Free — no credit card
Free AI lesson plan generator for teachers
Generate full lesson plans, slide decks, and check-for-understanding questions in under ten minutes. Free forever for the essentials. No credit card at signup. No auto-enrolment in a paid trial.
What's in the free tier
- 3 lesson plans per month — full structure, objectives, activities, and exit ticket
- Access to the full pedagogy library (retrieval practice, explicit instruction, inquiry-based, cooperative, problem-based, mastery, flipped, gamified, direct, project-based)
- Slide-deck export to Google Slides and PowerPoint
- Live check-for-understanding questions you can project on-screen
- No credit card, no time-limited trial
How the free AI lesson plan generator works
- Create a free account. Sign up with an email address. No credit card. No timed trial.
- Enter the topic, year group, and objective. Tell TAyumira what you're teaching, who you're teaching, and what the learning objective is.
- Pick a teaching method. Choose from ten evidence-backed approaches — retrieval practice, explicit instruction, inquiry-based, cooperative, mastery, flipped, gamified, direct, project-based, or problem-based learning.
- Generate. You get a full lesson with starter, main activities, check-for-understanding questions, and exit ticket in under ten minutes.
- Export to slides. One click to Google Slides or PowerPoint. No watermark.
Why teachers choose TAyumira over other free AI lesson planners
Most free AI lesson plan generators wrap a generic chatbot around a lesson template. TAyumira is built around evidence-informed pedagogy: each lesson maps to a named teaching method, with check-for-understanding questions designed around that method. The result is closer to an experienced colleague than to a text-completion tool.
See how we compare in our guides on TAyumira vs MagicSchool and TAyumira vs ChatGPT for lesson planning.
Guides for teachers using the free AI lesson plan generator
When you'd upgrade
Move to Starter ($8.99/mo) if you plan more than 3 lessons per month; Pro ($19.99/mo) if you need 25 credits plus full retrieval, re-generation, and slide-deck re-styling. Schools plan covers district-wide licensing with SSO and FERPA-aligned data handling.
Frequently asked
- Is the AI lesson plan generator really free — or a trial?
- Free forever for the essentials. The free tier is a real tier, not a timed trial.
- Do I need to enter a credit card to use the free AI lesson plan generator?
- No. Signup requires only an email address. You only enter card details if you choose to upgrade to Starter, Pro, or Schools.
- What teaching methods does the free AI lesson plan generator support?
- Ten research-backed methods: retrieval practice, explicit instruction, inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning, problem-based learning, mastery learning, flipped classroom, gamification, direct instruction, and project-based learning.
- Can I export lesson plans and slides?
- Yes. You can export to Google Slides and PowerPoint on the free tier. No watermark. No export paywall.
- How is TAyumira different from MagicSchool, Canva, and ChatGPT?
- TAyumira is built around evidence-informed pedagogy — retrieval practice, mastery, explicit instruction — not generic text generation. Each lesson maps to a named teaching method and includes check-for-understanding questions designed around the method.
- How many free lesson plans can I generate per month?
- Three full lesson plans per month on the free tier, each with objectives, activities, check-for-understanding questions, an exit ticket, and an exportable slide deck.