Daily Lesson Log Template: Format, Parts and a Filled Sample
An editable daily lesson log (DLL) template with the six parts, a filled weekly sample and tips to fill it in less time.
ILAW Lesson Plan Format (DepEd Order No. 016, s. 2026): Free Editable Template and Filled-In Samples
What ILAW means in a lesson plan (Intentions, Learning Experience, Assessing Learning, Ways Forward), what to write in each part, what changed from the DLL and DLP, the transition period, the rules on AI, a free editable template and filled-in samples for Grade 4 science and Grade 7 mathematics.
ILAW is the lesson planning framework of DepEd Order No. 016, s. 2026, the Guidelines on Lesson Planning and Learning Design signed by Secretary Sonny Angara. It replaces the daily lesson log (DLL) and detailed lesson plan (DLP) formats of DO 42, s. 2016 with one simpler approach built on four parts: Intentions, Learning Experience, Assessing Learning and Ways Forward. This page explains each part, what changed, when it applies, what the order says about AI, and gives you a free editable template with two filled-in samples.
Free downloads (no account needed):
- ILAW lesson plan template (Word) and (PDF)
- Sample: Grade 4 Science, solids, liquids and gases (Word) and (PDF)
- Sample: Grade 7 Mathematics, ratios (Word) and (PDF)
To use the template in Google Docs, upload the Word file to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs. The PDFs print on short bond paper (Letter).
Read the signed order first. This page is a guide by the Draft My Lesson team, not a DepEd issuance. The template is our own layout: it is not an official or DepEd-approved form, and the order itself says no single national template is required. Check the details against the signed order on deped.gov.ph and follow the guidance of your school head and division.
What ILAW means in a lesson plan
ILAW stands for the four parts every lesson plan must make clear:
| Letter | Part | The question it answers |
|---|---|---|
| I | Intentions | What will learners learn, and why does it matter? |
| L | Learning Experience | What will learners do to learn it, and how will I support them? |
| A | Assessing Learning | How will I know that they learned it? |
| W | Ways Forward | What happens next: remediation, reteaching or enrichment? |
The order describes the lesson plan as a tool for organizing instructional thinking. A plan is sufficient when its intentions, learning experience, assessment approach and ways forward are evident and aligned. (Ilaw also means “light” in Filipino, which makes the acronym easy to remember.)
DepEd Order No. 016, s. 2026 at a glance
| Topic | What the order provides | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Framework | Intentions, Learning Experience, Assessing Learning, Ways Forward | para. 7 |
| Templates | The Annex B planning guide is a reference tool and “shall not be interpreted as a required national template” | para. 11 |
| No extra forms | Regional offices, division offices, schools and community learning centers may not require additional or expanded templates or documentation | para. 21 |
| Your own format | Teachers may adapt templates or develop personalized formats, as long as the order’s requirements are met | para. 30 |
| AI | AI is auxiliary; fully AI-generated lesson plans are not allowed; AI use is declared | paras. 23 to 25 |
| Transition | DLL and DLP formats of DO 42, s. 2016 may be used until the end of the first term of SY 2026-2027; full implementation from the second term | para. 43 |
| Repeal | DO 42, s. 2016 is repealed | paras. 3 and 46 |
Paragraph numbers follow the text of the order as reproduced online. The framework, the ban on extra templates, the transition and the repeal of DO 42 were also reported by the Daily Tribune on 15 June 2026. Check the wording in the signed order.
The four parts of an ILAW lesson plan and what to write
I. Intentions
Write what learners will learn and why it matters. In practice:
- the content and performance standards and the learning competency, copied with its code from the MATATAG curriculum guide for your learning area and grade;
- two or three lesson objectives with observable verbs (“describe”, “sort”, “explain”, not “understand”);
- one or two lines on why the lesson matters: the link to learners’ lives and to the next lesson.
Objectives belong here. For verbs and examples, see our guide to lesson plan objectives.
L. Learning Experience
Describe what learners will do, in order, with the time for each step and what you will look for. Name the materials and resources (learner’s material pages, objects, visuals) and plan support for learners who need it, for early finishers and for learners with disabilities. The order does not require a fixed sequence of phases: the 4As, 5E or your own steps all work if they serve the intentions.
A. Assessing Learning
Plan how you will check each objective: questions or observations during the lesson, and a short task or exit ticket at the end, with success criteria and an answer key. Writing this part right after the Intentions keeps the plan aligned. For ready-made formats, see our exit ticket templates.
W. Ways Forward
Fill this part after teaching: how many learners met the objectives, what was difficult, and what you will do next (remediation, reteaching, enrichment, or a change to the next lesson). It replaces the remarks and reflection rows of the old DLL.
