I am excited to get started sharing some of my tried-and-true, go-to handouts with other teachers. Here is the mainstay of my lesson handouts, the sheet I use every week with every student. Yes, it’s the Weekly Practice Assignment Sheet! I have tried using blank notebook paper, composition books and manuscript paper, and found I was writing the same headings over and over again. So I created this form in Excel and I make a couple hundred copies each year. It’s a time-saver AND paper-saver, with room for 4 weeks’ worth of lessons on one double-sided sheet.
There are boxes for Scales, Etudes, Repertoire, and notes to/from the student or parent. There is also a place to record the lesson date and the students’ weekly practice goal and daily practice minutes. Also “emojis” to color in, for the student to let you know how they felt about their practicing, and for you to let them know how YOU felt about their lesson prep!
I have students use 3-ring-binders for their lesson notes and handouts. To use this sheet, hole-punch it on both sides so you can flip it over when the first side is filled.