See CARL's AI Lesson Builder in Action
Create stronger, more engaging curriculum-aligned lessons in minutes - not hours.
Three ways to build: start fresh, upload your lessons, or remix from our library.
Three ways to build your lesson
Start fresh, enhance what you have, or remix from our collaborative library — curriculum-aligned and fully yours to edit
Every lesson comes with
a full teacher toolkit
Add classroom-ready worksheets and activities — each one generates its own differentiated teacher guide automatically.
200+ templates · filtered for your grade
Find the right activity in seconds
Filter by subject and grade — CARL narrows the library to what actually fits. Add anything with one click and it fills with your lesson content automatically.
templates
per Facilitator Guide
any guide
Generated for this activity specifically
Differentiation built for every activity
CARL generates a complete teacher guide for each activity you add — with facilitation notes, a rubric, and differentiation strategies written specifically for what students are doing, not your lesson as a whole.
Want to see how it works step by step?
See the Full GuideHooks That Reach Every Student
Every lesson includes two hooks from different interest domains — so there's always an entry point that clicks. Fresh across every lesson, for every student.
Click "Generate Hooks" on any lesson to see both hooks
Your school basketball team lost three games in a row, not because of skill, but because players were exhausted by the fourth quarter. The coach asks you to redesign their training schedule. How would you build endurance without overtraining?
You've committed to 15 minutes of movement daily. After two weeks, nothing seems to change. What might you be missing about how the body actually adapts to exercise?
Think about a moment that changed your family's story: a move, a decision, a loss, or an opportunity. Now imagine that same kind of turning point happening to an entire country at once. What makes a moment "defining"?
A documentary crew is filming a 3-minute segment called "The Moment Canada Changed." They can only pick one event from the last 100 years. Historians disagree on which one matters most. How would you decide?
You're playing a game and see dark clouds filling the sky on your screen. You don't need words to know a storm is coming. What visual clues tell you something is about to happen?
You walk into the kitchen and see flour on the counter, eggs cracked in a bowl, and the oven light is on. Nobody told you, but you already know someone is baking. How did you figure that out?
A water treatment facility detects an acid in a lake sample, but their probe is broken. They still need to know the exact concentration before adjusting the pH for drinking water. Using only a known base solution and an indicator, how could they figure out what they're dealing with?
The vinegar in your kitchen says "5% acidity" on the label. How did the manufacturer actually verify that number? What process could give you a precise answer without any digital equipment?
Two hooks per lesson. Different domains. Same destination. Every student gets a way in — without assuming device access, cultural context, or prior exposure.
Inclusive by default.
Enhanced on demand.
Every CARL lesson is built with inclusive framing from the start. When you need to go deeper, generate a full enhancement suite — modular, lesson-specific, and yours to edit.
Inclusive framing, automatically.
No extra steps. Every lesson generated by CARL includes these supports as part of its foundation.
Lesson Enhancements: The Deep Dive
Select the modules you want. Runs on your finished lesson for full context accuracy.
UDL & DI Pathways
Targeted accommodations for specific learning barriers — text load, executive function, sensory environment, tech constraints, and more.
Equity & Inclusion Practices
Lesson-specific equity prompts that name real communities and contexts — not generic "diverse voices" filler.
Indigenous Voice Inclusion Teacher only
Vetted connections to Indigenous creators, resources, and hubs — constrained to an allowlist to prevent invented or forced content.
SEL Focus
Time-appropriate check-ins, self-regulation scripts, and voluntary participation protocols tailored to your lesson's context.
Student Voice Action
Meaningful choice that changes the process or product — not just format. Two tiers: low-lift choice and student-directed inquiry.
Trauma-Informed Safeguards
Escalated safeguards for sensitive topics — pass protocols, private submission, predictability tools, and opt-in sharing.
One platform. Every classroom
Language options, custom curriculum, and a growing library of teacher-made lessons
Why Choose CARL
"I've tried other AI tools — CARL is the only one that actually knows Canadian curriculum."
— BC Secondary Teacher, Beta User- Full lesson framework in minutes, not hours
- UDL, SEL & equity built in automatically
- 200+ ready-to-use component templates
"Saving up to 30–60 minutes per lesson while maintaining full control over customization."
— Beta Testing Results- Every lesson auto-aligned to provincial standards
- Built in Canada, for Canada — not repurposed US content
- We update the platform when provinces update standards
"Structured options already aligned to Canadian curriculum, rather than starting from a blank AI response."
— BC Elementary Teacher, Beta User- Upload lessons you already love — CARL enhances, not replaces
- Every suggestion is editable — accept, reject, or rewrite anything
- Share with colleagues or keep it private — your choice
"The lesson structure matches how I actually teach."
— Kindergarten Teacher, Beta UserFrequently Asked Questions
Common questions from Canadian educators about using CARL
Start by setting up your default curriculum in Settings so every lesson auto-aligns to your province. Then read the Essential Tour — it walks you through the editor and key features in 5 minutes. Beta teachers felt comfortable within their first 1–2 lessons.
Yes — everything CARL generates is a starting point, not a final product. Click into any text field to edit, add or remove lines, change formatting, and adjust timing. You can also upload your school logo and customize fonts and themes. See our Editing Made Easy guide for the full breakdown.
Yes. CARL generates lessons in French or Spanish across three immersion modes — Full Immersion (entire lesson in the target language), Student Sheet Only (student materials in target language, teacher guide in English), or Partial (English with target language vocabulary woven throughout). Learn more on the Learn & Support page.
Once your lesson content is finalized, open the Components & Resources tab in the left sidebar and click Browse Components. Filter by subject and grade, preview any worksheet before adding, and CARL fills it with lesson-aligned content automatically. See the full walkthrough at Adding Components & Facilitator Guides.
Yes. When you publish a lesson as Public, other teachers can find it, leave feedback, add facilitator notes, and remix it — all without changing your original. You control exactly what's allowed through the visibility and permissions settings. Teachers can also contribute worksheets or create their own remix of your lesson.
The lesson wizard takes about 5 minutes. From there, we aim for teachers to spend no more than 15 minutes adding the final touches — customizing content, adding components, and making it yours. Beta teachers report saving 30–60 minutes compared to planning from scratch.
CARL has several tools built for differentiation. The 6 Unit & Lesson Enhancement modules generate targeted supports — including UDL & Differentiation, SEL Focus, Equity & Inclusion, and more — directly from your lesson content. Every activity also has a Facilitator Guide you can generate with one click, which includes tiered differentiation strategies for students who are Approaching, On Track, Advanced, and ELL. For combined classes, the Split/Multi-Grade feature lets you set separate learning goals per grade level. See the Learn & Support page for walkthroughs.
