You are welcome to use a timer during your lesson if it's helpful for you. Keep in mind your interviewer will provide you with a one-minute timing warning and will let you know when your five minutes are up. However, if you would like to use your cell phone or a timer to keep a more detailed eye on the time, you may do so.

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You can teach a five minute lesson in any subject area to any grade level ages pre-K-12. All lessons should have an objective, and you'll have one minute to prep and five minutes to teach.

You should imagine yourself as a teacher that is leading a lesson in one of the core subject areas that our corps members are typically placed in. Our only criteria are:

• You must designate a specific grade level from PreK through 12th grade
• You must select one specific subject area (Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies)
• Your lesson must have a clear objective--what are you trying to achieve with your students?

Have more questions? Check out our Sample Teaching Lesson online learning module.

Teach For America uses the following key factors in determining corps member assignment:

If you'd like help in thinking through your regional options or have questions about which regions to choose, contact us. In order for our team to efficiently help, we ask that you include the following in your email: