Common Core lesson plan generator for teachers
Turn Common Core ELA and math standards into editable lesson plans, activities, assessments and classroom supports. CARL’s AI drafts in Common Core language; you make every decision.
Free to start. No student names, no personal student data.
A completed Common Core unit plan.
A four-day Grade 4 math unit on equivalent and comparing fractions, drafted from Common Core standards in CARL’s lesson plan template, with its worksheet, guide and enhancements. Switch tabs to read the actual files.
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Standards first. Formatting last.
- Step 1
Start from whatever you have.
A topic, a PDF or Word doc, or a rough idea you talk through with CARL. It all builds on your Common Core setup.
- Step 2
The plan is step one.
Worksheets, exit tickets, success criteria and inclusive supports come from the same lesson.
- Step 3
Edit anything. You decide.
Change blocks yourself or ask CARL in plain words. AI can be wrong, sometimes confidently. Every output is an editable draft you review before it reaches students.
Built for how the Common Core is organized.
Where the Common Core covers your subject and grade, lessons reference it. For science, social studies and everything else, CARL works from standards you upload or neutral planning language.
Grade-level standards
Activities connect to the standards your lesson addresses.
Math domains & clusters
From Operations & Algebraic Thinking to Geometry, the domain your lesson sits in stays in view.
ELA strands
Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language, at your grade level.
Assessment-aware planning
Success criteria, formative checks and rubric guidance, shaped by you.
One tool, a lot of Common Core planning moments.
Sunday-night planning
Monday’s lesson from a standard and your class context.
Pacing guides meeting reality
The pacing guide says “fractions,” the calendar says “tomorrow.” CARL turns it into a lesson.
Mixed-readiness classes
Entry points, scaffolds and extensions for a wide range of readiness.
Spanish and dual-language classrooms
Write a whole lesson in Spanish, or just the student sheets.
Refreshing an old unit
Rework last year’s unit around the standards you teach now.
Made in BC, Canada. Teacher-controlled.
Your CARL account, lessons and uploads are stored in Toronto, Canada. You plan with class-level context.
Plan lessons in CARL. See your coverage in Compass.
The Common Core has a lot of standards to keep track of. Compass shows what you’ve taught, what’s planned, and which standards still need attention. Plan with Compass can draft a sequence for the gaps. Review it, then choose a plan to build out in CARL.
Questions teachers ask first.
Free resources for your classroom.
Download free worksheets and printable activities without an account. To make something custom, sign up and start a new worksheet in CARL.
Start with the lesson you’re already planning.
Bring a topic, an old plan, or a half-formed idea. CARL drafts, you decide.
