Graphic Organisers for Explicit Teaching
Editable graphic organisers to support modelling, guided practice and independent practice across your explicit teaching lessons.
Brolga Education
Trudy Mayo | Explicit Teaching Expert | Curriculum, Lesson Design & Instructional Coach | Subscribe and get your free explicit teaching template 👇
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Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides
18 editable Canva slides to make expectations clear during each part of your explicit teaching lesson.
How to Strengthen Independent Practice in Your Lessons
Skill Development Part 3: Independent work
I Was Marking Assessments From My Son’s Hospital Room
What it took for me to learn about looking after myself during the term.
How to Improve the Guided Practice in Your Lessons
Skill Development Part 2: Guided Practice
Why Students Still Struggle After Modelled Instruction
Skill Development Part 1: Modelled Instruction
Concept Development Comes Before Skill Development
Learn how to build what students know
How to Activate Prior Knowledge
To Hook Your Students into the Lesson
Why Term 3 Is the Hardest Term of the Year
...And How to Protect Your Energy
How to Deliver Your Explicit Teaching Lesson Introduction Without Students Disengaging
Introducing Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Effectively
Check for Understanding Isn't What Most Teachers Think
How effective teachers use quick checks differently.
Classroom Routines for Structured Teaching: The Missing Piece Most Teachers Overlook
A practical guide to teaching the routines students need to participate successfully in every part of the lesson.
How to Teach Instructional Routines
So You Can Focus on the Learning
Explicit Teaching as a Student-Centred Approach
Here I discuss the biggest misconception about explicit instruction and what it really means for cognitive load in your classroom.
Instructional Routines at the End of the Term
How to use your structure to carry your students to the holidays
Explicit Teaching Daily Slides Bundle
90+ editable Canva slides for lesson delivery, classroom routines, behaviour support and classroom organisation.
Guided Practice in Explicit Teaching: The Most Important Part of the Lesson
Learn why guided practice in explicit teaching is critical for student success, formative assessment and responsive instruction. What effective guided practice looks like and why it is hard to deliver
How Explicit Teaching Became Over-Scripted
Exploring the shift from responsive instruction to over-reliance on lesson slides
Daily Review in Explicit Teaching: Why It Matters for Learning
Daily review is critical for retention and fluency in explicit teaching. Learn why spaced and sequenced practice matters and how to plan it effectively.
Daily Review Scheduler for Teachers
Plan effective Daily Review across a term with ease.