Elementary = Elementary       Middle School  = Middle School       K-8 = K-8

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1-Day PlannerThe guiding questions for each component of a Responsive Advisory Meeting will help support purposeful planning.
Academic Choice Planning GuideThis template can be helpful for outlining the choices in an Academic Choice lesson that will help meet learning goals, and thoughtfully planning the three phases of plan, work, and reflect.
Checklist for Organizing Your ClassroomThis checklist supports the implementation of the Responsive Classroom approach in your classroom space, providing considerations for space, materials, displays, desk and table groupings, learning spaces, and pathways.
Elementary Student Grouping Graphic OrganizerThis organizer provides guidance with elements to consider such as developmental considerations, interactive learning structures, and management ideas when grouping students for learning.
Guided Discovery Planning GuideThis planner offers structure and guiding questions for developing a purposeful and productive Guided Discovery.
How Well Are You Seeing?Use this template to keep track of how well you are getting to know and connect with your students.
Independent Practice TemplateThis template can help you plan independent practice sessions for your middle school lessons.
Interactive Modeling Planning GuideThis planner can be used to develop the specific steps of an effective Interactive Modeling for elementary students.
Interactive Modeling Demonstration GuideThis planner can be used to develop the specific steps of an effective Interactive Modeling for middle school students.
Lesson Planning GuideThis guide supports planning for student learning using a three-part lesson structure that reflects that natural learning cycle.
Middle School Student Grouping Graphic OrganizerThis planner will help you think critically and intentionally about the type of grouping that you would like to use during a particular lesson.

Morning Meeting Daily Planning GuideThis planner can be used to purposefully plan a Morning Meeting, with goals in mind for each component and a clear understanding of skills to emphasis and practice.
Morning Meeting Weekly Planning GuideThis planner can be used to develop a weekly plan for Morning Meeting. This tool is particularly helpful when there are concrete goals and skills to focus on and develop throughout the week.
Plan Your ClassroomThis grid can be used to design the placement of furniture, large and small group meeting areas, and the overall flow of traffic in the classroom space.
Problem-Solving Conference Planning GuideThis guide will help ensure that all the key steps of a problem-solving conference are considered prior to meeting with a student, in order to make efficient use of the meeting time and effectively focus the conversation.
Role-Play Planning GuideThis guide can be used to plan a role-play around the key steps to help ensure that the role-play is effective and subsequent conversation is focused and productive.
Strengthening a LessonThis guide allows for thoughtful planning of an active teaching lesson based on the three phases of active teaching: teach and model, student collaboration, and facilitate reflection.
Strengthening Study SkillsSupport academic readiness with this sample Responsive Advisory Meeting plan.
Class Meeting Planning GuideThis planning guide provides guidance in the careful planning of a class meeting that is structured to support the class in navigating a situation that affects the whole class.
Connecting with Families Graphic OrganizerThis organizer supports considering the ways in which connections with families can occur at the start of the school year and as the school year progresses.
Establishing Rules Planning GuideThis guide helps support the planning of the collaborative rule creation process.
Families Letter Planning GuideThis guide provides support in creating a letter to families about Responsive Classroom practices.
First Four Weeks PlanningThese planning guides will help plan in-depth progression when looking at how to implement practices during the first four weeks of school.
Active Teaching Lesson PlanThis planner helps plan each phase of Active Teaching when preparing lesson plans for content.
SMART GOAL Planner Teacher Check InThis check-in protocol helps provide feedback to students after the students have set a SMART Goal.
Student Practice TemplateThis planning guide for student practice organizes thoughts in order to have meaningful practice and deeper content engagement following Active Teaching.
Investing Students in the RulesThis planner for investing students in the rules helps students to make explicit connections between classroom rules, their own goals, and concrete behaviors.