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Free Differentiated Instruction Planner

The Differentiated Instruction Planner helps educators instantly build tiered lesson plans — tailored by readiness level, learning modality, and accommodation need — with a visual timeline, grouped activities, and assessment strategies — built for any student learning management system.

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How to Build a Differentiated Plan in 3 Steps

Follow these steps to get results in under a minute

Set up your course

Enter subject, grade level, topic name, class size, and your desired planning period length.

Define student needs

Select the readiness tiers, learning modalities, and any accommodation needs present in your class.

Export your plan

Click to generate tiered objectives, activities, grouping strategies, and a PDF lesson plan instantly.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Differentiated Instruction Planner?

The Differentiated Instruction Planner is a free tool that helps educators build structured, tiered lesson plans in minutes. It generates learning objectives, activities, grouping strategies, and assessment approaches tailored to Below Grade, At Grade, and Above Grade learners — along with modality-specific strategies for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing learners.

How do I use the Differentiated Instruction Planner?

Select your subject, grade level, topic, and class size. Choose your planning period — from a single lesson to a monthly unit. Then tick the readiness levels, learning modalities, and accommodation needs present in your class. Click the plan button to instantly generate a tiered instruction plan with a visual timeline, objectives by tier, grouped activities, and assessment strategies.

Is the Differentiated Instruction Planner free?

Yes — the Differentiated Instruction Planner is completely free to use. No login, subscription, or account is required. All plan generation runs entirely in your browser and no data is uploaded to any server.

Who should use this Differentiated Instruction Planner?

The Differentiated Instruction Planner is designed for classroom teachers, special education teachers, instructional coaches, curriculum coordinators, and school administrators who need to plan lessons that meet the diverse needs of their student groups — including ELL learners, IEP students, ADHD support, and gifted learners.

How do I export results from the Differentiated Instruction Planner?

Once your plan is generated, click the Download PDF button to export a formatted, print-ready differentiated instruction plan containing all tiers, activities, grouping strategies, assessment approaches, and accommodation notes — ready to share with your team or attach to a curriculum file.

How UniCloud360 Planner Compares

vs spreadsheets, manual processes, and paid platforms

Feature	UniCloud360 UniCloud360 Planner	Manual Lesson Plan	Paid LMS Tool	Curriculum Template
Tiered objectives (3 levels)	✅ Below, At, Above grade	❌ Manual creation	⚠️ Basic only (paid)	❌ Generic structure
Modality-based strategies	✅ Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, R/W	❌ Not differentiated	⚠️ Limited options	❌ Not included
Visual planning timeline	✅ Day-by-day timeline	❌ Manual layout	⚠️ Calendar only	⚠️ Table only
Accommodation notes	✅ ELL, IEP, ADHD, Gifted	❌ None	⚠️ Generic notes	❌ None
PDF export	✅ One-click PDF	❌ No export	⚠️ PDF (paid tier)	⚠️ Print only
Free to use	✅ Completely free	⚠️ Staff time cost	❌ Subscription required	⚠️ Setup required

Real Results from Real Users

Trusted by lecturers and students across Sri Lankan universities

4.9

★★★★★

4 reviews

Priya Ramachandran

Special Education Coordinator, Boston Public Schools

★★★★★

"Building tiered lesson plans used to take me an entire Sunday afternoon. This tool generates objectives for all three readiness levels in seconds. The accommodation notes for IEP and ELL students are genuinely useful."

James Whitfield

Instructional Coach, Chicago Public Schools

★★★★★

"The visual timeline is the standout feature for me. Being able to see a full week of differentiated instruction laid out by day helps enormously when coaching teachers on pacing. Highly recommend this for any coach."

Lin Mei

Grade 7 Science Teacher, Edinburgh Academy

★★★★☆

"I used it to plan a Cell Biology unit for a mixed-ability class of 28. The tiered activities were well structured and the kinesthetic strategies were exactly what my hands-on learners needed. Saved me hours."

Maria Santos

Curriculum Department Head, Tucson Unified School District

★★★★★

"We shared this with our entire department during back-to-school week. Teachers loved that they could customise it for their subject and grade band. The PDF export goes straight into our curriculum binders."

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