You didn’t become a teacher to spend every Sunday night planning.
More Lessons Less Planning is the blog and resource hub for secondary teachers who want rigorous, engaging, classroom-ready materials — without sacrificing their evenings and weekends. Strategies you can use Monday morning. Resources you can print and teach today.
What teachers come here for
🔬 Forensic Science & True Crime
Case studies, crime scene simulations, and reading comprehension activities that make students think like investigators. The resources teachers never knew they needed — until their students were actually engaged.
💰 Financial Literacy & Economics
From budgeting basics to tax filing simulations to full economics curriculum bundles. Everything you need to teach personal finance — even if you got voluntold last week.
🧠 Life Skills & Career Readiness
Conflict resolution, mental health awareness, career exploration, and workplace skills. The stuff students actually need to know — built by a teacher who runs a career-focused program every day.
🤖 AI for Teachers
No hype. No jargon. Practical guides on using AI tools like ChatGPT to save planning time, differentiate lessons, and actually get your evenings back. Written by a teacher, for teachers.
Latest from the Blog
- Differentiation That Doesn’t Require You to Make 5 Versions of EverythingEvery PD session on differentiation goes roughly the same way: someone explains that you should meet every student where they are, provide multiple pathways to learning, offer choice boards with… Read more: Differentiation That Doesn’t Require You to Make 5 Versions of Everything
- How Teachers Can Actually Use AI Without Losing Their Minds (or Their Jobs)Let’s get the elephant out of the room: AI isn’t going to replace teachers. But it can replace a lot of the tedious planning work that eats into your evenings… Read more: How Teachers Can Actually Use AI Without Losing Their Minds (or Their Jobs)
- Why Marine Science Deserves a Spot in Your High School Science LineupIf you’ve ever struggled to get students excited about science, try this: tell them about the colossal squid. Or bioluminescent creatures that glow in the deep ocean. Or the fact… Read more: Why Marine Science Deserves a Spot in Your High School Science Lineup
- Teaching U.S. Government and Civics When Students Think It Doesn’t Apply to Them“Why do I need to know this? I’m never going to be a politician.” If you’ve taught government or civics for more than a week, you’ve heard some version of… Read more: Teaching U.S. Government and Civics When Students Think It Doesn’t Apply to Them
The teacher behind the resources
I’ve spent over a decade in the classroom, and I currently run a career-focused credit recovery program for at-risk high schoolers. My students need credits in everything — forensics, economics, anatomy, government — so I’ve learned to build resources across every subject. That’s why this store has over 2,000 products and counting.
I was diagnosed with dyslexia growing up, which is why differentiation isn’t a buzzword to me. It’s the whole point. Every resource I make is designed so you can print it, assign it, and teach it — without spending your Sunday night building it from scratch.
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