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Mrs. Russell’s Long Range Plans for First Grade

July 24, 2015 by Tamara 69 Comments

I’ve done long range plans a few different times over the years, and this the first time I am sharing them through my blog.  In the past, I’ve really felt that true learning happens in the process of doing your plans yourself.  As a mentor, I’d rather teach you to fish, than to give you the fish…make sense?  So, in an effort to encourage independent thought, I’m also offering my template so that you can create an alignment for yourself that works for your learners! 🙂
I’ve included some year at a glance pages so that you can see the progression I was taking through the year.  My county gave us a basal text for reading, and I went through and aligned the science and social studies to the stories…but also to a developmentally appropriate progression for the year.  When you are creating your own long range plans, this document might be helpful to you as you put together the themes you want to teach.
Each of the subject areas are aligned to Florida Standards.  That way, when I’m ready to transfer information over to a weekly plan, I’ve got the standards right at my finger tips.
The dates along the side are there to help me remember when the kids have days off so that I can add that to my weekly calendar.
Here is my page for September.  You can see that I included the overarching goal for ELA, along with the phonics, grammar, and writing skills focus.  The math unit progression aligns with our county basal series.
If you’d like to see a copy of my long range plans for first grade, please click HERE.
If you like this template and would like to try it out in your classroom, please click HERE.
I really can’t tell you guys how thankful I am that so many of you were excited about this!
I hope that you’ll find it helpful as you work towards pacing your own year out!  I’d love to hear your thoughts on this resource in the comments! 🙂

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  1. Nikki says

    June 19, 2016 at 10:47 am

    Good Morning Tamara,
    I really love the idea of trying out your long range plans to help me stay organized this coming school year. I have read a few of your other post and so I signed up for your newsletter.
    I received the initial email and confirmed. I’m just wondering how I get the templates and directions for the long range plans.
    Thanks!
    Enjoy your Sunday!
    Nikki

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 19, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      You should get a link in the next email you recieve from me. Let me check on it and,see if it was sent your way! 🙂

      Reply
  2. TANYA SAVCHUK says

    June 19, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    Hi Tamara,
    I signed up for your newsletter and received the initial email and confirmed. However, I haven’t received a second email with the link to download the long range plans template. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Erika says

    June 20, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    Hello,

    I love your long range planning template and signed up for your newsletter so I could reviece it as well as any other amazing ideas you had. I did get an email and confirmed however, I did not recieve the link to the template. Can you please send it to me? I would like to get a headstart on planning and love this idea!

    Thanks!
    Erika

    Reply
  4. Linda Hemesath says

    June 21, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    I tried to do long range planning last year. It was very successful but I need to be more consistent in doing it and following through. I am hoping your template will allow me to do so much better.
    I am looking for the link for directions to get the template. I must be looking in the wrong spot. Can you help me?
    Thanks so much for sharing your talent!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 30, 2016 at 6:14 am

      Linda,
      Do you have it yet?
      What is your email?

      Reply
  5. Nicole Manson says

    June 22, 2016 at 11:34 am

    Hi, Tamara! Like those that posted above, I signed up for the newsletter, received the email with confirmation of subscription, but did not receive the follow-up email with the template. I am very excited to use it and am thankful for your efforts to produce it and share it with others. Thank you!

    Nicole

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 30, 2016 at 6:14 am

      Linda,
      Do you have it yet?
      What is your email?

      Reply
  6. Devin Stanford says

    June 22, 2016 at 5:06 pm

    I would LOVE your long range plans in a format that I can edit. I teach Kindergarten but this is exactly the format I’ve been looking for! Great work and I look forward to following your blog!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 30, 2016 at 6:15 am

      Devin,
      Did you get it yet?

      Reply
  7. Lonna says

    July 2, 2016 at 9:05 am

    I would really love to have this as a format that I can edit. I too teach kindergarten, and this is a must have format. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  8. Sherry says

    July 2, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    Hi Tamara!
    I just saw you at the sde conference and your ideas are amazing! Can you please send me the long range planning template? Also do you have a weekly lesson plans template?
    Thank you!
    Sherry
    Smilingflgirl@yahoo.com.

