Digital planner for teachers

A planner that teaches with you

HomeRoom is a digital planner built by a working teacher. Plan your units and lessons, then put today's plan and learning target on the classroom board, so your planning and your teaching live in one place instead of a binder and a dozen tabs.

Try the planner free

HomeRoom day plan screen showing today's lessons in order — The day plan: today's lessons in order, ready to show on your board.

What the planner does

Unit and daily lesson planning. Plan the week by unit, then break it into daily lessons, with a schedule and a task list alongside.
Smart bumping. When one lesson runs long or a fire drill happens, bump it and every lesson after it slides down to fit. Weekends and holidays are skipped automatically.
Learning targets on the board. Targets from your day plan sync to the classroom display, so students see what they are working on.
Sub plans in one click. Print a sub plan on Free. Pro adds dashboard access through Guest Teacher Mode.
Linked tasks. Link your to-do list tasks to lesson plans, and use the built-in focus timer in your prep period.

Plan

Weekly unit planner and daily lesson planner, with a schedule and task queue in the same app.

Teach

Show today's plan and learning target on your board next to timers, a name picker, a whiteboard and 30+ other tools.

Adapt

Smart bumping slides your plans when the day changes, and your phone can act as a remote while you walk the room (Pro).

Hand off

Print a substitute plan. With Pro, give a guest teacher access to selected dashboard tools.

HomeRoom unit planner screen — The unit planner: map out a unit, then let smart bumping keep it on track.

Free, private, and built by a teacher

The Free plan is $0 CAD. It saves new workspace edits in this browser and supports up to 5 active classes, 1 active unit plan and 3 active tasks. New teacher accounts start with a 60-day Pro trial, with no credit card or automatic charge. Pro adds higher limits, unit plan file uploads, live sync, Remote Control and Guest Teacher Mode.

HomeRoom runs in your browser, works on Chromebooks and touchscreen smartboards, and has no student accounts and no ads. It was built by Jeff Hennigar, an elementary school teacher in Nova Scotia. Comparing tools? See HomeRoom vs Classroomscreen.

Quick questions

Is HomeRoom a good digital planner for teachers?

Yes. HomeRoom has a weekly unit planner, a daily lesson planner, a schedule, and a task list, and your day plan shows on the classroom board so students see what is happening now and next.

Is the HomeRoom planner free?

Yes. Free includes day and unit planning and saves your new workspace edits in this browser. You can use up to 5 active classes, 1 active unit plan and 3 active tasks. Uploading files to a unit plan requires Pro.

What happens when a lesson runs long or there is a fire drill?

Bump the lesson and every lesson after it slides down to fit. Smart unit bumping skips weekends and holidays automatically.

Can I make sub plans in HomeRoom?

Yes. You can print a substitute plan on Free. Pro adds Guest Teacher Mode, which gives a substitute access to selected dashboard tools.

Does HomeRoom work on a Chromebook or smartboard?

Yes. It runs in any modern browser, so it works on Chromebooks and touchscreen smartboards.

Do students need accounts?

No. HomeRoom is for the teacher only, and students don't need accounts.