Write lesson plans

A lesson plan helps you get ready for a class. Write what you will teach, how the lesson will run and what you need. After the class, mark the plan as taught.

Before you start

• To link a lesson to the syllabus, add the syllabus for that subject first. See the article Add the syllabus.
• If the page does not open for you, ask your school admin. They can change what your role can do under Roles & Permissions.

Steps

1. In the sidebar, go to Teaching → Lesson plans.
2. Choose the class. Under Subject, pick the subject.
3. Click the button to add a new lesson plan.
4. In Date, choose the day you will teach it.
5. In Lesson, type a short name, for example "Rounding to the nearest ten".
6. In Syllabus unit, choose the unit. This links the lesson to what the class is working through.
7. Choose the sections. Leave it on all sections when the plan is the same for all of them.
8. In What they should be able to do, write what students should learn.
9. In How the lesson runs, write the steps of your lesson.
10. In What you need, list books, apparatus or a video.
11. In Homework to set, write a note to yourself.
12. Click Save.

After the lesson

• Click Mark taught on the plan once you have taught it.
• Marked it by mistake? Click Undo.
• To change a plan, click Edit. To delete it, click Remove.

Good to know

• Homework to set is only a note for you. It does not give homework to students. Set the real homework in Homework.
• If you see No lesson plans yet, no plan has been saved for this subject.
• To tell families what the class did each day, use the class diary. See Fill the class diary.
• To share notes, links or files with students, see Share study materials.