# What is a lesson plan?

> A lesson plan sets out one lesson's goal, activities, timing and check for understanding. Here are the parts of a good plan and how AI can draft one.

Learn · Glossary

A lesson plan sets out a single lesson: what students should learn, the activities and their timing, the materials, and how the teacher will check understanding.

- Page: https://sparkmentis.ai/learn/lesson-plan

## The parts

- **Goal.** What students will be able to do by the end.
- **Starter.** A hook or a check of what they remember.
- **Main activities.** Teaching, practice and discussion, with timings.
- **Check.** An exit question or quick quiz.
- **Homework.** Practice that follows from the lesson.

## Questions

**How long should a lesson plan be?**

Long enough to teach from; one page is often plenty.

**Can AI write lesson plans?**

It can draft them from your unit plan; teachers edit and approve.

## Related

- [SparK-12: Lesson planning](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/lesson-planning): Unit and lesson plans drafted with AI
- [SparK-12: Homework and assignments](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/homework): Set, collect and mark work in one place
- [What is a unit plan?](https://sparkmentis.ai/learn/unit-plan.md): Glossary

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