# AI lesson plan generator for every grade band

> 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.

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.

## At a glance

- **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

- Five formats
- Four grade bands
- Edit before you teach

[Try the generator](https://lessonplangenerator.app/create)

## How the generator plans a lesson

- **Reads your brief**: Subject, topic, grade, length, standards and class notes, in any order. Missing details become stated assumptions.
- **Follows a fixed structure**: Each format has set sections, from objectives and success criteria to closure, so plans are complete and consistent.
- **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.
- **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.
- **Plans for every learner**: Support, extension and strategies for multilingual learners in every plan.
- **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. **Write a brief**: The topic, grade, minutes and anything about your class.
2. **Pick a format and grade band**: One of five formats and one of four grade bands.
3. **Generate**: The cost shows before you start; the plan appears in the result box.
4. **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 covers | Target length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard | One lesson: I do, we do, you do, with an exit ticket | 600 to 1,100 words |
| 5E | One inquiry lesson in five phases | 700 to 1,200 words |
| Weekly | Five connected lessons, Monday to Friday | 900 to 1,600 words |
| Unit plan | Two to three weeks, with an assessment plan and rubric | 1,000 to 1,800 words |
| Worksheet | 10 to 20 questions and an answer key | 400 to 1,000 words |

## Simple pricing, per plan

- Teacher: $7.99 / month, 900 credits
- Pro: $19.99 / month, 2,300 credits
- Small: $4.99, 500 credits
- Medium: $14.99, 1,600 credits
- Large: $39.99, 4,500 credits

## 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 2026-10-29_