# Lesson Plan Template, Free to Fill Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/lesson-plan Plan a lesson or training session: aims, timed activities, materials and how you will know they learned. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/lesson-plan) ### Lesson plan: Adding up with formulas **Subject:** Introduction to spreadsheets **Teacher:** Hannah Doyle **Group:** Adult beginners, 14 learners **Date:** 12 October 2027 **Length:** 90 minutes ## What learners already know How to open a file and type in a cell. ## Learning aims By the end of the lesson, learners can: Write a formula that adds a column of numbers Copy a formula down a column Fix a formula that shows an error ## Materials and equipment Laptops with the spreadsheet app Practice file 'Shop sales' Projector Printed step sheet ## Activities 0 to 10 min: Warm-up. Learners name where they see totals in daily life. 10 to 30 min: Demonstrate adding with the SUM formula, then learners try with the practice file. 30 to 40 min: Break. 40 to 65 min: Pairs build the total for each shop and copy the formula. 65 to 80 min: Find and fix three formula errors. 80 to 90 min: Recap and exit question. ## Checking learning Walk round and look at screens. Exit question: 'What does the equals sign start in a cell?' ## Support and stretch Learners who need support get the step sheet and work with a partner. Quick finishers add a percentage column. ## Follow-up Practise with the household budget file. Bring one question next week. ## Notes for next time Timer ran short; move the pair task earlier next time. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Plans and reports ## What this template is for A lesson plan with learning aims, timed activities, materials, checks for understanding, differentiation and homework. Fill it in online, then Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Plans and reports templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/plans-reports) Plans and reports ## What you fill in The form asks for 14 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Subject or course For example: Introduction to spreadsheets - ### Lesson title For example: Adding up with formulas - ### Teacher or trainer For example: Hannah Doyle - ### Group and level For example: Adult beginners, 14 learners - ### Date For example: 12 October 2027 - ### Length of the lesson For example: 90 minutes - ### What learners already know optional For example: How to open a file and type in a cell. - ### Learning aims (by the end, learners can...) Three or fewer aims, each something you can observe. For example: Write a formula that adds a column of numbers Copy a formula down a column Fix a formula that shows an error - ### Materials and equipment One per line. For example: Laptops with the spreadsheet app Practice file 'Shop sales' Projector Printed step sheet - ### Activities with timings One stage per line: time, what the teacher does and what learners do. For example: 0 to 10 min: Warm-up. Learners name where they see totals in daily life. 10 to 30 min: Demonstrate adding with the SUM formula, then learners try with the practice file. 30 to 40 min: Break. 40 to 65 min: Pairs build the total for each shop and copy the formula. 65 to 80 min: Find and fix three formula errors. 80 to 90 min: Recap and exit question. - ### How you will check learning For example: Walk round and look at screens. Exit question: 'What does the equals sign start in a cell?' - ### Support and stretch optional Plan for different needs, including access needs. For example: Learners who need support get the step sheet and work with a partner. Quick finishers add a percentage column. - ### Follow-up or homework optional For example: Practise with the household budget file. Bring one question next week. - ### Notes for next time optional Written after the lesson: what worked and what to change. For example: Timer ran short; move the pair task earlier next time. Plans and reports ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 What learners already know - 2 Learning aims - 3 Materials and equipment - 4 Activities - 5 Checking learning - 6 Support and stretch - 7 Follow-up - 8 Notes for next time Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. 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