Free CAPS lesson plan template (Word)

The template is a Word document (.docx). Open it in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or WPS Office on your phone or computer, fill it in, and print or save it.

• –Subject, Grade, Year, Term, Week and Start date: copy these from your ATP so the lesson matches the week your HOD expects.
• –Topic: the topic the ATP gives for that week, in the same words.
• –Content: the content and concepts from the ATP that this lesson covers. If the topic runs over several weeks, only this week’s part.
• –Aims and objectives of the lesson: two or three things learners will be able to do, starting with a verb: name, explain, calculate, compare.
• –Prior content knowledge: what learners already know from earlier lessons or grades that you will build on.
• –Link with the next lesson: how today prepares learners for what comes next.
• –Vocabulary / important words: new terms learners must understand and use.
• –Teaching methods: for example explanation, demonstration, questioning, pair work or group work.
• –Teacher activities and learner activities: side by side, for the introduction, the body of the lesson and the conclusion, with time for each.
• –Resources: DBE workbook pages, textbook, charts, objects or worksheets.

Need more help? Read how to write a CAPS lesson plan, step by step.

Filling in a template for every lesson takes an evening each week. Lesson Plan Gen fills in this template (or your school’s own format) for you, using the topic, content and assessment from your ATP for that week. You check it, change anything you like in Word, and hand it in.

Your first 3 weekly plans are free. After that, 20 weekly plans cost R120, paid once, with no debit order. See how CAPS lesson plans are made.