Lesson Planning System
Mat Manual companion guide to "The Technique of the Day Trap." Print the worksheets once, fill them in with a pencil, and keep the term pages in the folder or binder that lives at the school. This is a working document,…
| Art | For Instructors |
|---|---|
| Family | Instructors |
| Level | all-levels |
| Format | plan |
| Topics | curricula, teaching, administration |
| Audience | instructor |
Mat Manual companion guide to "The Technique of the Day Trap." Print the worksheets once, fill them in with a pencil, and keep the term pages in the folder or binder that lives at the school. This is a working document, not a poster. It gets written on.
How to Use This System
Work the sections in order the first time. Section 1 sets the term. Section 2 designs the rotation inside it. Section 3 gives the class formats the rotation runs on. Section 4 is the completeness checklist: the standard your written curriculum has to meet before it counts as written. Sections 5 and 6 are the fill-in pages, one set per term.
After the first term, the order shortens. The rotation and the checklist stand until you revise them between cycles. Each new term is Section 1 again, then a fresh set of Section 5 pages.
What you need
☐ Your current syllabus or test sheets for every rank you teach ☐ Your grading calendar for the year ☐ School closure dates (holidays, venue closures, your own time off) ☐ Class timetable: which classes run, how long, which rank bands attend ☐ A pencil. Plans change between cycles, and the pencil is the honest tool
Lesson Planning System
Mat Manual companion guide to "The Technique of the Day Trap." Print the worksheets once, fill them in with a pencil, and keep the term pages in the folder or binder that lives at the school. This is a working document, not a poster. It gets written on.
What's Inside
- How to Use This System
- Safety Gates Belong in the Plan
- Section 1: The Term Planner
- Section 2: Rotation Design Worksheets
- Section 3: Split-Level Class Formats
- Section 4: The Curriculum Completeness Checklist
- …and 4 more sections
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