University & college detailed lesson plan template

Free lesson plan template

University & college detailed lesson plan template

A lesson plan template for professors and lecturers teaching college and university students: objective, activities, materials and assessment on one page. Edit every word online for free, then print or download.

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  • Change every word, colour, font and photo
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  • Download and print for your class

Available sizes

  • Lesson plan · 11 × 8.5 in

How professors and lecturers use this lesson plan

Fill it in for daily lessons, observations or sub plans, and keep a copy in your planning binder. A consistent layout makes it quicker to plan and easier for a substitute to follow. Professors and lecturers working on course structure, assessments and research can change every word to match the unit.

Share a PDF on your learning platform as well as printing; students will look for it there. Write the objective in student-friendly words you can say out loud at the start.

What to put on it

  • Learning objective
  • Activities with timings
  • Materials needed
  • How you'll check understanding

Sizes and printing

This template comes in one size: Lesson plan (11 × 8.5 in). Letter or A4; many teachers keep it digital and print only for observations or substitutes.

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