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How to create lesson plans

Quickly generate thoughtful, standards-aligned, and editable lesson plans using Monsha's AI-powered Lesson Plan Generator.

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Written by Piash
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Monsha’s Lesson Plan Generator lets you create thoughtful, grade-appropriate lesson plans in seconds. Each plan is aligned to short-term lesson objectives as well as your longer-term unit and course outcomes. That makes it fit naturally into your overall teaching sequence.

You can generate a plan using any combination of source materials: links, videos, text, files, curriculum standards, or even other resources you've already made in Monsha.

Step 1: Open the Lesson Plan Generator

Go to app.monsha.ai, log in or sign up, and choose Lesson Plan from the list of tools.

Step 2: Add Your Requirements and Sources

Now it’s time to set up your lesson plan.

1. Enter your prompt, topic, or instructions. Monsha keeps it simple and context-driven. You’ll also see some quick questions to fine-tune what you want to create.

2. You can add as many sources as you need:

  • Topic or theme – e.g. “The Water Cycle”, “Shakespearean Tragedy”, or a standard code

  • Existing Monsha resources – build your lesson plan off a worksheet, quiz, slide deck, etc.

  • Website – paste the URL of an article, textbook, PDF, or site

  • YouTube video – Monsha analyses the full transcript, not just the title

  • Uploaded file – add a document, slideshow, spreadsheet, or image

  • Text excerpt – paste any passage of text

  • Lesson objectives – if this lesson is linked to a course or unit, Monsha will pull in objectives automatically (you can edit them too)

You’re free to combine multiple sources for richer, more relevant lesson plan.

3. Select the sections to include in your plan and arrange them in your preferred order:

  • At a glance

  • Objectives & Learning Outcomes

  • Standards Addressed

  • Material & Resources Needed

  • Key Concepts

  • Assessment and Evaluation

  • Differentiation Strategy

  • 21st Century Skills / College & Career Readiness

  • Instructional Sequence

4. Choose your grade level and language (over 60 supported!).

Step 4: Align and Fine-Tune Your Resource (Optional)

You have several options to make your resource fit perfectly into your teaching plan:

  • Attach to lesson: Organize your lesson plan under a specific course, unit, or lesson for seamless curriculum alignment.

  • Assign curriculum standards: Choose from built-in standards (Common Core, NGSS, IB, and more), or enter your own custom standards.

  • Adapt to educational frameworks: Fine-tune your lesson plan using Bloom’s Taxonomy, Lexile reading levels, or Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels.

This step is optional, you can always skip it and add alignment later if you prefer.

Finally, click Generate, and Monsha will create your lesson plan.

What can you do after generating your lesson plan?

1. Chat with your lesson plan

Keep the conversation going. Ask Monsha to revise sections, add new activities, differentiate lessons for different groups, or brainstorm fresh instructional ideas — all in a continuous thread, just like ChatGPT.

Use the Quick Actions menu to get prompt suggestions specifically tailored to your lesson plan.

Each output in any Monsha resource comes with a set of icons that let you take powerful next steps — refine, extend, or repurpose your lesson plan with a click.

2. Edit and enhance

Customize your lesson plan directly to your liking. Monsha’s editor supports rich content — you can add multimedia elements like images, tables, equations, code snippets, or even embedded videos, depending on what your lesson plan needs.

3. Differentiate teaching resources

Monsha makes it easy to create multiple versions of your lesson plan to meet the needs of diverse learners:

  • Translate your lesson into any of the 60+ supported languages.

  • Adapt by changing grade level, learning objectives, instructional frameworks (like Bloom’s Taxonomy), or reading level for more tailored differentiation.

4. Export generated resources

Export your lesson plan in a variety of formats, ready for use across popular platforms. Depending on the resource type, you can export to:

Documents: PDF, DOCX, Google Docs

Platforms: Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology

Spreadsheets: XLSX, CSV, Google Sheets

Other formats: Images (PNG, JPEG, WEBP) where applicable

All your lesson plans are saved in your Monsha account so you can access, reuse, or revise them anytime.

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