Lesson Plan
Growth Monitoring Blueprint
Students will understand what progress monitoring is and learn to track their own learning through creating and using simple growth charts, fostering goal-setting and self-reflection.
Teaching progress monitoring equips students to take ownership of learning, visualize improvement, and helps teachers make data-driven instructional decisions.
Audience
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Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
15 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Pre-Test Snapshot
5 minutes
Step 2
Introduction to Progress Monitoring
10 minutes
Step 3
Interactive Example Activity
15 minutes
Step 4
Chart Creation Activity
10 minutes
Step 5
Cool-Down: Exit Ticket Reflection
5 minutes
Slide Deck
How Do We Track Our Growth?
What Is Progress Monitoring?
What Does Growth Look Like?
Why Set Goals?
A Real-Life Example
Mock Reading Fluency Check
Up Next: Create Your Own Chart
Script
Activity
Warm Up
Cool Down
