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How to plan a lesson with Kobbl – A step-by-step guide

A friendly purple robot using the app to plan a lesson.

One of the main things you can do with Kobbl is plan lessons that are adapted to your class. These can be individual lessons, or part of a scheme of work.

In this post, we'll explore how to plan an individual lesson. If you need a refresher on how to create a class, you can read this post: Create your first class with Kobbl.

Step 1 - Get started

On your home page, you'll want to click the Individual Lessons tab, and select Plan a Lesson.

Kobbl home page with individual lesson plan tab selected to begin lesson planning process

This page can also be accessed from the Class View.

Step 2 - Start Planning

You'll then see the "Your next lesson" page, where you need to provide:

  • Your class
  • The subject you're teaching
  • What you want to teach

What do you want to teach?

In the "What you want to teach" section, generally we recommend providing the learning objectives for the lesson. If you don't have them formally established, you should aim for:

  • What you want the students to know by the end of the lesson
  • What you want the students be able to do by the end of the lesson
  • If you have a preference, the lesson activities to include

💡 Top Tip If you're in doubt about any of this, don't worry too much - our AI is pretty smart, and it will do its best to fill in any gaps. The more specific you are about what you want, the more specific it will be - but it can do a lot with a little.

Kobbl your next lesson page with a year 8 English lesson learning objective provided for generating a lesson plan using AI

Once you're happy, hit next.

Step 3 - Lesson Outline

The next page will summarise what the AI has interpreted from your instructions, and give a high level overview of the lesson.

It will also provide rationale for the approach we recommend, based on pedagogical theory.

Kobbl lesson plan summary page for a year 8 English lesson with pedagogical theory rational learning objectives and key student activities

If you're happy with the summary, click Generate Lesson. This will combine your class information with your lesson outline to generate a tailored lesson plan.

Step 4 - Use the Plan!

  • Outline – a high-level overview of the lesson
  • Intro – where you introduce the learning for the day
  • Modelling – where you demonstrate key ideas or skills
  • Independent – where students practise on their own
  • Plenary – to wrap up and reflect on learning
  • Resources – everything Kobbl has generated for this lesson
  • Reflection – space to reflect and improve future lessons

Each of these sections has a brief explanation of what its purpose is, as well as what you (and the class) can expect to be doing for its duration.

Each section has a How Do I Do This? button, which when clicked will provide a detailed approach for that section of the lesson.

Kobbl lesson plan page showing the modelling phase for a year 8 English lesson

Step 5 - Download the Plan

If you want to download the plan in a more traditional format, you can request it in the resources section of the lesson plan page.

Step 6 - Deliver the lesson

This bit is down to you - you've got this!

Step 7 - Reflect

After delivering the lesson, return to the plan to add your reflections. These notes help refine Kobbl’s AI even further - making future lessons more personalised and effective for you and your students.

Ready to try it out? Head to your dashboard and plan your next lesson.


Sam Caine

Sam Caine

Sam's journey to Kobbl weaves through classrooms, code, and company strategy. Before co-founding Kobbl, he was Chief Operating Officer at Northcoders, where he led tech and teaching teams.

With experience as a developer, lecturer, and product leader, Sam's always been drawn to the intersection of learning and technology. At Kobbl, he focuses on building tools that genuinely help teachers—and cut through the noise.