7 Reasons Why You Should Number Your Lessons

Numbering your lessons may be the most important part of your curriculum planning, and helping your classroom run. Giving your course a coding system won’t just be beneficial to you either. Numbering your lessons will help your students, parents, admin, guidance and team teachers.

I use my coding system everywhere that I can. When you number your lessons, put those codes on worksheets, notebook pages, lesson plans, unit plans etc. You name it, there should be a number on it! By using a coding system, you can streamline your photocopies and get out of the copy room as soon as possible.

7 Reasons you Should Number Your Lessons

It outlines where I am in my curriculum and pacing
It forces me to create flow within my lessons and planning
Paperflow and photocopies aren’t stressful
Keeps my students organized
Parent communication is much clearer (this is especially true for more complex subjects that parents don’t use in their everyday lives, like chemistry)
Gradebook is much more organized and it’s easier for kids to make up work
INBs take up less time (If you’re interested in hearing more about My Unpopular Opinions about Interactive notebooks, you can read the post here. )