Lesson Plan Generator

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Generate complete, standards-aligned lesson plans for K-12 education with objectives, activities, differentiation, and formative assessments for any subject or grade level.

What You Get

Save hours of planning time while ensuring comprehensive, research-based lesson plans that include differentiation for all learners and realistic timing that fits your class period.

The Problem

Teachers spend 7-12 hours per week creating lesson plans, often struggling to align standards, differentiate for diverse learners, create engaging activities, and ensure realistic timing. Many lesson plans lack formative assessments or are too generic for specific student needs. Teachers need complete, ready-to-implement plans that save time while maintaining instructional quality.

The Solution

This skill generates comprehensive K-12 lesson plans (2000-4000 words) that are immediately classroom-ready. It creates standards-aligned learning objectives, designs age-appropriate activities with realistic timing, includes differentiation strategies for struggling learners, advanced students, ELLs, and students with IEPs, and provides formative assessments with clear success criteria. The skill adapts language complexity, activity types, and timing allocations based on developmental stage, ensuring kindergarteners get concrete, hands-on lessons while high schoolers receive complex, analytical tasks.

How It Works

  1. 1 Gather lesson context including topic, grade level, subject, duration, and optional details about students and materials
  2. 2 Research and align to appropriate educational standards (Common Core, NGSS, or state standards) if not provided
  3. 3 Design 1-4 age-appropriate, measurable learning objectives using developmentally appropriate action verbs
  4. 4 Create engaging hook (3-10 minutes) that connects to prior knowledge using language matched to grade level
  5. 5 Plan direct instruction with realistic timing (5-30 minutes depending on grade) including key concepts and vocabulary
  6. 6 Design guided practice activity with teacher support, using appropriate timing and activity complexity
  7. 7 Plan independent practice where students apply learning, with timing and expectations matched to age
  8. 8 Create formative assessment (2-5 minutes) that directly assesses learning objectives
  9. 9 Develop specific differentiation strategies for struggling learners, advanced students, ELLs, and students with IEPs
  10. 10 Compile comprehensive materials list and create teacher preparation checklist with estimated prep time

What You'll Need

  • Topic or educational standard to teach
  • Grade level (K-12)
  • Subject area (Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, etc.)
  • Lesson duration in minutes

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Examples

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AP US History: Constitutional Convention Primary Sources

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Kindergarten Math: Counting 1-10

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