Mini-Lesson Plan Template
This mini lesson plan template is built for a reading or writing workshop. It has a teaching point, the four parts of a minilesson (connection, teaching, active engagement and link) with times, then conferring, mid-workshop teaching and the share.
- Grade Level
- K to Grade 12
- Pages
- 1
- Formats
- PDF, Google Docs, Word
- Paper Size
- US Letter and A4
- Checked By
- Milo, Classroom Teacher
- Last Updated
- October 2026
Mini-Lesson Plan Template Example
A 3rd grade writing workshop mini-lesson on slowing down the most important moment of a story.
What's in the Mini-Lesson Plan Template
Teaching Point
A box for the one skill or strategy students will learn, with materials and a mentor text.
Four Timed Parts
Connection, teaching, active engagement and link, each with a time and a plan.
Workshop Time and Share
Boxes for conferring and small groups, a mid-workshop teaching point and the share.
Editable Versions
Type into the Word, Google Docs or PDF file, or print it to fill in by hand.
How to Use the Mini-Lesson Template
Write the Teaching Point
State one skill or strategy in a sentence students could repeat, then add the unit, session and date.
Choose Your Materials
List the mentor text you will use and write what you will add to the anchor chart.
Plan the Four Parts
Give the connection, teaching, active engagement and link a time each so the minilesson stays short.
Plan Workshop Time
Note who you will confer with and which small groups you will pull while students work on their own.
Plan the Middle and the Share
Write a mid-workshop teaching point and how students will share what they tried at the end.
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