TeachersFirst AI for Lesson Planning
Great lessons don't happen by accident — they take time, creativity, and careful planning. AI is now making that process faster and more inspired than ever. This curated collection of AI-powered lesson-planning tools is designed to help educators more easily build engaging, standards-aligned lessons. From unit plan generators and differentiated activity builders to discussion prompt creators and cross-curricular connection tools, these resources help teachers spend less time on planning logistics and more time on the art of teaching. View our other AI Collections: AI for Productivity, AI for Assessment, and AI for Creating Projects.
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Consensus - Consensus
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), chat (41), professional development (322), Research (89)
In the Classroom
Scroll down the page to find suggestions for questions to ask, including ideas for history, education, learning strategies, and computer science. This site can be invaluable when researching information for grant applications or when completing post-graduate studies. Use Consensus with middle and high school students to help them with research projects or to find answers to students' questions during class. For example, ask about the impact of deforestation on biodiversity or the long-term effects of lack of sleep. Share responses on a collaborative document for students to use in their research projects or create a collection in Wakelet, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Nolej - Nolej
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), differentiation (101), flash cards (46), quizzes (89), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Upload a short video (such as a science or social studies clip) into Nolej and let it generate embedded questions. Have students watch and respond in real time, keeping them actively involved instead of passively viewing. Generate multiple versions of activities at different difficulty levels. Assign the tasks based on student readiness so all learners can access the content while being appropriately challenged. Turn Nolej-generated quizzes into a class competition or team challenge. Students can replay activities, track progress, and reinforce key concepts before an assessment in a fun, low-prep way.Edge Features:
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Monsha AI - Monsha, Inc.
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), differentiation (101), presentations (37), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Use Monsha to quickly create a high-interest lesson hook, such as a scenario, short story, or essential question, tied to your current reading unit. Have students respond with a quick write or turn-and-talk to activate prior knowledge and spark curiosity. After using Monsha to model strong comprehension or test-style questions, have students create their own questions on paper using the same format. Generate exit tickets or short review questions aligned to the day's objective. Use them for quick formative assessment, or turn them into a team-based review game to reinforce key skills in a fun, low-prep way.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teachmate - Teachmate
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), assessment (143)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, students can complete assessments that have been made through Teachmate using Google Forms, reviewed here or Gimkit, reviewed here. Students can use the information that is shared to create presentations using Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SEL Lesson Planner - Yourway Learning
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), social and emotional learning (201), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Save this lesson generator for many different classroom uses. Create lessons to build social-emotional learning skills that address the needs of your students or incorporate SEL thinking processes into lessons that require students to understand different perspectives, such as the civil rights movement or the environmental impacts of pollution. Take time to develop the prompt for the final box to include specific information for the type of lesson to create, teaching frameworks to include, technology to incorporate, and consideration of thinking routines. For example, use a prompt such as "the civil rights movement of the 1960s, include five station rotation activities; one should be technology-based" to generate a SEL lesson. Consider adding Thinking Routines, reviewed here that encourages students to use perspective to consider others' thoughts, experiences, and feelings.Edge Features:
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Plan My Lesson Tool - Yourway Learning
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), professional development (322), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this lesson generation tool to create new lessons or improve your current lessons. Use this tool to generate a lesson in just a few minutes, then browse through the lesson plan to find new ideas and resources to include with your current plan. In addition to the lesson activity, plans include extension activities and additional resources to include in your planning. When writing the prompt to create a lesson, include as much information as possible to generate results that work for you. Items to include are class size, type of activities to include, and differentiation needs. Visit the archive of OK2Ask: AI for Creating Learning Objects, reviewed here to find many ideas for creating learning objects that accompany your lesson plan.Edge Features:
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Lesson Plan Generator - Polymath
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), blooms taxonomy (7), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