What changed from the DLL and DLP
| DLL and DLP (DO 42, s. 2016) | ILAW (DO 016, s. 2026) | |
|---|---|---|
| Formats | Two formats: a weekly log and a detailed plan | One framework with four parts |
| Template | Prescribed formats | No single required national template; teachers may adapt or create their own |
| Extra forms | Sometimes added by divisions or schools | Offices may not require additional templates or documentation |
| Next steps | Remarks and reflection rows | Ways Forward, planned with remediation and enrichment |
| AI | Not addressed | Auxiliary use only, declared; fully AI-generated plans not allowed |
When the ILAW format applies
Under the transitory provision, teachers may keep using the DLL or DLP formats of DO 42, s. 2016 until the end of the first term of School Year 2026-2027. Full implementation of the new guidelines starts in the second term of SY 2026-2027, after capacity building and technical assistance. Check your school calendar for the exact date the first term ends, and your division memoranda for any local schedule of orientation sessions.
Is there an official ILAW lesson plan template?
No single template is mandatory. The planning guide in Annex B of the order is a reference, and teachers may adapt it or use their own format. What matters is that the four parts are clear and aligned. Regional and division offices and schools may not require additional templates. If your school head shares a school format, you can use it; the order looks at the content of the plan, not at the form.
The template on this page follows the four parts in order, with a header, a learning experience table and a declaration of AI use. Rename, add or remove headings as your school prefers.
Check your plan before teaching
Annex A of the order is a lesson planning rubric. Read it in the signed order. Before that, this quick self-check of our own covers the essentials:
- Intentions: the competency is copied exactly, and each objective uses an observable verb.
- Alignment: every objective is practised in the learning experience and checked in Assessing Learning.
- Time: the minutes of the learning experience add up to the period.
- Support: there is something for learners who need help and for those who finish early.
- Ways Forward: you know what you will do for learners who did not meet the objectives.
- AI: if you used an AI tool, the decisions are yours and the use is declared.
ILAW lesson plan sample: Grade 4 Science
An illustration of a teacher-made plan for a 45-minute lesson on solids, liquids and gases. No classroom results are claimed. Replace the learning competency with the exact wording and code from the MATATAG Science curriculum guide for your grade and term.
I. Intentions
- Learning competency: copy the official competency on the properties of solids, liquids and gases, with its code.
- Objectives: by the end of the lesson, learners will be able to (1) describe solids, liquids and gases by their shape and volume; (2) sort 12 everyday materials into solids, liquids and gases and give a reason for each; (3) give one example of each state found at home or in school.
- Why it matters: learners handle water, cooking oil and air every day; naming the three states prepares the next lessons on how materials change when heated or cooled.
L. Learning Experience (45 minutes)
| Part | Min | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Activate | 5 | Learners feel three sealed bags (a stone, water, air) and say which one keeps its shape. |
| Explore | 15 | Groups of five move a stone, water and a balloon into containers of different shapes and record: keeps its own shape? takes the shape of the container? |
| Make sense | 10 | The class builds a chart: a solid keeps its shape and volume; a liquid takes the shape of its container and keeps its volume; a gas spreads to fill its container. |
| Apply | 10 | Groups sort 12 picture cards (ice cube, cooking oil, air in a bicycle tire, rice grains, vinegar, sand and others) and justify two of them. |
| Close | 5 | Exit ticket. |
Support: cards carry the name of the material for learners who need reading support. Challenge: “Rice grains can be poured. Why are they still solids?”
A. Assessing Learning. During Explore, ask each group what happened to the shape of the water in the tall cup. Exit ticket: write S, L or G for an ice cube, cooking oil, air inside a balloon and a cup of rice grains, then explain why rice grains are a solid even though you can pour them. Success: 4 of 5 correct. Key: S, L, G, S; each grain keeps its own shape and volume.
W. Ways Forward. After teaching, record how many learners scored 4 or 5. Planned next steps: learners below 4 of 5 sort real objects with the teacher at the start of the next lesson; enrichment: find three materials at home and explain their state; next lesson: what happens to water when it is heated or cooled.
ILAW lesson plan sample: Grade 7 Mathematics
An illustration of a teacher-made plan for a 50-minute lesson on ratios. No classroom results are claimed. Replace the learning competency with the exact wording and code from the MATATAG Mathematics curriculum guide for your grade and term.
I. Intentions
- Learning competency: copy the official competency on ratios, with its code.
- Objectives: by the end of the lesson, learners will be able to (1) write a ratio in three forms (a:b, a to b, a/b); (2) simplify a ratio to lowest terms; (3) decide whether two ratios in a real situation are equivalent and explain why.
- Why it matters: recipes, mixtures and prices are ratios; the lesson prepares proportions and rates.
