Benjamin Said:

Dear high school teachers! Do you write before each lesson its detailed summary or just its plan?

We Answered:

Most schools have a template you must follow (especially since No Child Left Behind). At my school, our plans include Unit, State Core Curriculum Content Standards, Materials, Methods, Assessment, and Homework. My first couple years teaching, my plans were pretty lengthy, and I often did not finish them or I had tons of time left over. Now, while they still may be more detailed than most, they're much shorter than they used to be because I know what I want/need to do because either I've taught the lesson before or I just have gained the ability to more accurately present, transition, etc without a more detailed script. I also like to be somewhat specific because I provide my students with a syllabus, and I like to keep my website up to date. If you want, check out my website: http://www.mainlandregional.net/tcolombo…
This, obviously, is not the entire plan that I submit to my supervisor, but it is pretty much the "Methods" and "Homework" sections.

Heather Said:

High School Teachers: What do you do to kill time if you finish the lesson plan early?

We Answered:

Answering from a student's point of view, my immediate answer would be to let them play a game like quiet ball or hangman or heads up seven up or something like that, but from a teacher's point of view, I would either give a quick summary of tomorrow's work, do a quick little review, or give the kids some easy homework and let them start on it. Another idea would be to tell them to read their books, but not talk.
I also assume since you are asking this question, it may happen a lot. Try making your lessons a little longer, maybe add a couple more facts or something. Also, you could cover more in one day, such as covering one and a half lessons versus just one.
Just some ideas, hope they helped! Good luck!