Planning Template

Unit Plan Template

Design units with this backward design framework. Start with enduring understandings and guiding questions, then your final assessment where students apply what they've learned, and then design the lessons with those end goals in mind.

Unit Plan

Unit:

Grade/Subject:

Date:

Unit Purpose

In a sentence or two, what is this unit really about and why does it matter?

Enduring Understandings

The big ideas students should still hold onto years from now.

Essential Questions

Open questions that stimulate thought, provoke inquiry, and guide learning.

Unit Learning Objectives

By the end of this unit, students will be able to… Objectives should be S.M.A.R.T.: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound.

Social-Emotional & Effective Learning Objectives

Skills and dispositions students will build.

Evidence of Learning and Unit Assessment

How will students demonstrate mastery? How will you measure whether you met your objectives? Design this before the lessons.

Unit Resources

ResourceResource TypeResource Description

Lesson Sequence

Map the lessons that build toward the assessment above. Formative checks along the way keep learning on track.

Lesson & HomeworkConcepts (EU, EQ, Skills)Learning Strategies & Assessments

Notes (optional)