L. Learning Experience (50 minutes)
| Part | Min | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Activate | 5 | “A class has 22 girls and 18 boys. How can we compare the two numbers?” |
| Explore | 15 | Pairs compare calamansi juice mixtures (2 cups extract to 10 cups water, 3 to 15, 4 to 18) and decide which taste the same. |
| Make sense | 10 | The teacher states the three forms of a ratio, simplifies with the GCF and shows how to test equivalent ratios: 2:10 and 3:15 both simplify to 1:5, while 4:18 simplifies to 2:9. |
| Practice | 12 | One worked example aloud, then six items from simple to real-life, in pairs then alone. |
| Close | 8 | Exit ticket. |
Support: a ratio table for learners who need it. Challenge: write a recipe with a ratio of 3:4 and scale it up twice.
A. Assessing Learning. Exit ticket: (1) write the ratio of 12 mangoes to 18 bananas in three forms; (2) simplify 24:36; (3) are 4:6 and 10:15 equivalent? (4) a recipe uses 2 cups of rice to 3 cups of water: how much water for 6 cups of rice? (5) which mixture is different: 2:10, 3:15 or 4:18? Success: 4 of 5 correct. Key: 12:18, 12 to 18, 12/18 (simplified 2:3); 2:3; yes, both simplify to 2:3; 9 cups; 4:18.
W. Ways Forward. Planned next steps, to adjust after the lesson: learners below 4 of 5 redo items 2 and 3 with a ratio table; enrichment: compare the prices of two pack sizes at a sari-sari store; next lesson: proportions.
The downloadable samples include the full learning experience table with teacher and learner actions and what to look for at each step.
Free ILAW lesson plan template (Word, PDF, Google Docs)
The editable Word template has a header (school, teacher, learning area, grade and section, term and week, date, duration), the four ILAW parts with short prompts, a learning experience table and a declaration of AI use. The PDF version is for writing by hand. Both files are free to use and adapt.
Fill it in this order: Intentions, then Assessing Learning, then Learning Experience. Fill Ways Forward after the lesson.
Using AI under DO 16: what is allowed
The order keeps lesson planning decisions with the teacher. According to the text of the order as reproduced online (paras. 23 to 25), AI has an auxiliary role, fully AI-generated lesson plans are not allowed, and any AI assistance must be declared under one of three categories:
| Category | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Prohibited | AI making core decisions: setting the objectives, unpacking the competencies, designing the ILAW learning experience |
| Limited | Rephrasing, organizing or refining text after you have made the key decisions, with your review |
| Guided | Grammar, clarity, formatting and translation, with your validation |
News reports agree that AI may help with grammar checking and formatting but cannot replace the teacher’s judgment in setting learning objectives and designing learning experiences (Philstar, 16 June 2026). Read the exact categories and the declaration format in the signed order and follow the form your school uses.
What this means for Draft My Lesson: do not submit a plan that it, or any AI tool, generated from a topic alone. Write your intentions and design the learning experience first. Then you can use Draft My Lesson to refine the wording, organize your notes into the four ILAW parts, format the plan or translate it, and review every line before you teach. Declare that use in your plan.
Frequently asked questions
What does ILAW stand for in a lesson plan?
Intentions, Learning Experience, Assessing Learning and Ways Forward: the four parts of the lesson planning framework of DepEd Order No. 016, s. 2026.
Is the DLL still allowed?
Only during the transition: the order allows the DLL and DLP formats of DO 42, s. 2016 until the end of the first term of SY 2026-2027, with full implementation of ILAW from the second term. After that, plan with the four ILAW parts, in the format your school uses or your own.
Is there an official DepEd ILAW template?
No single template is required. Annex B is a reference guide, and teachers may adapt templates or create their own as long as the four parts are clear and aligned. Our template is not an official form.
Where do the objectives go in an ILAW lesson plan?
In Intentions, with the standards and the learning competency. See lesson plan objectives for observable verbs.
Can I use the 4As or the 5E model inside an ILAW plan?
Yes. Write your 4As or 5E steps in the Learning Experience. See the detailed lesson plan guide for the 4As.
Can I use AI to write my ILAW lesson plan?
Not entirely. The order does not allow fully AI-generated lesson plans and requires you to declare AI use. You may use AI for support tasks such as grammar, formatting, translation or rephrasing after you have made the key decisions, and you must review the result.
Continue your lesson planning toolkit
- Daily lesson log template: the DLL format of DO 42, s. 2016, usable during the transition.
- Detailed lesson plan: the 4As structure and a complete sample.
- Lesson plan objectives: observable verbs and examples for the Intentions part.
- Lesson plan format: six formats compared.
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