The Lesson Plan Generator can produce additional activities or discussion questions that enhance engagement. Teachers can review the generated lesson and pick elements that suit their class's needs, adding variety to familiar topics. Teachers save time on lesson prep, giving them more bandwidth to focus on student engagement and classroom interactions. Teachers can maintain a consistent approach to lesson planning, incorporating essential elements like warm-ups, main activities, and assessments. This tool helps to create a predictable classroom routine that students can rely on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Auto Classmate - AI-powered Lesson Plan Generator - Logan Greenhaw
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Auto Classmate's tools support diverse classroom needs, allowing teachers to incorporate engaging elements without extensive planning. The Lesson Plan Generator creates tailored lesson plans based on specific topics, grade levels, or student needs. The Activation and Engagement Activity Generator provides three unique engagement activities for any lesson or grade level. The "Would You Rather" Question Generator generates grade and subject-specific questions, which teachers can use as a quick warm-up activity that gets students talking and thinking in creative ways. Teachers can use it to add exciting and engaging activities that make learning fun and accessible, particularly for starting new topics or units.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pedagog.ai - Priten Shaw
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), computers (114), creative writing (123), critical thinking (184), digital literacy (38), editing (93), images (268), media literacy (130), persuasive writing (49), politics (122), population (53), readers theater (11), shakespeare (98), vocabulary (253), vocabulary development (102)
In the Classroom
Include Pedagog.ai as part of your resources for using AI effectively to promote engagement and increase student understanding of classroom lessons. Use the suggested prompts to find ideas for creative activities and assessments, then modify the prompt to fit the needs of your classroom and students. Use the prompts within chat tools such as ChatGPT, reviewed here and Claude, reviewed here and continue asking questions and adding suggestions for making changes until you generate information that fits your needs. Use an organizational tool like Wakelet, reviewed here to save and share your favorite prompts. For example, create a collection of prompts for each subject or class you teach or work with peers to create prompt collections for assessments, lesson ideas, and incorporating teaching strategies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeacherServer AI Tools - TeacherServer
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), professional development (322), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save TeacherServer as a helpful tool for increasing productivity and efficiency in any classroom. Generate and edit lesson plans, use other tools to differentiate learning for students with different ability levels or abilities, or provide choices for students to share their learning. Include ideas from the parent section to share ideas for supporting students at home, write professional emails, and provide customized strategies for many different student needs.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
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MirrorTalk - Swivl
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), assessment (143), DAT device agnostic tool (132), Formative Assessment (47), preK (323), social and emotional learning (201), Teacher Utilities (219), teaching strategies (77), thinking skills (126)
In the Classroom
MirrorTalk can be used in many ways to support student learning and reflection. Begin the school year with a prompt that encourages students to reflect on the previous school year and set goals for the new year. Create prompts as exit tickets for students to reflect on the day's lesson and as a formative assessment for you to modify upcoming lessons as needed. Use this tool as part of a retrieval practice strategy to encourage students to recall facts about new concepts learned in class. Learn more about retrieval practice by visiting this blog post, Using Retrieval Practice to Boost Student Learning, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Khanmigo - Khan Academy
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), assessment (143), differentiation (101), rubrics (38), Special Needs (46), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these AI-powered resources to save time and increase productivity. For example, use the Exit Ticket creator to design end-of-lesson assessments to determine student understanding or the Make it Relevant! generator to design lessons that engage learners based on their interests. Differentiate learning by adjusting text levels to match students' abilities or increase comprehension by chunking text into manageable sections.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachingLab.ai - Teaching Lab Coherence Innovation Studio
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), assessment (143), differentiation (101), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Use TeachingLab.ai to increase productivity and creativity with classroom content. Use the provided tools to generate lesson plans, modify activities to differentiate learning, and create quick formative assessments. Be sure to include prompts as specific as possible to receive the best results, then use the chat bar to provide additional input to for the desired results. Use TeachingLab.ai to generate ideas for introducing new vocabulary to students or as a tool to support multilingual learners in your classroom. After generating vocabulary lists and content ideas, use the information to create interactive games and activities using Wordwall, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Humy - Humy.ai
