Planning your week with intention can bring peace, clarity, and consistency to your classroom.
Why Weekly Planning Matters
As teachers, we often juggle dozens of to-dos at once. Without a system, it’s easy to feel reactive instead of purposeful.
A Weekly Lesson Planner isn’t just about filling in boxes – it’s about creating space for clarity and intentional teaching.
What’s Inside the Planner
Our free planner is designed with simplicity in mind. It includes :
- A row for each weekday (Monday – Friday)
- Columns for Goals, Subjects, Activities, and Notes
- Clean layout, printer-friendly design
How to Fill it out
Here’s how I use it each Sunday:
- Goals
What’s my focus this week? (e.g. “Finish nonfiction unit”, “Introduce persuasive writing”) - Subjects
Break down daily subject blocks – Reading, Math, Science, etc. - Activities
Specific tasks, centers, or group work for each day - Notes
Anything important to remember – parent calls, prep needs, supplies
💡Tip : Use highlighters or color-coded pens to track subject areas or student groups.
Common Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
- Overplanning : Leave space for flexibility – no plan survives contact with Moday.
- Treating It like a checklist : This planner is a vision, not a task list. use it to guide, not control.
- Skipping self-care : Add teacher reminders in the “Notes” column. You matter too.
Real Teacher Tip
“Filling this out every Sunday night helps me go to bed calm and wake up confident.”
– 3rd Grade Teacher, california
Want to Try It ?
our Weekly Lesson Planner is part of the Free Teaching Toolkit.
You can download the printable PDF, fill it in digitally, or print and post it on your desk!