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Common Planner Reviews

Teachers talk about how they can access their plans anywhere

I love common planner! I love that I can plan anywhere - from home, in the car, in a coffee shop - and then have access to everything I need as soon as the school day starts. I also love how easy it is to share my lesson plans with the substitute or paraprofessional.

Chana Garrett
Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan

It’s easy to use, very well organized, has the standard cards in each lesson, and makes lesson planning easy and efficient. I also love being able to access my lessons wherever I am at and being able to access links in my lessons.

Alesha Paszkiet
Harvey, IL

I have tried many online lesson planners and was ready to just give up on them. Then, I found CP! You don't have to be a techie type of person to use it! I absolutely LOVE how easy it is to set up and it's a breeze moving plans when needed.

Vicki
Indiana

It’s the best curriculum program, hands down. I love how easy it is to set up and customize to my classes and schedules. I’ve used other online curriculum / lesson planners, but this is definitely the best!

Richard Rouillard
San Pedro, CA

My Common Planner keeps me sane! I love having all my plans in one place and having access to my plans across any device. The flexibility and functionality is amazing. I recommend it to all my teacher friends!

Chana Garrett

I can share with my colleagues, make changes easily without crossing things out or erasing, and I can set up the template the way I want. If I get sick, I can quickly access my plans from home, download a pdf, and send them to my school’s secretary to be printed for the sub.

Leah Picanco
Idaho Falls, ID

Common Planner has absolutely revolutionized my classroom. It has provided me with an organizational tool that is customizable to my and my students' needs. Moreover, it has given my students access as well so that they can keep up even during absences. Related to that, I can keep my student apace of the schedule even during weather-related emergencies like we are actively experiencing right now! (My AP students will continue their lessons remotely even though the school has a scheduled snow day for tomorrow!)

Why did I pick 10 out of 10? Because this particular educational aid has literally improved my work-life balance while amplifying my impact as a teacher. It's an extraordinary educational app to those who take the time to utilize it!

Benjamin Peterson

The ease and convenience of structuring your own online lesson plans paired with State and National goals combines to make a perfect lesson plan book that is available at school or from home.

The ease of adding standards to lessons was my a-ha moment. The colors and ability to change schedules, bump lessons, and copy from one prep to another are common sense features that make typing my plans far more convenient than writing them down. I can type much more detailed plans in less time than handwriting them myself.

Jason Kinser
Jason Kinser
Sheffield Village, Ohio

It is the best thing ever made! I prefer paper-based lesson plan book but if I have to do it online, common curriculum hit it out of the park.

Anne
CA

This is the best online planner that I have used for several different reasons:

Simplicity: There are several formats and it can be [customized] to the teacher, and I prefer simple, clean designs, easy to understand, visually appealing, and CC provides that.

Cost: It is free. That allowed me to try it and find out that I love it.

Davis
MO

I LOVE the flexibility that it offers! In math I am constantly adjusting my lessons and Common Curriculum allows me to easily push and pull back my lessons. Also, the ability to share the parts of my lesson plan book online has been a life saver during remote learning so kids are able to see what we're doing and what we're going to be doing on a weekly basis.

Lisa
IL

This layout is SOO easy to use! I really like that things are color coded. I can choose to look at just the day or the week, even the month if I want. I have LOTS of space to add notes/directions/reminders. I don't have to erase anything with a pencil. I love that it saves automatically, it's all online, so I can pull it up anywhere anytime!!! It works GREAT for me!!!

Lori
KS

What teachers mention in access anywhere reviews

Teachers often plan in fragments: during prep, after school, at home, or while adjusting tomorrow's schedule. Access matters when planning is not confined to one device.

These reviews show how web-based planning can make lessons easier to update and reference throughout a busy teaching week.

It has made my time creating plans so easy and intentional! I linked the day to my Google classroom so students at home in Zoom and students in class can see the standards and objectives for the day. They can access the lessons even if they are unable to connect from home. And students who are absent can still follow the activities for the day!

Jane
OH

I have used this for a year now and have fallen in love! I was extremely hesitant to use this program because I have not had success with online plan books in the past, but this is hands down the easiest one to use without a doubt. This year my team is all using this and it has been wonderful to be able to easily share plans.

Amy
South Carolina

I cannot say enough about Common Curriculum- it's been a game changer. So much of what I do is online-from Google, my Drive, YouTube clips, and it makes so much sense to have a digital book. No more writing things down in a planner.

