Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides
18 editable Canva slides to make expectations clear during each part of your explicit teaching lesson.
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Students are more likely to participate successfully in a lesson when they know exactly what successful participation looks like.
But expectations can change depending on where you are in the lesson.
What students need to do while you are modelling is different from what they need to do during guided practice or when they begin working independently.
The Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides give you 18 editable Canva slides that help you explicitly communicate these expectations throughout your lesson.
Rather than repeatedly explaining what students should be doing, you can make those expectations visible and refer students back to them as part of your regular instructional routines.
Why Explicitly Teach Lesson Expectations?
Explicit teaching is not only about making the academic content clear.
Students also need to understand how to participate successfully during each part of the lesson.
During modelled instruction, you may need students listening, watching and thinking alongside you.
During guided practice, students need to know when and how to respond, participate and use feedback.
During independent practice, expectations shift again as students begin applying their learning with greater independence.
When these routines are left implicit, valuable instructional time can quickly be lost to repeated directions, redirection and uncertainty.
Making expectations visible helps establish a more predictable lesson structure for students.
What Is Included?
The Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides include 18 editable presentation slides designed to support expectations across your explicit teaching lesson.
The templates include slides that can be used to communicate how students can participate successfully during different stages of the lesson, including:
Modelled instruction
Guided practice
Independent practice
The gradual release of responsibility
Expectations for participating in each part of the lesson
The slides are editable, so you can adapt the wording to reflect the routines and expectations used in your own classroom.
Make the Invisible Parts of the Lesson Visible
We often explicitly teach students what they are learning while assuming they already know how to participate in the learning.
But instructional routines also need to be taught.
A student cannot automatically know what listening during an I Do should look like.
They may not know what you expect when questions are asked during guided practice.
And they may need clear guidance about what successful independent practice looks like before they are released into the You Do.
These slides give you a visual reference point so those expectations do not need to live solely in your verbal instructions.
Use the Slides Throughout Your Explicit Teaching Lesson
You can incorporate the expectations slides into your existing lesson presentations and display the relevant slide as students move through the lesson.
I Do: Modelled Instruction
Use the expectations slides before or during modelled instruction to clarify what students should be doing while you demonstrate new knowledge or skills.
We Do: Guided Practice
Display the relevant expectations as students begin practising with teacher support so they understand how to participate, respond and engage with feedback.
You Do: Independent Practice
Use the independent-practice expectations before students begin working on their own so the transition into independent work is clear and predictable.
Over time, these expectations can become part of the instructional routines students recognise across your lessons.
Fully Editable in Canva
The Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides are editable in Canva.
You can:
Edit the wording
Adapt expectations to suit your classroom
Duplicate slides
Add the slides to your existing lesson presentations
Adjust the design to fit your classroom or school context
The templates have been set up so they can be edited using a free Canva account.
If you experience any trouble accessing or editing the templates, please email me and I can help.
Who Is This Resource For?
The Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides are designed for teachers who want to create clearer and more consistent instructional routines within explicit teaching lessons.
They can be adapted to suit different year levels, curriculum areas and classroom contexts.
They may be particularly useful when:
Establishing explicit teaching routines
Introducing the I Do, We Do, You Do lesson structure
Reinforcing expectations with an existing class
Supporting students who benefit from clear visual expectations
Creating greater consistency across lesson delivery
How to Use the Expectations Slides
Step 1: Create Your Canva Copy
Open the resource and create your own editable version.
Step 2: Select the Expectations You Need
Choose the slides that align with the parts of the lesson you are teaching.
Step 3: Adapt Them to Your Classroom
Adjust the wording where necessary so the expectations reflect your own classroom routines.
Step 4: Add Them to Your Lesson Slides
Insert the relevant expectations into your existing presentation so they appear at the point students need them.
Step 5: Refer Back to Them Consistently
Rather than introducing the expectations once and moving on, use the slides as a regular reference point until the routines become familiar.