There are a few different ways to create lesson plans in SLP Toolkit, whether you want to grab a ready-made template, build something from scratch, or use our AI Lesson Planner. Let’s dive in!
✨ If you have a moment, we highly recommend checking out our Lesson Planning Crash Course to see how the lesson planning feature works in SLP Toolkit!
📚 Explore Ready-Made Lesson Plans
There are tons of literacy-based lesson plans available in the Plan tab, ready to use and easy to customize!
Check out this video for a quick walkthrough, or follow the steps below to find a lesson plan:
Go to the Plan tab
Select Add a New Plan
Choose Choose from Template
🔍 Search by book title, tag, or topic. Once you find a plan you like, click the plan name & select Use this Plan.
✨ The lesson plan will automatically open and be added to your Plan tab, where you can edit it to fit your needs.
✏️ Create a Lesson Plan from Scratch
Create your very own custom lesson plan from scratch by following these steps:
Go to the Plan tab
Select Add a New Plan
Choose Create plan from scratch
From there, you can:
Name your plan
Break it into clear, manageable steps
Upload images 📸
Add hyperlinks to PDFs or pictures from Google Drive for easy reference during sessions
🤖✨ Try the Custom GPT Lesson Planner
Toolkit’s Custom GPT Lesson Planner makes creating personalized lesson plans fast and easy. Check out this video to see it in action or follow to step by step instructions below to get started:
Click the AI Planner button
Enter a few quick details, such as:
Student age or grade level
IEP goals or objectives
Therapy setting (individual or small group)
Session duration
Themes or favorite activities
Click Enter
💡 Example prompt:
Create a 30-minute small-group lesson plan focused on [target skills—like following 2-step directions, expressive language, or articulation] for students in [age or grade level]. Use a [theme] and include materials, step-by-step activities, and data-collection ideas that support IEP goals.
Once submitted, the GPT Lesson Planner instantly generates a custom, ready-to-use lesson plan tailored to your students and goals. ⏱️🙌
📊 Review Historical Data
Easily review past sessions to help you track progress and guide future instruction in just a few simple steps:
Click Review Historical Data on the right-hand side of the page
Choose a date 📅
Select the session time
Pick a time frame
Click Generate Report
🏷️ Stay Organized with Tags
Create customized tags (e.g. vocabulary, 2nd grade, antonyms) in the top right field in order to quickly filter and find lesson plans later on.
🗓️ Add Lesson Plans to Session Events
Attach lesson plans directly to sessions from the Daily Data page so you can have everything you need all in one place! To do so:
Select the 'Plan' button
Click the + sign
Navigate to the 'select plans' field & choose a lesson plan from the dropdown
✅ The plan will be assigned to that session and appear under the Plan tab on the right during the event.
💌 Need help?
We’re always happy to assist! Email us anytime at hello@slptoolkit.com.