Jessica
IA

All other online planners that I've tried I drop by now and go back to paper and pencil.

Laurin
MD

So easy to pull in state standards, add links and websites. Customize-able, searchable, accessible from any computer. All you would want in a paperless classroom like mine.

Janelle
Idaho

I have the freedom to plan anywhere at any time the way I love to.

Victoria
Georgia

Common Curriculum is the most helpful and visually appealing online planner. It saves me time each week and makes it easy for me to collaborate!

Sarah
Georgia

This site is extremely user-friendly and I love that I can lesson plan from home now!

Michale
Arkansas

Simply the best, most efficient planner anywhere.

Denise
North Carolina

I really like having all my plans online and easily accessible. I'm so much more organized this year!

Carissa
Iowa

I love the common curriculum site! It is so much easier for me to type and share my plans that to write them out on paper. I also enjoy the ability to access, alter, or print my plans from home.

J.B.
Ohio

It is so easy to pull up lesson plans from any computer! I love being able to attach documents, slide shows, websites, and Standards to each lesson. It's great, I love it!

Carmen
Washington

It is the only online free tool that I've found to actually save time and help me make better lessons

Jeremy

Common Curriculum is the best digital planner I have seen and it is easy for anyone to use. Many online planners are geared for the Elementary Teacher, but in Cc Secondary teachers (like me) can use the planner as well. This is just a great FREE tool and it has made lesson planning much more efficient. I always have my lesson plans, resources, and online content with me no matter if I am home or at school and on any device.

Jaime
Missouri

I *love* common curriculum, it helps me stay organized, and I can access my lesson plans anywhere, anytime, without lugging a notebook around with me!

I love the ability to customize, and I am thrilled with how I can share this with my colleagues (either online or through downloading and printing). I am also happy with the customer service I have received from the company!

Katie

I *love* common curriculum, it helps me stay organized, and I can access my lesson plans anywhere, anytime, without lugging a notebook around with me!

This has been the best tool for my job share partner and I. We can collaborate both in person and online. We have the ability to rearrange plans and the other person is always up to date.

Stacy

I absolutely love this lesson planning book! The fact that I can work on my plans from anywhere and manipulate them easily is probably the best thing that's happened to me all year.

Kat

It is simply the best online planner available. It is convenient, easy, and covers classroom needs thoroughly.

Denise
North Carolina

It is a great way to keep up with my lesson planning from ANYWHERE and I love all the features offered on the free edition. It makes my lesson planning sleek, simple and to the point so I can spend more time on other things related to my teaching.

Sarah

I really like Common Curriculum! I think it is one of the best online lesson planning programs that I have ever used.

Glenda
Arkansas

It is simply the best online planner available.

Denise

I use it every day and I love it! It is easy to add notes and comments to lessons, both before and after the lesson. I can access it anywhere at any time, without needing to find a hard copy lesson plan book. If I would be absent, it would be so easy to send the substitute detailed lessons. And it is easy to attach and track standards.

Ruth
Wisconsin

I absolutely love the customization of lesson plans that is available. I also love the ability to access and share plans from anywhere.

Michelle
Georgia

This keeps my lessons organized and lets me easily access Common Core Standards. I don't need to save a file to a flash drive and can access my lessons from anywhere with an internet connection. #awesome-cc-quotes

Christina

Cc is pretty much awesome. Web-based. Easy. Does everything I want it to do... Except summon a mystical unicorn to write lessons for me.

Bob

This program is incredible. It's so dynamic and gives me so many tools that I love. I love the standards bank and tracker. I love that I can upload documents and access them from any room on any machine. I love that I can share work with colleagues, from anywhere, at any time. Really, this program is FANTASTIC.

Elise

I have been test-driving online lesson planners for a week. One frustration after another. Until now. I am blinking back tears of joy as I write. This app is super smart and extra pretty. Solid engineering and clever design. Manna. The Holy Chalice. If Jason and the Argonauts sailed off to find the Golden Lesson Planner, this would be it. Too awesome to be true. If it goes away they'll have to talk me off a ledge... Free? Please take some of my money!

This is a great tool that I am so grateful that I found. It is making planning my lessons easier! Now, everything is online so there is no way to leave anything on my home computer. I also really like the fact that I can easily align my lessons so that they fit the intense NYS core so that my students will perform better on the tests.