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How can I use and customize lesson plans in Off2Class?

In this article, we'll cover what Off2Class lessons include, how long they take, and how to adapt them for your teaching.

Who this is for: teachers and managers

Available to: teachers on paid subscriptions. Courses need a paid multi-teacher subscription.

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Lesson activities
  3. Lesson length
  4. Customizing lessons
  5. Tips

Overview

Off2Class lessons are pre-designed, interactive slide-based lessons. Each lesson combines different activity types to support specific learning outcomes and is structured to fit a standard class session.

  • Lesson slides are pre-designed and cannot be edited directly
  • Canvas changes are saved but do not modify the lesson itself
  • Courses group lessons but don't change lesson content. Students get every lesson in a course as soon as it's assigned.
  • Lesson duration varies based on pacing, class size, and student level

Lesson activities

Use a range of built-in activity types within each lesson:

  • Comprehension activities: ordering events, true/false, multiple choice, matching
  • Practice activities: fill-in-the-blank, sentence prompts, cloze tasks
  • Productive activities: role-plays, dialogues, email writing, debates, reports

These activities are embedded directly into the lesson slides.

Lesson length

Plan lessons based on a typical class session:

  • Most lessons are designed for approximately 45–60 minutes
  • Lessons typically include 15–25 slides
  • Lower-level lessons may include more slides with simpler, repeated practice

Customizing lessons

Adapt lessons during teaching without changing the original content:

  • Use Canvas
    • Draw, write, or add content during the lesson
    • Add supporting materials or extend activities in real time
  • Use Courses (multi-teacher subscriptions only)
    • Group lessons into a structured sequence
    • Assign lessons and homework in bulk
    • Organize content for different classes or levels
    • Assigning a course gives students every lesson and homework in it at once. A course doesn't release lessons one at a time.

Tips

  • Use Canvas to extend speaking or writing activities without leaving the lesson
  • Lower-level lessons include more repetition to support comprehension
  • Adjust pacing by skipping, expanding, or revisiting slides during class

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