Lesson Plans Made Easy

I feel like every year I look for an easier way to create my lesson plans and I believe I may have found it. Planbook.com is an online program for creating lesson plans.

It boasts that you can do the following:

• Develop custom schedules for each class.
• View and print lesson plans by day, week, or class.
• Create class templates for any day of the week.
• Adjust your lesson schedule with a single click.
• Share your plans with other teachers.
• Easily re-use lessons from one year to the next.

Why do I like it?

• I can easily access it from anywhere; work or home.
• I can color code my classes or subjects.
• If I don't get to an activity, I can use the bump feature to push it to the next day.
• I can print my plans to a PDF format to e-mail them to my principal.
• It has a section to easily add standards, even common core.
• I can create templates, even use a district one if necessary.
• It helps me keep my schedule!

Why is it so easy to use?

• Its similar to any other program our district uses whether that be Microsoft or E-Chalk.
• It allows you to transition from old versions of your lesson plans by allowing you to upload your lesson plans to the program.
• It also has an entire section devoted to videos showing you how to work different features of the program, like this one:

Click here for a list of the tutorials available.
My only disclaimer about the program is that is costs $12.00 to sign up to use planbook. But that will give you a subscription for an entire year! I'm not sure about you, but I am willing to pay that that amount if it will help me create lesson plans faster and focus on my students more.

Happy Planning!