Free Teaching Templates

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5E Model

The 5E Model structures lessons through five phases (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate), guiding students from curiosity to deep understanding through inquiry-based learning.

UDL

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) builds flexibility into every lesson by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action & expression, so every student can access the learning.

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Backward Design

Backward Design (Understanding by Design) starts with the end in mind: you define what students should understand, then design assessments, and finally plan learning activities that build toward those goals.

Simple

A clean, no-fuss lesson plan template with just the essentials: objective, materials, procedure, and assessment. Perfect for quick planning or teachers who prefer minimal structure.

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STEM

A STEM lesson plan template built around the Engineering Design Process, integrating science, technology, engineering, and math through a real-world challenge that students investigate, design, test, and refine.

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By Subject

Math

A math-specific lesson plan template with sections for warm-up problems, concept introduction, guided and independent practice, and formative assessment, designed around how students build mathematical understanding.

ELA

An English Language Arts template structured around reading, writing, speaking, and language skills, with sections for text selection, close reading, discussion, and written response.

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Science

A science-specific template built around the scientific method, with sections for phenomena, investigation, data analysis, and claims-evidence-reasoning (CER) writing.

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Social Studies

A social studies template designed around primary source analysis, historical thinking, and civic engagement, with sections for document-based activities, discussion, and perspective-taking.

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SEL

A social and emotional learning template built around the CASEL framework's five competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.

By Grade Band

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Elementary

Designed for K–5 classrooms with age-appropriate pacing, transition cues, movement breaks, and scaffolding. Young learners need more structure, shorter segments, and hands-on engagement.

Middle School

Built for grades 6–8 with adolescent learners in mind, balancing structure with autonomy, collaborative learning, choice, and identity-affirming instruction.

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High School

Designed for grades 9–12 with deeper analysis, Socratic discussion, independent research, and assessment preparation. Built to support college and career readiness.

Unit Planner Templates

Tools for organizing multi-week teaching sequences

By Format

Backward Design Unit

Plan your unit from the end backward: identify the desired results first, then design assessments, and finally plan learning experiences that build toward them. Clear goals, coherent instruction.

Thematic Unit

Organize a multi-week unit around a central theme or essential question that cuts across topics, texts, and disciplines, helping students see connections and build deeper understanding.

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PBL Unit

Design a multi-week unit where students investigate a real problem, produce a meaningful product, and present to an authentic audience: the full arc of project-based learning, from launch to exhibition.

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Inquiry Unit

Build a unit around student-generated questions and investigation cycles. Students develop their own lines of inquiry, gather evidence, and construct understanding through structured exploration.

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Standards-Aligned Unit

Map a unit against your required standards explicitly, ensuring every lesson connects to clear learning targets, assessments align to specific standards, and coverage gaps are visible before you start teaching.

By Subject

Math Unit

Plan a multi-week math unit with conceptual coherence: from building number sense and procedural fluency to applying skills in context and developing mathematical reasoning across a connected sequence of lessons.

ELA Unit

Plan an English Language Arts unit that integrates reading, writing, speaking, and language, organized around anchor texts and an essential question that gives the unit coherence and purpose.

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Science Unit

Design a science unit anchored in phenomena and driving questions, where students use science practices to investigate, explain, and apply concepts instead of memorizing facts.

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Social Studies Unit

Plan a social studies unit built around primary sources, historical thinking skills, and civic inquiry, where students analyze evidence and develop evidence-based positions on historical and contemporary issues.

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SEL Unit

Plan a Social and Emotional Learning unit that develops CASEL competencies through structured reflection, community-building activities, and skill practice, integrated into your classroom culture rather than added on top of it.

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By Grade Band

Elementary Unit

Plan multi-week units for K–5 classrooms with age-appropriate pacing, read-aloud integration, hands-on exploration, and the predictable routines that young learners need to engage deeply.

Middle School Unit

Plan units for grades 6–8 that balance rigor with the autonomy and relevance adolescents need, with structured collaboration, student choice, and connections to identity and contemporary issues.

High School Unit

Plan rigorous high school units with higher-order thinking, independent research, and Socratic discussion, building the analytical skills, content mastery, and academic independence students need for college and beyond.

Rubric Templates

Clear criteria for assessing and giving feedback on student performance

By Format

Analytic Rubric

Build an analytic rubric that evaluates student work across multiple criteria with distinct performance levels, giving students specific, actionable feedback on exactly what they did well and what to improve.

