
Guiding Questions.
Students will work
collaboratively to learn
new concepts and skills.
Teacher is a facilitator.
Explain:(15-20min)
Main Idea/Key
Concepts
Explicit/direct
instruction/mini-lesson.
Multiple representations,
clarifying questions,
vocabulary/ELL
Development
(Interactive Word Wall),
Use manipulatives to
explain, Guided
Practice/Modeling
(whole group/small
group)
Help students construct
meaning of new concepts
learned through explicit
instruction and guided
practice.
Elaborate:(25-30
min)
Process/expand
Small group instruction,
flexible grouping, use
manipulatives to solve,
independent learning
tasks/ partners/group
work. Work stations.
Individual math
interview or conference.
Students apply their new
learning and extend their
understanding to real
world situations.
Evaluate: (5-10
min)
Have they learned
it?
Lesson Closure: Discuss
major take-aways.
Formative Assessments:
Exit Ticket, Math
Journal Prompt,
Performance Task.
Students reflect upon
their learning. Teacher
determines mastery of
identified learning
objectives.
Resources/
Manipulative/
Tools
Modifications
GT and/or Special
Needs