Review the lesson slides and the Teaching Notes, making note of the supports provided in the lesson.
Consider the formative assessment, Express your Understanding, as the deliverable for the lesson first.
Make a decision about lesson pacing and timing based on your students’ support needs and your school schedule.
Annotate the Teaching Notes. Make notes about pacing, revisions or additions to the questions, specific things to watch for with individual students, revisions or additions to the lesson handouts, etc. Note: The Print All icon in the top right corner of the Teaching Notes allow you to print the Teaching Notes for each lesson so teachers can capture their planning notes on paper.
Ensure you have the right number of lesson texts.
Access the Additional Materials tab or the student materials for the lesson.
Ensure you have the right number of copies of the lesson handouts. Note: Possible adjustments include using Google classroom or some other digital platform for students to complete their work digitally and/or having students create their own handouts in their reading logs.
Make any anchor charts or additional classroom visuals to support students with the lesson.
Prepare any other materials necessary for the lesson, such as writing statements on the board, gaining access to computers for research, etc.
Determine and communicate with students
1. how each lesson prepares students for the end-of-unit assessments
2. the expected learning goals of each lesson
3. the qualities of a strong response on each lesson’s deliverables

How do I prepare to teach Guidebooks?