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A complete, printable lesson in minutes.

Tell TLC the topic and grade. Two teaching assistants build the plan, the student handout, the answer key and the rubric, so you can spend your evening on something else.

No password, just your email Your lessons stay private 8 free lessons a month

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us the topic

    Add the grade and class length. Upload your own reading if you like.

  2. 2

    Two assistants build it

    Hunter and Christine each write their half, then check each other's work.

  3. 3

    Print, edit, teach

    Download Word, print to PDF or paste into Google Docs. Change anything.

Everything you need to walk into the room

One lesson, every piece, ready to use.

  • A timed lesson plan

    Objective, materials and minute-by-minute steps that add up to your class length.

  • A student handout

    The printable worksheet your students actually hold, with no answers on it.

  • Answer key and rubric

    Worked answers you can trust, plus a scoring rubric for the written task.

  • Support for every learner

    Sentence frames, scaffolds, extensions and accommodations written for this lesson.

  • Sources you can check

    Facts come from pages you can click, preferring government, university and museum sites.

  • Start from your own material

    Upload a PDF, Word file or text. The lesson is built from what you already use.

Two assistants, because one point of view isn’t enough

Each builds their half of your lesson. Then they read each other’s work and fix what they find before you see it.

Hunter

Hunter

Structure and rigor

The objective, the timing, the quiz and answer key, the rubric and the standards. He checks that the math works and the assessment tests what you taught.

Christine

Christine

Hook and depth

The opening that gets students leaning in, the demo, discussion questions, the student handout, and supports for learners who need more or less.

A free library, made by teachers

Built a lesson that worked? Offer it to the library so other teachers can copy it and make it their own. Sharing is always your choice. Private is the default.

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You’re still the teacher

TLC drafts; you decide. Read the lesson, edit anything, and check the answer key against your own knowledge. Please don’t put student names or records into TLC.

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