Lesson Plans & Grade Books

A grade book organizes daily plans

A teacher planner from Quill provides space for daily lessons for 6 to 8 class periods each day, for 36 to 40 weeks. Some styles include space on the daily pages for notes about lessons, making it easy to capture information about what worked well and which students might need a bit of review and practice. Most also include a calendar and space for long-term planning for units to be taught over time. Available lesson plan book styles include those for kindergarten to sixth grade, kindergarten to eighth grade, and kindergarten to twelfth grade. A lesson planner also helps you organize lists of other necessary teacher supplies, including art materials, games, flash cards, and award certificates.

A lesson plan book offers variety and durability

A teacher planner is an important part of office supplies for teachers. Most styles are spiral-bound, which keeps pages secure for the whole school year. Some come with brightly decorated covers, while others include artwork and inspirational quotations on inner pages. Quill offers lesson planners from many prominent educational suppliers, including:

• Scholastic
• Hubbard Company WARD®
• Creative Teaching Press®
• Roaring Spring Products
• Teacher Created Resources
• Instructional Fair
• Carson-Dellosa™

A teacher planner makes record keeping simpler

Many times, a teacher planner includes more than space for lesson plans. Some include weekly schedule pages and places to record special school events. Others also provide seating charts, transportation charts, and birthday lists, along with pages for student contact information. A useful component of certain styles are grade books for recording student grades; most of those allow tracking of up to 38 students for 9 or 10-week grading periods. These planners may offer space for substitute teacher information, such as daily procedures and student information, while others have memo pages to track lesson suggestions and notes for future planning. Templates for class newsletters or notes to students or parents from the teacher may be included with select planning books. With different pens, teachers can color-code projects, objectives, and student scores to make it easy to find information quickly.