How to make a lesson plan with AI

Lesson planning is an essential skill for any educator who wants to deliver effective and engaging instruction to their students. However, lesson planning can also be time-consuming, especially when teachers have other things on their plate. Fortunately, Microsoft Edge has a range of AI-powered tools to help you customize high-quality lesson plans in less time and with less hassle.

What goes in a lesson plan?

A lesson plan outlines the objectives, activities, and assessments of a specific lesson. A lesson plan usually includes some or all of the following:

• Learning goals
• Learning objectives
• Materials and resources
• Teaching strategies
• Student activities and tasks
• Assessment methods

Use Copilot in Microsoft Edge as your AI-powered lesson-plan generator

Copilot is built into Microsoft Edge, so you can use it to help generate lesson plans and more from your browser. Try prompts like these:

• Create a lesson plan for a 4ᵗʰ-grade astronomy lesson.
• Create a lesson plan to teach students ages 12-15 about the Revolutionary War.
• Create a lesson plan for a 5ᵗʰ-grade geography lesson on the continents and oceans of the world.
• Create a lesson plan for a project for four 12ᵗʰ graders. The plan should help them understand how items they purchase in our small town connect to global trade.

When it comes to prompting Copilot, be as specific as possible to get the customized response you want.

Generate lists of lesson plan ideas

To plan for several lessons at once or consider all the topics you might cover over a semester, try generating lists of lesson plan ideas. Use prompts like these for Copilot’s help:

• Make a list of sequential lesson plan ideas for a 4ᵗʰ grade history class with a unique hour-long activity each school day for 40 days.
• Make a list of lesson plan ideas for 10ᵗʰ graders learning about Shakespeare. Make sure to include ideas on Hamlet, poetic styles, Shakespeare’s life, and ways to connect Shakespearean themes to modern times.
• Make a list of lesson plan ideas to help 1ˢᵗ graders learn rhyming words. Include games to play, craft activities, and songs.

Dig deeper with lesson planning research

Copilot can help you with lesson planning research by providing relevant information from various sources. Ask Copilot questions about topics you want to teach, curriculum standards, learning objectives, instructional strategies, assessment methods, and more. For example, if you want to plan a lesson on fractions for 4ᵗʰ-grade students, you might ask, “What are common core standards for fractions in 4ᵗʰ grade?” Copilot will search the web to display results from credible websites.

Try prompts like these to aid your lesson planning research with Copilot:

• Where can I find reliable teaching resources on the Roman Empire?
• Where can I find scholarly articles about dinosaurs?
• Help me find English grammar handouts.
• What are five innovative ways to teach environmental science for 8ᵗʰ graders?

Microsoft Edge’s AI-powered tools can help you create personalized, interactive, and adaptive learning experiences that suit your goals, all while saving time. Try Copilot in Microsoft Edge today to create AI-powered lesson plans and much more.