Pacing Guide Template
A pacing guide template that plans the year week by week. Pages one and two give 20 weeks each, with columns for dates, school days, unit, standards, lessons and assessment. Page three budgets days for twelve units before you teach them.
- Grade Level
- K to Grade 12
- Pages
- 3
- Formats
- PDF, Google Docs, Word
- Paper Size
- US Letter and A4
- Checked By
- Milo, Classroom Teacher
- Last Updated
- October 2026
Pacing Guide Template Example
The first twenty weeks of 6th grade math, paced week by week with dates, days and standards.
What's in the Pacing Guide Template
Weeks 1 to 40
Twenty numbered rows on each of the first two pages, one for every school week.
Seven Planning Columns
Week, dates, days, unit, standards, lessons and topics, and assessment.
A Unit Days Page
Twelve unit rows with planned days, start and end, actual days and notes for next year.
Editable Versions
Type into the Word, Google Docs or PDF file, or print it to fill in by hand.
How to Build a Pacing Guide
Count Your Days First
On page three, write the school days in the year, then give each unit the days it needs.
Check the Flex Days
Subtract planned days from the year's total, and keep what is left as flex days for the unexpected.
Lay Out the Weeks
Give each school week a row with its dates and number of school days. Skip weeks of break.
Place Units and Standards
Write the unit and its standards in the weeks it runs, then list the lessons and topics for each.
Update After Each Unit
Write the days a unit actually took and what to change, so next year's pacing is more accurate.
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