Hello Karin! I use embedded projects as what we use to put on the stage for performances. (See my blog post on planning performances!) Depending on the project it could be anywhere from 6-10 lessons. Most of those lessons we will only spend a portion of the class time on the project and work on other skills and topics as well. I usually only spend two complete classes on something we perform.

where did you purchase the templates?

Thanks, Elizabeth! I just purchased your Long-Range Planning and Core Arts integration templates. I look forward to using these in my organization this year.

Thank you Julia! Since the four day rotation was my idea, I volunteered to create a calendar that blocks off all of our PD days and days off and then add the A,B,C,D rotation. I found a one page calendar on Teachers Pay Teachers for $1, and it is just a table in Word. I use the calendar to count out how many class periods I will have in each marking period. Then I use the templates in Tim Purdum’s Book Creative Sequence (featured in our post from last week) to organize my ideas. He also has a lesson planning app by the same name. Happy planning!

Thanks for sharing your process! The more ideas the merrier!