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): american revolution (91), art history (105), artificial intelligence (328), authors (114), black history (131), chat (41), civil rights (221), civil war (136), environment (249), great depression (32), greeks (45), presidents (151), religions (119), renaissance (36), space (249), Teacher Utilities (219), women (189), world war 1 (86), world war 2 (167)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free account provided by Humy to generate conversations on your interactive whiteboard with historical figures to introduce new lessons and units and engage students in upcoming activities. For example, before reading The Giver by Lois Lowry, select her name from the Humies to have a conversation to learn about her inspiration for writing the book and allow students to ask questions about her writing style and how she developed her storytelling skills. Use the chat conversations as a starting point for research projects on historical figures or periods. Ask students to share their projects by creating websites with Google Sites, reviewed here or by using Google My Maps, reviewed here to create an interactive story based on locations on the map.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teacher's Buddy - Teacher's Buddy
Grades
K to 12tag(s): adhd (21), artificial intelligence (328), autism (15), Special Needs (46), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free resources Teacher's Buddy shares to save time and increase productivity. Generate lesson plans based on your curriculum, teaching standards, and documents you use in your classroom, then edit the contents to adapt to your teaching style and students' learning preferences. Use the neurodiversity adaptation tool to generate ideas for adaptations for students on IEPs, with ADHD, or with autism.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gibbly - Gibbly
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), gamification (90), preK (323), quizzes (89), Teacher Utilities (219)
In the Classroom
Use Gibbly to generate lessons and formative assessments that engage students in learning. Assign solo quizzes for students to review classroom information and easily differentiate learning by adjusting the reading level and content of the questions. Host a live quiz before starting a new unit to guide lesson planning based on students' prior knowledge. Use the lesson generator to build lessons, then share the link with students to review after your presentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Speechify - Speechify Inc.
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), listening (119), text to speech (23)
In the Classroom
Use Speechify as a helpful tool to increase reading comprehension, support English language learners, and help students with dyslexia and other special needs. Upload tests, worksheets, and other assessment documents to support students who have materials read to them. Share Speechify with parents and students for use at home. When sharing Speechify, consider making a short tutorial video using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here to demonstrate how to create a free account, where to find the dashboard, and how to upload and view reading materials.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Suno AI Song Creator - Suno
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), lyrics (15), preK (323), songs (50)
In the Classroom
Use this song generator to engage students in any subject. For example, ask Suno to create lyrics and music to coincide with upcoming holidays and classroom events. Try asking Suno to make an upbeat song about your field trip to the zoo or a jazz song that includes information about New Orleans, and play the song for students as a schema activator for your lesson. Create songs with specific vocabulary terms for students to use as a learning aid or produce songs that assist multilingual learners in learning English. App smash Suno with MagicSchool's Song Generator, reviewed here by asking MagicSchool to create a song using any topic and details, then copy the lyrics into Suno to turn the lyrics into any genre desired. Ask students to use Suno to make a song that accompanies a research project or multimedia presentation, then include the song with other presentation elements built into a simple website created with edublogs, reviewed here or another free website builder like Strikingly, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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Elicit - Andreas Stuhlmuller and Jungwon Byun
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), Research (89), summarizing (26)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a starting point for more extensive research projects or as a tool for summarizing large documents. For example, if students are studying climate change, use the final tab to find a list of concepts related to climate change solutions, then ask students to choose one concept to develop into a research project. After selecting an idea to explore, ask students to use Mind Map Generator, reviewed here to create an interactive mind map with additional topics to consider. Have students use Canva Docs, reviewed here to share their findings, then use the convert to presentation option to automatically convert the document to a slide presentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mizou - Mizou
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (328), chat (41)
In the Classroom
Use Mizou in many different ways to engage students in learning. For example, when teaching the novel 1984, use the chat in Mizou's library with George Orwell to engage in critical thinking activities that explore the themes and ties to the modern world shared in the novel. Use the chats to assist students in reviewing vocabulary by selecting the Spreadsheet Vocabulary Review chat and modifying the language to fit your needs. Search by grade level or topic to find options for almost any subject and topic. Extend learning by asking students to reflect upon their discussions in Mizou by creating a short explanatory video using Animate from Audio, reviewed here.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
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