Getting Started
Welcome to Lesson Planet! Whether you’re a new or returning user, this article explains the ins and outs of your Lesson Planet account. Watch the video below to get started.
What is a LOR?
A Learning Object Repository is an online library for finding, storing, organizing, managing, and sharing educational learning resources, aka learning objects.
Why Lesson Planet?
Educator Curated and Easy to use. Lesson Planet houses over 600k educator-curated resources, including OER from several providers, plus an additional 2 million educational videos from our partner Boclips (Unlimited access is only for the Annual Pro Membership. The Starter Membership has limited access to our resources and features. See Sign up page for membership options.)
What are the benefits of Lesson Planet?
Time-saving search & filtering tools. Easy to use. Access to print and digital resources. Drag-and-drop tools to build lesson collections and share with students. Supports in-class and virtual instruction. (The Assign option is only available to Pro Memberships)
How do I use Lesson Planet?
Teachers use Lesson Planet to search for resources across several providers (all-in-one search). Educational filters allow teachers to narrow in on grades, subjects, resource type, standards alignment, Lexile® level, and so much more. Teachers can also create personalized learning collections that can be shared out to students via Google Classroom or passkey-protected links. The platform also allows users to organize personal collections into structured folders.