The recap that makes students realise how much they've learned

Templates to recap your lessons

A lesson recap is the single highest-impact, low-effort habit a tutor can build. Tutors who recap consistently retain students at significantly higher rates, yet you might not be doing it - not because it's hard, but because it's easy to skip when you're wrapping up and running out of time.

This template makes it impossible to forget and takes less than 5 minutes.
Choose your language and download the template, then upload it to Preply Canvas to fill it in live with your student.

Download the template, then upload it to Preply Canvas to fill it in live with your student.

Descarga la actividad y súbela a Preply Canvas para completarla en directo con tu estudiante.

Téléchargez l'activité, puis importez-la dans Preply Canvas pour la compléter avec votre élève.

Start with the win

Name one thing that has genuinely improved since you started working together. Not "good progress", but something specific, e.g. "You used the subjunctive naturally in conversation today. you couldn't do that in January." Students are far more receptive to feedback and challenge when they feel celebrated first.

Make it evidence-based

Vague praise fades by the time the lesson ends. Specific observations stick. Use the template to record concrete examples, e.g. a sentence the student constructed correctly, a word they no longer hesitate on, a situation they handled in English that they couldn't before.

End with a shared goal

Close every progress review with: "So what should we focus on next?" Let the student answer first. That one question shifts the dynamic from tutor-led to student-owned, and a student who has helped set their own goal has a reason to come back and see it through.

How to add these to Preply Canvas:

Using the templates inside Preply Canvas means you and your student can fill them in together during the lesson, which is where the real value happens.


Step 1: Save the template from the Academy
Step 2: Open Preply Canvas during your lesson
Step 3: Click on "Add new page" and select "Upload file
Step 4: Select the file from your computer or drag-and-drop it in Canvas
Step 5: Fill it in together 🧑‍🎓


Canvas documents are saved automatically, so you can start your next lesson by opening the previous one together. It takes 2 minutes and immediately creates continuity.