Before teaching an Exploros learning experience, teachers should take time to internalize the lesson and prepare for facilitation. Internalizing an experience means understanding not only the content students will learn, but also the flow of instruction, the purpose of each scene, the expected student thinking, and the teacher moves that will support discussion and engagement throughout the experience.We have created three resources to help you with lesson plan internalization:
1. Experience Summaries
You can access and print the Experience Summary directly from within the experience:
1. Open the Experience Pack
2. In the Teacher Pack, select and open the Experience Summary
3. Review it, then print or save it for lesson planning
The goal is to move beyond simply “clicking through” the experience and instead prepare to actively guide instruction in real time. As you review the experience, think through pacing, discussion opportunities, materials, student readiness, and how you will respond to student thinking during the lesson.
2. Printable Lesson Plan Internalization Template
This template will help you understand and plan each of the five scenes for one experience: Engage, Explain, Explore, Elaborate, and Evaluate. By going through these scenes, you will think about and understand the content and teaching methods for each part. We provide prompts and space for you to review and summarize teacher notes. This will help you plan how to guide each scene in a way that fits your classroom needs and teaching style. This process ensures you fully understand the lesson and its goals.
Each planning page also includes tips for managing your classroom, devices, and time. These tips will help you plan and internalize each scene effectively, making sure you can smoothly and successfully carry out the lesson.
We recommend practicing this process a few times for each new unit or until you are familiar with the Exploros 5E learning model pattern. Remember, an Exploros experience is intended to be your daily lesson plan and will take about one (sometimes two) class periods to teach. Each Exploros experience is a complete lesson, from Bell Ringer to Exit Ticket.
This chart is designed to guide you step by step as you plan and teach an experience. It helps you organize scenes, track key learning goals, note quiz connections, and decide where to adjust instruction for your class. By the end, you’ll have a clear plan that supports both student engagement and assessment alignment.
How to Complete Your Internalization Chart
Step 1: Set Up Your Chart
Write the unit name and experience name at the top of the chart.
If there are small group activities, note under each scene when they happen.
Step 2: Review the Evaluate Scene (usually Scene 5)
Find the Evaluate scene (often Scene 5, but double-check).
Circle the number of quiz questions included.
In each box, jot a short note about what key content each question covers.
Step 3: Fill In the Engage Scene (Scene 1)
Complete each category on the chart for this scene.
Identify how the scene introduces or connects to the learning goal.
Step 4: Work Through Scenes 2–4
Keep filling in the chart as you go through each scene.
Decide if any part of the experience should be skipped, added to, or condensed for your class.
(If it already works well, no changes are needed.)As you encounter answers to quiz questions, make notes in the Evaluate boxes.
Focus on student engagement and pacing, not perfection.
Step 5: Connect the Quiz to the Unit Test
In the Evaluate section, note any inference questions so you can plan support for students.
Review the unit test and mark on the back of the chart if any concepts or questions overlap with this experience.
