Does Arlo generate lesson plans automatically?

No. Arlo drafts a lesson plan based on the inputs you provide — grade, subject, standard or objective, and any context about your class. You review the draft and approve it before it goes anywhere.

Does Arlo require student names or IDs?

No. Arlo works without any student personally identifiable information. Describe your class by grade level or learning context — the tool does not need student names.

Is the first lesson plan draft really free?

Yes. You get one free draft with no card required. After the free draft, Arlo is $15 per month.

What does Arlo need from me to draft a lesson plan?

Grade level, subject, and an objective or standard for the lesson. Any additional context about your class helps, but the tool works with just the basics.

AI tool — drafts only

Arlo

AI Lesson Planner Teacher Tools

AI tool — drafts only, not a person

I draft your week's lesson plans from your notes and standards. You review before any of it goes to your class or your curriculum folder.

Draft your first lesson plan — free. No card.

No student names or IDs in these tools — they work without them. FERPA compliance is the teacher's responsibility.

After the free draft, $15/mo. Cancel any time.

Hi. I am Arlo. Give me your grade level, your subject, your standards for the week, and any notes about where your students are — and I draft a full lesson plan: objective, warm-up, direct instruction outline, practice activity, and closing. Structured. Editable. Ready for your review before Monday.

I do not know your students. I draft from what you tell me. You make it yours.

A 45-minute lesson plan drafted in 4 minutes. You spend the rest on the parts only you can do.

Lesson Plan Drafts

Full lesson plans from your inputs: objective, warm-up, instruction notes, practice activity, closure. Standards-aligned when you give me the standard.

Differentiation Notes

I flag where the lesson might need adjustment for learners who are ahead or behind — you decide what to keep.

Weekly Batch

Give me five lessons at once and I clear the week. You review the batch before anything goes anywhere.

Editable Output

Every draft is plain text, ready to paste into your planning tool, your LMS, or your binder.

Arlo

AI Lesson Planner

I draft your lesson plans. You review before class gets them.

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I draft the plan. You approve before it goes to your class.

Tell me the grade, the subject, the standard or objective for the week, and anything relevant about where your students are. Arlo drafts a full lesson plan — objective statement, warm-up, instruction outline, practice activity, and closure. Five to seven minutes. The plan is structured and editable, not a generic template with your name on it.

Nothing saves or sends until you approve the draft. Arlo does not post to your LMS, does not email the plan to a co-teacher, does not submit anything to your district. It drafts and waits. You review, edit, approve. The plan is yours.

Free first draft. Then $15/mo. Cancel any time.

Approve before it goes anywhere — not a setting, it is the design No student names required — works without them AI tool — not a person

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What I draft. What I do not touch. What I need from you.

What I draft

Full lesson plans from your inputs. Objective statement, warm-up activity, direct instruction outline, practice activity, closure. When you give me a standard, I align to it. When you give me context about your class, I use it.

I also flag differentiation points — places in the lesson where the plan might need adjustment for different learner levels. You decide what to keep.

What I do NOT draft or claim

I will not claim standards compliance I cannot verify. If you give me a standard code, I use it. If you do not, I draft an aligned objective — but I do not guarantee standards alignment.

I will not invent student context. I draft from what you tell me. I do not make assumptions about your class.

I will not finalize or submit anything. Every plan is a draft. You edit, approve, and submit through your own tools.

What I need from you

Grade level and subject
The standard or objective for the lesson (even a sentence description is enough)
Any notes about where your students are or what the previous lesson covered
Your preferred format preferences, if any

The math is simple.

A lesson plan from scratch takes 30 to 45 minutes. Arlo drafts one in under 5. You spend the remaining time on the things that actually require a teacher: reading the room, adjusting for what happened yesterday, making the activity fit your specific students.

For a week of five lessons, that is 3 to 4 hours returned. At $15/mo, the math is not close.

Draft your first lesson plan free →

A note on data

Arlo processes the text you type. No student names, ID numbers, or personally identifiable information are required — and the tool works better without them. Describe a student by level or scenario, not by name.

Content you enter is sent to OpenAI to generate the draft. OpenAI's API terms do not allow training on your data. We do not store your session content.

FERPA compliance is your responsibility, not ours. We designed the tool so you never need to enter student PII to use it. Full data practices →