Lesson Planner
Lesson planning software for teachers and schools
Lesson Planner Features
Although Lesson Planner is very easy to use, it certainly doesn't lack features. There's an abundance of power and long list of features under the bonnet. Lesson Planner is available as standard, advanced or networked versions. Check out the feature list below and see how other lesson planning software stacks up or try the demo.
Universities or schools that plan to purchase multiple copies of lesson planner for their students or teachers should contact us to discuss our site, multi-site, LEA/District licences. Check out a few cool ways you can use Lesson Planner Advanced in your lessons. Check out the new features for Lesson Planner Advanced click here.
Which version is right for me? Get help picking the right version for you by clicking here.
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Installation & Setup | | | |
Quick and hassle free setup | • | • | • |
Easy to use interface | • | • | • |
Customisable user interface | • | • | • |
Works on Mac and Windows systems | • | • | • |
Easily import data from existing lesson plans from Word | • | • | • |
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Features & Functionality | • | • | • |
Add unlimited subjects and lessons | • | • | • |
Quickly add and delete lesson plans | • | • | • |
Easily search and display lesson plans | • | • | • |
View lesson plans as a list or as an individual window | • | • | • |
Quickly and easily sort lessons | • | • | • |
Integrated spelling checker | • | • | • |
Add focused learning strategies for each subject | • | • | • |
Enter differentiation strategies specific to each subject | • | • | • |
Includes comprehensive and modifiable individual lesson evaluation | • | • | • |
Store Word, Excel, PowerPoint and FileMaker files as lesson resources | • | • | • |
Add .gif, .jpg, .pdf and many more file types as lesson resources | • | • | • |
Open resources with a double click and use in your lesson | • | • | • |
Store web pages and email addresses as resource items | • | • | • |
Duplicate lesson plans and quickly modify content | • | • | • |
Find and view different subjects in different windows | • | • | • |
Copy and paste text directly from other apps | • | • | • |
Online FAQ's and help | • | • | • |
Store up to 8000 Gigabytes of data | • | • | • |
64 quadrillion lesson capacity | • | • | • |
Quick find for data using a right click and find matching option on any field or selected text | | • | • |
Spell checker underlines misspelled words as you type | | • | • |
Mouse wheel support for scrolling through records and fields | | • | • |
Easy PDF creation of lesson plans, timetables, schedules or any other screen | | • | • |
Send custom emails using data from Lesson Planner | | • | • |
Insert text menu for easy insertion of hard to remember symbols such as copyright, etc | | • | • |
Auto printing of lessons and schedules | | • | • |
Pop-up calendars on date fields to aid accurate and quick date insertion | | • | • |
Roll over help on fields and buttons for ease of use | | • | • |
Add lesson plans and appointments to the integrated calendar | | • | • |
Features an easy to use, easy to view month, week and day planner | | • | • |
Add multiple timetables ranging from 4 to 10 lessons per day | | • | • |
Pop-up calendar with customisable colour scheme | | • | • |
Add new lesson plans direct from your timetable | | • | • |
Create lesson plans straight from the month, week or day planner for a chosen date | | • | • |
Easily find lessons or appointments by day or selection of days | | • | • |
Find and print lessons and/or appointments for any day or date range | | • | • |
View lessons and events for this week, last week and next week in different windows at the same time | | • | • |
View and print all lessons and appointments for any date or range of dates | | • | • |
Add schemes of work | | • | • |
Insert lessons to a selected scheme of work | | • | • |
Tag individual lessons with state standards or programmes of study | | • | • |
Insert attainment targets | | • | • |
Easily find and print state standards, programmes of study and attainment targets | | • | • |
Zoom month, week, day, calendar, timetable and lesson plans screens in and out | | • | • |
Use on more than one computer at a time | | | • |
Add extra licences as your needs grow | | | • |
Network throughout your school or university | | | • |
Share one database with up to 250 users | | | • |
Automated backup and data recovery | | | • |
Share and publish data on the internet | | | • |
Secure user login | | | • |
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* FileMaker Server and an appropriate number of FileMaker client licences will be required for the network version. | | | |
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