Teacher Plan Builder

Welcome to www.teacherplanbuilder.com - a comprehensive lesson-planning tool created by a teacher, for teachers, tutors, and parents. Designed to simplify your planning process, this platform helps you stay organized and focused on what matters most: effective instruction.

With the monthly calendar feature, you can map out daily lessons in advance, ensuring a clear and structured approach to teaching literacy and other core subjects. For younger learners, the Word Constructor tool supports early literacy by generating customized name and sight word activities tailored to your students’ needs.

Teacher Plan Builder (TPB) is an innovative, easy-to-use platform built to streamline both daily instruction and long-term planning for PreK through 3rd grade. Whether you're in a classroom, tutoring one-on-one, or guiding your child through homeschooling, TPB offers the structure and flexibility you need to keep students engaged and on track with their learning goals.

Lena Baydina — Elena Baydina, the creator of TPB

After over a decade of teaching in both public and private schools, I’ve seen the power of what’s possible when research-based methods meet creativity. That’s exactly what my app and book offer: practical, engaging tools for committed educators who want to focus their time and energy on the actual work of teaching.

This tool helps you build a meaningful flow in your instruction - while staying aligned with academic goals and making thoughtful adjustments to meet the needs of your students, whether you're teaching a whole class or just one child.

To the educators, parents, and tutors using this book and app—thank you. You play a vital role in shaping futures. I hope the resources you find here support you as you plan, adapt, and inspire.

With gratitude, Elena Baydina

Young Reader Textbook (Prek-1) Elena Baydina

Rooted in structured literacy principles and phonics-based instruction, this book offers:

✔ Step-by-step lessons to support foundational reading and writing development.
✔ Beautifully illustrated resources to engage young learners.
✔ Hands-on, adaptable activities for diverse learning needs, including ELL students.
✔ Proven strategies to close literacy gaps and build confident, capable readers.

Teacher Plan Builder App

✔ Comprehensive Lesson & Unit Planning – Organize instruction through a concept-based framework adaptable for various grade levels.
✔ Extensive Literacy Resource Library – Access phonics lessons, reading strategies, and structured literacy activities to support diverse learners, including ELL students.
✔ Comes with the writing Name Constructor – Create personalized writing exercises to reinforce early literacy skills.
✔ Concept-Based Learning Tools – Build interdisciplinary units that connect literacy with broader themes and inquiry-based learning.
✔ Daily Instruction Calendar – Generate a month-long instructional roadmap to guide daily lessons and student learning, ensuring consistency and progress.
✔ Adaptable for Homeschooling & Traditional Classrooms – Customizable resources for different instructional needs.

Name Constructor

The Name Constructor is an interactive tool designed to help students practice writing words they are learning, including sight words, their own names, and uppercase/lowercase letters.

✔ Personalized Name Practice: Generates worksheets for students to practice writing their own names in both uppercase and lowercase letters.
✔ Sight Word Integration: Allows teachers to input custom word lists for structured practice.
✔ Adaptive Formatting: Provides dashed-line tracing, guided writing, and freehand spaces to support different skill levels.
✔ Printable & Digital Use: Worksheets can be printed for handwriting practice or used on tablets with a stylus.