Lesson plans
Write a plan that is automatically tagged to the standards it teaches.
Before you start
Nothing. Start from scratch or from a standard.
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Open Lesson Plans
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Choose Lesson plans in the sidebar.
You’ll see
Your plans and the units they belong to.
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Start a plan
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Press New lesson.
You’ll see
A five-step wizard rather than one long form.
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Fill in the basics
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Set the title, grade band, date, length, and the class or group.
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The wizard narrows which standard indicators you can pick from.
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Pick the standards
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Tick the indicators the lesson works toward.
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Each one is carried through to the plan and its badges.
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Build the activities
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Add activities with their minutes, equipment and the standards each one addresses.
You’ll see
The time adds up against your period length, and the alignment becomes visible per activity.
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Finish and publish
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Add assessment, differentiation and safety, then save.
You’ll see
A publishable plan with standards coverage shown on its card.
Tip: Press Build with AI on any standard to draft a plan pre-filled with that standard already attached.
You’re done when
You have a standards-aligned lesson you can teach from and hand to a substitute.
Next guide
Standards reference
Have the national standards open beside you while you plan.