    I already signed up for your email newsletters!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      July 3, 2016 at 11:01 am

      Hi! 🙂
      I just sent you my template. I have a weekly lesson plan template too! 🙂 My one for small groups is on the post I did about going to SDE this year. You can see a copy of that plan for free on the post. If you look on my blog in the section for lesson plans, I have several sets of plans for the fall that I put on my blog. I have a two page template. Hope that helps give you some ideas! 🙂
      Thanks for signing up for my emails! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Paula says

    July 19, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    I am not sure where I have gone wrong. I am not sure I have received the template for the year long plans. Can you please send it to me again. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  10. Lindsey says

    July 19, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    I just wanted to say a huge “THANK YOU!!” for this AH-mazing resource! I am moving up from teaching Kindergarten for the past 6 years up to teaching 1st grade for the first time ever and I’m looking for wonderful resources like this to help out my “first” year. 😉 This will definitely help me not feel so frazzled when I think about lesson and theme planning. I too am in FL and will be using the Wonders series, so it’s nice to find a resource using the same. Thank you! 🙂 Have a great school year ahead!

    Reply
  11. Antonia Klath says

    July 24, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    Hello!
    I recently signed up for your newsletter and was very excited to get the template for your long range plans. I have not received the confirmation email, can you help?

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      July 25, 2016 at 8:11 am

      I just sent an email last night…if you are on my list…one should have come late, LATE last night. Check for me??

      Reply
    • Tamara says

      July 25, 2016 at 7:29 pm

      Sure…I sent out an email late last night…did you get the template?

      Reply
      • Antonia Klath says

        July 25, 2016 at 10:02 pm

        Yes, thanks so much!

        Reply
  12. Jessica says

    July 31, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Hi,

    I have not received the long range plan templet and just wanted to follow up. Thank you! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      July 31, 2016 at 8:31 pm

      Just sent you a link! 🙂
      Enjoy!

      Reply
  13. Betsy Stewart says

    August 4, 2016 at 8:42 am

    I tried to sign up for your emails to receive your awesome long range planning templates, but when I tried to confirm the email, it took me to your page with a message saying page no longer found. Can you help?

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:27 pm

      Hello! 🙂
      I just tried to send it to this email, and it was rejected. Do you want to tell me a different email address to send it to?

      Reply
  14. Leon says

    August 7, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    When can I expect to receive the editable version of the long-range plan?

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:27 pm

      I just sent it to ya! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Christine Fittinger says

    August 9, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    Hi Ms. Russell,
    I haven’t received the 2nd email link to the long range template.
    Please send.
    Thanks!
    CF

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:27 pm

      Just sent it to ya! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Kim Stuart says

    August 10, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    Hi Tamara! I received an error when I tried to sign up for your newsletter. I, too, would love to use your long range plan resource. I’m looking forward to learning more from you! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:13 pm

      Just sent them to ya! 🙂
      Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  17. rizwana says

    August 15, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Hi!!!

    Thank you for offering this beautiful template. I signed up for the email but didn’t receive the link for the template.

    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:17 pm

      Check your email! 🙂 Just sent them over! 🙂 Happy planning!

      Reply
  18. Ashley Drechsler says

    August 17, 2016 at 11:03 am

    Hi!! I am a new subscriber and I LOVE the long range template. I would like to try it out in my classroom.

    Thank you for taking the time to share it with us!!

    Ashley Drechsler

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:18 pm

      That is fantastic news! 🙂 So happy you love it! 🙂 I just sent over a copy if you haven’t received it yet! 🙂

      Reply
  19. Brooke says

    August 19, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    I have subscribed to the email as well, and have not got an email with the year at a glance info!
    Is there something I am missing? Would love to get my hands on this amazing resource!

    My email is bedavis@lakeheadu.ca

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:19 pm

      Check your email friend! 🙂 Just sent! 🙂

      Reply
  20. Jenna says

    August 20, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    Hello! I have not yet received any follow up for the long range plans and would love to use this amazing resource that you have created! Any help would be much appreciated! Thx!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:20 pm

      Just check your email when you get this? I sent them over to ya! 🙂
      XOXO

      Reply
  21. Jemma Dallas says

    August 21, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    Hi Tamara,
    I received a subscription email and confirmation but as of yet, no templates have come for these plans. Is there something else I may need to do? Thanks for all of your help!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:23 pm

      You’re welcome! 🙂
      I sent them over! 🙂

      Reply
  22. Amanda says

    August 29, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    Hi There,
    I haven’t received the long range plan template and was just following up to see if there is anything I need to do on my end. Looking forward to hearing from you.
    Amanda Mushumanski

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      August 29, 2016 at 11:20 pm

      You’ve got them now! 🙂
      Check your email for me??

      Reply
  23. Valerie Marchildon says

    September 3, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    Hi Tamara! I received an error when I tried to sign up for your newsletter. I, too, would love to use your long range plan resource, as I have struggled to find something as clear as what you are offering! Thank you!

