Teacher weekly planner (free printable, landscape)
A landscape week with your own periods down the side, five wide boxes across and a notes column for what has to happen outside the lesson. Name the periods your way and print.
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About this sheet
Many teachers still plan on paper first. This planner is a grid and nothing more: periods or blocks down the left, days across the top, and boxes tall enough to write a lesson title, a page number and a reminder. Edit the periods to match your day, whether that is Block 1 and Block 2, or Reading, Math and Science, or a single class taught in six sections. The right-hand column is for the things that do not belong to a day, such as copies to make, emails to send and forms to return. Print one for each week of the term and keep them in a binder in date order.
Best in: August, September, January.
How to use it
- Type your periods or blocks in the first box, one per line, and set how many rows you want.
- Print a stack for the term and fill in the standing items first: duties, meetings and specials.
- Pencil in the lessons each Thursday or Friday for the following week, and use the notes column as a running to-do list.
Five ideas for class
- Use two colors: one pen for fixed items that never move and a pencil for lessons that will. A glance at the week then shows what is flexible.
- Write the objective for each lesson in a few words, not the whole plan. The planner is a map; the detailed plan lives in your lesson file.
- Keep the notes column for one rule: if it is not on the page, it does not exist. Write the copy request there the moment it comes to mind.
- Plan the Friday box last. If the week ran long, Friday is the day that absorbs it, so keep it light in your first draft.
- Share a copy with your co-teacher or aide so they can see what is coming, and add their name next to the blocks they cover.
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Questions
Is this a lesson plan?
No. It is a week-at-a-glance. For a full written plan, see the lesson plan templates on this site, which you can fill in on screen and copy out.
Can I use it for a middle or high school day?
Yes. Set the periods to Period 1 through Period 7 or your block names, and use the boxes for the course and the topic.
How many weeks should I print?
A term at a time is common. Print a few and keep a master you can copy later, because holidays and schedule changes shift the pages.
How do I save it as a PDF?
Choose Print, then pick “Save as PDF” as the printer. Only the sheet prints: the page around it is hidden. You can also save a sheet as a PNG image under the preview.
Can I print it in black and white?
Yes. Switch to Black and white beside the sheet: fills turn white and lines turn black, so it saves ink and photocopies cleanly.
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