From brief to plan

AI lesson plan generator for every grade band

Write what you are teaching in a few lines. Pick a format and a grade band, and get a complete plan with objectives, a timed sequence, assessment and differentiation to edit.

  • Five formats
  • Four grade bands
  • Edit before you teach
Format
Grade band
0 / 400 words

Your lesson plan

Describe your lesson and press Generate plan. The plan appears here, ready to copy.

At a glance

Lesson Plan Generator is an AI lesson plan generator. Write a brief of 5 to 400 words, choose one of five formats (standard, 5E, weekly, unit plan or worksheet) and one of four grade bands (elementary, middle school, high school or college), and Claude Sonnet 5 writes the plan following our lesson-planning rules. It uses the standards you give and is told never to invent standard codes. Each plan costs 10 purchased credits.

Model
Claude Sonnet 5 with lesson-planning rules
Formats
Standard, 5E, weekly, unit plan and worksheet
Grade bands
Elementary, middle school, high school and college
Your brief
5 to 400 words
Price
10 credits per generated plan ($0.09 to $0.10; packs from $4.99)
Account
Free to register; generating plans uses purchased credits
Output
Plain text to paste into Google Docs, Word or a planner

How the generator plans a lesson

  • 01

    Reads your brief

    Subject, topic, grade, length, standards and class notes, in any order. Missing details become stated assumptions.

  • 02

    Follows a fixed structure

    Each format has set sections, from objectives and success criteria to closure, so plans are complete and consistent.

  • 03

    Keeps the timing honest

    Timed parts are planned to add up to your lesson length, and weekly and unit plans pace the work across lessons.

  • 04

    Uses your standards

    Standards you give are quoted as written, and the planner is told not to make up codes when you leave them out.

  • 05

    Plans for every learner

    Support, extension and strategies for multilingual learners in every plan.

  • 06

    Declines what it cannot plan

    Briefs with no lesson topic, or that ask for harmful content, are declined and their credits refunded.

How to use the AI lesson plan generator

  1. 01

    Write a brief

    The topic, grade, minutes and anything about your class.

  2. 02

    Pick a format and grade band

    One of five formats and one of four grade bands.

  3. 03

    Generate

    The cost shows before you start; the plan appears in the result box.

  4. 04

    Edit and teach

    Check facts and timings, adapt it for your students, then copy it into your planner.

What an AI lesson plan generator is good at

A generator helps most where planning is slowest: a first draft for a new topic, a differentiated version of a lesson you already teach, a 5E sequence for a lab, or a week laid out from one goal. It gives you a structure to edit instead of a blank page.

It does not know your students, your school's curriculum map or what happened in yesterday's lesson. Put those details in the brief, and treat the result as a draft that you review and adapt.

Writing a brief that gets a better plan

Short briefs work, but specifics help the most:

  • The grade and the exact topic, not only the subject
  • Lesson length in minutes, and how many lessons for weekly or unit plans
  • Standards copied from your curriculum
  • What students already know, and common misconceptions
  • Materials or technology you have, and any you do not
  • Accommodations, language needs and class size, without names

Using AI plans responsibly

You remain responsible for what you teach. Check facts, sources and age-appropriateness, and follow your school's policies on AI tools. Do not put students' names or personal information into a brief; describe needs in general terms instead.

The five formats at a glance

What it coversTarget length
StandardOne lesson: I do, we do, you do, with an exit ticket600 to 1,100 words
5EOne inquiry lesson in five phases700 to 1,200 words
WeeklyFive connected lessons, Monday to Friday900 to 1,600 words
Unit planTwo to three weeks, with an assessment plan and rubric1,000 to 1,800 words
Worksheet10 to 20 questions and an answer key400 to 1,000 words

AI lesson plan generator FAQ

Is there a free AI lesson plan generator here?

Generation is paid: 10 purchased credits per plan, with packs from $4.99. Registration is free, and the lesson plan templates on this site are free to copy without an account.

Which AI model writes the plans?

Claude Sonnet 5, through a commercial model API, with our own lesson-planning instructions for structure, timing, accuracy and plain-text output.

Will it align my plan to Common Core or state standards?

It quotes any standards you paste into the brief and builds the objectives around them. It does not look up standard codes and is told not to invent them, so copy them from your curriculum.

Can I generate a plan in Spanish or another language?

Yes. Write the brief in the language you want, and the plan comes back in that language. A teacher fluent in it should review the result.

Can I include student information in a brief?

Please do not include names or personal details. Describe needs in general terms, such as three students reading below grade level, which is all the planner needs.

Get a first draft of your next lesson

Write a brief, pick a format and edit the plan you get. Registration is free; plans use purchased credits, with packs from $4.99.

Last updated October 29, 2026

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