Make My Lesson

Overview

Make My Lesson is a teaching-resource tool for educators who want a lesson plan and related classroom materials shaped around a curriculum route. It suits teachers preparing a connected set of resources more than those who need only a quick outline. Its main appeal is bringing planning, slides, activities, and assessment together; its generation caps and expiring paid credits deserve attention before committing.

Key features

Planning and lesson materials

Lesson plans can include standards-aligned objectives, timings, differentiation, and a balance of Bloom’s levels. That makes the planning workflow relevant to teachers who need to account for pacing and varied learner needs, rather than just produce a topic outline. The result can then feed a duration-calibrated slide deck with speaker notes, linking presentation preparation to the lesson’s objectives.

Activities include a student activity sheet and teacher answer key, while assessments include a paper and mark scheme. That breadth is useful when a teacher wants several materials for one lesson; someone seeking only one resource type may not need the fuller pack-building approach.

Curriculum, exports, and privacy

Make My Lesson lists 69 curriculum routes across Australia, the UK, Canada, International Baccalaureate, and the US/AP, along with 16 teaching methods. This gives teachers in those contexts a range of starting points, though the practical fit depends on whether the relevant route and method suit their class.

Resources can be exported as PDF or PowerPoint, downloaded in ZIP files, printed, or shared to Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams. That gives teachers several ways to move materials into classroom workflows. The service also has Android, iOS, and web access.

Lesson inputs are sent to US-based AI model providers, which are instructed not to use inputs or outputs to train their models. The privacy policy says passwords are encrypted, data is encrypted in transit, and staff access is limited by role. The platform does not create student accounts, and teachers are asked not to enter identifying student information in lesson inputs. That is a clear boundary to keep in mind when preparing materials about a class.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, billed Forever Free, and includes five generations. The lesson-plan page says one credit is used per plan and no card is required, making it a low-commitment way to see whether the workflow fits occasional preparation. Five generations will be restrictive for teachers building packs regularly.

The Monthly plan is $9.99 a month, billed Monthly, with 30 generations; $15.99 USD is shown before discount. The 3 Months plan costs $27, paid once, billed For 3 months, with 90 generations; $47.97 USD is shown before discount. The 6 Months plan costs $50, paid once, billed For 6 months, with 180 generations; $95.94 USD is shown before discount. The Annual plan costs $90 a year, billed For 12 months, with 360 generations; $191.88 USD is shown before discount. These larger allowances suit teachers who expect to generate materials steadily, but unused paid credits expire when the plan period ends, so the longer options are a poor fit if demand is unpredictable.

Schools and departments have custom pricing by quote. The plan is aimed at teaching teams, with individual accounts and separate credits for each teacher, rather than a shared pool.

Platforms

Make My Lesson is available on web, Android, and iOS. The mobile apps broaden access beyond a browser, while the listed PDF and PowerPoint exports, printing, ZIP downloads, and Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams sharing support taking materials into existing teaching routines.

Who it's for

It is best suited to teachers who want curriculum-oriented plans and several connected lesson materials, and who can make regular use of a generation allowance. Teachers who need only occasional plans can start with the five-generation free tier; those who work across a team can consider the quote-based school option. It is less compelling for anyone who wants a narrow, single-purpose tool or cannot avoid including identifying student information in lesson inputs.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Plans, slides, activities, and assessments connect around lesson objectives, which can reduce the work of assembling a complete set of materials.
• Pro: 69 curriculum routes and 16 teaching methods give educators multiple stated frameworks to choose from.
• Pro: PDF and PowerPoint exports, printing, ZIP downloads, and classroom-platform sharing offer several ways to use generated resources.
• Con: The free allowance is five generations, so it is suited to limited use rather than sustained planning.
• Con: Paid credits expire at the end of the plan period, making unused capacity a cost for teachers whose workload varies.
• Con: Lesson inputs go to US-based AI providers, and teachers must avoid entering identifying student information.

Alternatives

Browse AI Lesson Plan Generators to compare tools in the category. Common Planner is a web-based freemium alternative with a free teacher plan, daily, weekly, and monthly planning, and posting to Google Classroom; choose it if that planning cadence and classroom posting matter more than Make My Lesson’s connected resource packs.

Eduaide offers a free web plan with generation limits and limited input context, plus lesson plans, worksheets, organizers, games, and assessments. Its Pro plan is $49.99 a year, billed $4.17/mo; it may suit teachers prioritizing that broader set of resource types. Education Copilot has a free web plan with three core AI templates for lesson plans and handouts, plus editing and document export, and a Pro plan at $9 a month. Choose it if those document-focused templates are enough for your needs.

GradeAid offers five resources a week on its free web plan with PDF and Word export, while its Pro plan is $8.99 a month for 200 resources a month and lesson series up to 12 lessons. It is a better fit if those weekly free resources or the stated monthly volume and lesson series are priorities. GradeWithAI is the alternative to consider if automated submission grading and AI detection are the main requirements.

Homeroomie gives free users three lesson plans per month and three worksheets per lesson, with one of eight worksheet themes; the free plan has no unit planner or substitute-plan generator. It is worth considering if that specific worksheet allowance fits better. LessonSmith has a Pro plan at $8 a month, billed or KES 1,000 a month, with 40 lesson plans a month, one scheme of work every three months, five support plans a month, and all subject assistants; choose it if those quotas and subject assistants better match your planning needs.

TeachTools offers three generations a month on its free plan, five core tools, print-ready PDFs, and one-click Google Docs export. It may suit teachers who prefer those print and Docs outputs over Make My Lesson’s broader connected packs.

Verdict

Choose Make My Lesson if you want curriculum-oriented lesson plans that can lead into slides, activities, and assessments, and you can use its credits before they expire. The connected workflow is its strongest reason to choose it. Look elsewhere if you need a larger free allowance, a focused grading tool, or the flexibility to let paid credits go unused without losing them.