Extended teacher planning blocks in a 4 x 4 semester; half day on a 4-day cycle.

Teachers with Block 4 assigned for planning have no free block on Day 1, but have a half-day free on Day 4. This works best if no extra duties are assigned during lunch, at least on Day 1 (Reprinted from R.L. Canady, Block Scheduling, with permission.)

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4
Block 1 90 min.	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Block 2 90 min.	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
L U N C H
Block 3 90 min.	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 1
Block 4 90 min.	Course 3	Course 4	Course 1	Course 2

   

Extended teacher planning blocks in a 4 x 4 semester; full day on a 4-day cycle. This schedule not only gives teachers a full day for professional development, but allows one class a full day to pursue projects, field trips, and other activities that require longer time periods. (Reprinted from R.L.
	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.
Block 1 90 min.	Course 1	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Block 2 90 min.	Course 2	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
L U N C H
Block 3 90 min.	Course 3	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Block 4 90 min.	Course 4	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4