    Reply
  24. Amy Hannon says

    September 3, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    When I tried to confirm my email address there was an error code that came up. What do I do to confirm? I love your template and am very excited to use it! Thanks!

    Reply
  25. Amy says

    September 4, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    I subscribed and confirmed but haven’t gotten a copy of the template. Is it sent in a separate email or do I go somewhere to download it?

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      September 25, 2016 at 3:39 pm

      Sent! 🙂 Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  26. Kimberly says

    September 5, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Hi!! I’m new to teaching and would love this format of long range plans. I signed up to recieve your emails but did not recieve the link to the plans. How can I get them? 🙂

    Reply
  27. Candace says

    September 6, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    I would LOVE your long range plans in a format that I can edit. I teach Kindergarten but this is exactly the format that will help me as a first year teacher:) Great work and I look forward to following your blog!

    Reply
    • Candace says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:59 pm

      also your year at a glance thanks so much!!

      Reply
      • Tamara says

        September 25, 2016 at 3:41 pm

        I don’t have it editable…so sorry sweets! 🙁

        Reply
  28. Meghan says

    September 8, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    This looks great! I signed up and am waiting for the final email to link to the LRP making!!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      September 25, 2016 at 3:37 pm

      Just sent it over!

      Reply
  29. Heather Ludlam says

    September 10, 2016 at 6:56 am

    This is the perfect form! Thank you for sharing! I must be doing something wrong….when I went to sign up for the newsletter, I clicked the link in the email. I was taken to a page that said error page not found. Please tell me what I need to do to get this wonderful resource.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      September 25, 2016 at 3:36 pm

      Just sent you a link, dear! 🙂 Hope it helps you as much as it did me!!! 🙂 Enjoy your weekend!

      Reply
  30. Joanna says

    September 11, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    These are awesome! Can you please email me the template, I’m all signed up. I could really use them this first year with my own class!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      September 25, 2016 at 3:34 pm

      Sure thing! 🙂 Check your email! 🙂
      xoxo

      Reply
  31. Norma says

    October 16, 2016 at 11:52 am

    Hello!! Thank you for your awesome blog! I tied to sign up for the newsletter, but when I try to confirm, the link takes me to an error page. I would love to have your LONG RANGE LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE; It’s fantastic! Thank you so much! Also, I am following you on your linked sites :))

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      November 11, 2016 at 8:35 pm

      Just sent you an email! 🙂 xoxo

      Reply
  32. whitney says

    February 8, 2017 at 11:50 am

    How to get a editable copy of your long range plane? I would love to make it for my state.

    Reply
  33. Melissa Neubauer says

    May 15, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    Thanks for sharing such a great resource! How do you reference the standards to be covered each week?

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 30, 2017 at 5:50 am

      When you say how do I reference the standard, do you mean in the lesson? Or in my plans? I have a more specific set of plans that I do for week to week. This is just the long range template.

      Reply
  34. Courtney says

    June 30, 2017 at 6:16 pm

    These plans are exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’ve tried the link to download the template, but I can’t get it to work. Could you email it to me? Thank you so much for sharing all your hard work!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 30, 2017 at 8:47 pm

      Sent! 🙂 Enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  35. Vickie says

    September 24, 2017 at 6:08 pm

    Hey Tamara

    Just signed up for your newsletter and long range plans for grade 1. Are they still available? If yes, may you please sent me?

    Thanks a lot,
    Vickie

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      October 14, 2017 at 7:37 pm

      Hi Vickie…It is actually embedded in the post now. You just need to click on it to get the template or the actual plan I came up with.

      Reply
  36. Danielle Lewis says

    May 15, 2018 at 5:13 pm

    Hi Tamara!

    I just stumbled upon your weekly and long range lesson plan templates. I would love a copy of both. How do I go about getting them.

    Best,
    Danielle Lewis

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 6, 2018 at 3:46 pm

      Hello Danielle! 🙂
      The long range template is on my blog. As you read through the text there’s a spot that says HERE and you click on it and the editable version will come up for you. There is also a slide that tells you all about the fonts and how to use them. I just checked the link and it works! 🙂 You should be all set!

      Reply
  37. Brittany Thompson says

    June 11, 2018 at 11:02 am

    Mrs. Russell thank you so much for sharing this fantastic resource!!! I am sure you worked very hard on this and we all appreciate your generosity! I tried clicking the link but had trouble accessing the Long Range Plan Template. Is there another way to access the file? Thank you again!!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      June 13, 2018 at 10:09 am

      Hi Brittany!
      It’s on there, friend! 🙂 Look for the link in the word HERE right under the September image of the long range plan! 🙂 Happy Summer to you! 🙂

      Reply

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