Lesson Planning Tools

 

Lesson Planning Tools

Planning classes is one of the core parts of a teacher’s work. And it’s not easy. However, there are some tools and resources that can make lesson planning a bit more convenient and effective. Check out the best tools for teachers that let you organize classes for free.

17. Planboard

Planboard is one of the teaching tools for lesson planning. It is designed for creating lesson plans on iPhone, iPad, or Android, and allows teachers to add files, photos, and videos, and view them during offline or online lessons. Plans can be edited, archived, and shared with colleagues.

18. PlanbookEdu

PlanbookEdu is one of the best free tools for teaching online and planning lessons. It functions like a printed book but can be filled in with texts online. With this tool, creating, sharing, and printing lesson plans become easy for teachers. The free version doesn’t let you attach images and files to your plans.

19. Evernote

Evernote wasn’t designed specifically for teachers, yet its free version is one of the best tools that many teachers use for learning and daily lesson planning. You can collect ideas, articles, images, to-do lists, and more in a single place and access them anytime. A teacher can also use this tool for personal development and organizing their life.

20. LearnZillion

LearnZillion doesn’t let teachers create their own lesson plans, it’s a website that offers teachers a free library of interactive math and language arts classes, as well as some other educational resources, like videos and assignments for students. There is learning content for different grade levels. All lessons are Common Core aligned.

21. ReadWriteThink

ReadWriteThink also isn’t software but a collection of free lessons and resources developed by the International Reading Association and The National Council of Teachers of English. A great advantage of this website is that all lesson plans are engaging, research based, and align with standards. You can browse lessons by grade level (K-2, 3-5, 6-8) and by areas of literacy practice: learning through language, learning language, and learning about language.