Holistic Rubric

Design a holistic rubric that evaluates student work as a whole, giving a single overall rating based on a comprehensive description of quality at each level. Faster to score, ideal for lower-stakes work.

Single-Point Rubric

Build a single-point rubric that defines only the "meets standard" level, leaving space for teachers to document what exceeded and what fell short. Simple to create, easy for students to understand.

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Checklist Rubric

Build a checklist-style rubric for evaluating whether specific required elements are present in student work. Clear, fast to score, and easy for students to use as a pre-submission check.

Self-Assessment Rubric

Design rubrics students use to assess their own work and learning, building metacognitive skills, encouraging honest reflection, and creating a genuine feedback loop between student self-perception and teacher assessment.

By Subject

Math Rubric

Build a math rubric that assesses problem-solving, mathematical reasoning, and communication alongside procedural accuracy, giving students feedback on how they think, not just whether they got the right answer.

ELA Rubric

Build an ELA rubric for writing, reading analysis, or discussion, with criteria for ideas, evidence, organization, style, and conventions calibrated to your specific task type and grade level.

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Science Rubric

Build a science rubric for lab reports, experimental design, CER writing, or scientific models, assessing science practices and content understanding alongside procedural accuracy.

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Social Studies Rubric

Build a social studies rubric for document-based questions, historical arguments, research projects, or class discussions, assessing historical thinking skills, evidence use, and perspective-taking alongside content knowledge.

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SEL Rubric

Build an SEL rubric that assesses CASEL competency development through observable behaviors and student reflection. Designed to support growth and self-awareness, not compliance or surveillance.

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By Grade Band

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Elementary Rubric

Build developmentally appropriate rubrics for K–5 students with clear visual language, concrete descriptors, and age-appropriate criteria that young learners can understand and use for self-assessment.

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Middle School Rubric

Design rubrics for grades 6–8 that balance clear criteria with adolescent voice and autonomy, including peer assessment, self-assessment, and collaborative rubric co-construction.

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High School Rubric

Design rigorous rubrics for grades 9–12 that assess higher-order thinking, complex argumentation, and academic writing, aligned to college and career readiness standards with room for genuine intellectual risk-taking.

Curriculum Map Templates

Annual and semester-level views of your curriculum

By Format

Year-Long Map

Map your entire course across 36 weeks, organizing units, standards coverage, and major assessments so you can see the full year at a glance and spot gaps before the school year begins.

Semester Map

Map a single semester of instruction with realistic pacing, organizing 18 weeks of units, standards, and assessments so you start the term with a clear plan and finish with everything covered.

Unit Map

Map a single unit at the curriculum level, connecting standards, lessons, assessments, and resources in one visual overview that supports coherent instruction and easy curriculum review.

Scope & Sequence

Document the breadth and order of your curriculum: what you will teach (scope) and in what sequence, to ensure coherent vertical alignment and consistent coverage across classrooms or grade levels.

Pacing Guide

Create a realistic week-by-week pacing guide that maps instruction to the school calendar, accounting for testing, holidays, and built-in review time so you know in advance where pacing will be tight.

By Subject

Math Map

Map your mathematics curriculum for the year, organizing the sequence of concepts from number sense through application, tracking spiraled standards, and connecting math content to real-world contexts.

ELA Map

Map your English Language Arts curriculum for the year, organizing reading units, writing genres, and speaking/listening experiences across the calendar while ensuring balanced attention to all literacy strands.

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Science Map

Map your science curriculum for the year, organizing phenomena-based units, three-dimensional learning, and science practices across the school year with coherent connections between disciplinary core ideas.

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Social Studies Map

Map your social studies or history curriculum for the year, organizing historical periods, geographic regions, and civic inquiry units with consistent integration of primary sources and disciplinary thinking skills.

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SEL Map

Map SEL skill development across the full year, sequencing CASEL competencies, integrating SEL into academic subjects, and building the relational culture that makes social and emotional learning stick.

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By Grade Band

Elementary Map

Map your K–5 curriculum across the year, organizing integrated units, read-aloud schedules, and cross-curricular connections that maximize learning in the time-constrained elementary classroom.

Middle School Map

Map your grades 6–8 curriculum across the year, organizing units by department or across subjects, building in advisory and SEL connections, and planning for the adolescent transitions that affect pacing and engagement.

High School Map

Map your grades 9–12 course curriculum, connecting units to college and career readiness standards, planning for high-stakes assessments, and building the skills of academic independence that students need beyond school.