Plan a lesson with the Lesson Plan Maker

In about 2 minutes, learn how to use the Lesson Plan Maker.

Video, 1 min 32 s, with subtitles

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Let's plan a lesson with the Lesson Plan Maker, right here on the home page. First, choose a format. There's a UK lesson plan, an EYFS activity plan, a standard US plan, and models such as 5E, Madeline Hunter and Understanding by Design.

Then fill in the boxes: the title, subject, year group, date and length. In the timed sections, give each part of the lesson its minutes. The total adds up underneath, so you can see straight away if you've planned too much.

There's no Save button. Your plan saves itself in this browser as you type. Not sure where to start?

Press Fill with example to see a finished plan. It opens as a new plan, so your own work is kept safe. When you're ready, look under Save and share.

Download a Word file, print it, save a PDF, or press Copy for Google Docs and paste it into a new document. Want a paper copy to fill in by hand? Press Print blank template.

And you can switch format at any time, without losing what you've written. Try the Lesson Plan Maker now at lessonplanner.info.

It's free, and you don't need an account.

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Pick an answer to see if you’re right. Nothing is saved or sent.

1. How do you save a plan in the Lesson Plan Maker?

Right. There is no Save button. Your plan saves itself in this browser as you type.Not quite. The answer is “You don’t need to – it saves itself as you type”. There is no Save button. Your plan saves itself in this browser as you type.

2. What does Fill with example do to the plan you were working on?

Right. The example opens as a new plan, so your own work is kept safe.Not quite. The answer is “Nothing – the example opens as a new plan”. The example opens as a new plan, so your own work is kept safe.

3. You switch from the UK lesson plan to 5E. What happens to what you’ve written?

Right. You can switch format at any time without losing what you’ve written.Not quite. The answer is “It stays”. You can switch format at any time without losing what you’ve written.

4. Which button gives you a paper copy to fill in by hand?

Right. Print blank template prints an empty copy of the format.Not quite. The answer is “Print blank template”. Print blank template prints an empty copy of the format.

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