# What is a unit plan?

> A unit plan maps a block of teaching (goals, lessons, assessments and timing) across several weeks. Here's what to include and how AI can draft one.

Learn · Glossary

A unit plan maps a block of teaching across several weeks: the learning goals, the sequence of lessons, the assessments and the timing, tied to the curriculum.

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

## What to include

- Learning goals tied to the standards or syllabus
- The sequence of lessons and their weeks
- Formative checks and the unit test
- Resources and differentiation

## With AI

AI can draft a unit plan from your curriculum and calendar in minutes. The teacher's job moves from writing to editing, which is faster and keeps the plan theirs.

## Questions

**Unit plan vs lesson plan?**

A unit plan covers weeks; a lesson plan covers one lesson.

**Can units overlap?**

Usually not within one course; each unit has its own weeks.

## Related

- [SparK-12: Lesson planning](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/lesson-planning): Unit and lesson plans drafted with AI
- [What is a lesson plan?](https://sparkmentis.ai/learn/lesson-plan.md): Glossary
- [SparkMentis for teachers](https://sparkmentis.ai/for/teachers.md)

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