The purpose of instructional planning is two-fold: 

• To effectively organize instructional activities and materials;
• To ensure that student growth is at the center of instruction.

Effective instructional plans communicate:

• Instructional Activities
• Targeted Student Learning Objectives (Standards-based)
• Instructional Procedures
• Assessment of Learning
• Clearly Assigned Staff Roles
• School-Home Connections
• Required Materials          

Procedures for instructional plans include:

• making every week standards-based (doesn't mean every standard domain is covered every week).
• highlighting 15 vocabulary words each week.
• thinking about how each activity might be a literacy activity.
• providing opportunities to extend learning from Morning/Afternoon Meeting and Small Group into Active Learning.
• reflecting real world experiences in a weekly plan.
• incorporating a School-Home connection in the weekly plan.