Can I create a lesson from a PDF or document?

Chalkie creates lesson slides and a matching worksheet from a PDF, Word document, PowerPoint or supported Google Docs link. Upload your source, choose your grade and language, then click Create. It reads the content and generates editable teaching resources rather than copying the original page layout.

Built around your source

Give an existing resource a new purpose

Turn a reading passage, teacher guide or presentation into a lesson you can teach and a worksheet students can complete.

Keep the source in focus

Build on material you have chosen for your class.

Make room for practice

Generate a worksheet alongside the lesson slides.

Adapt before you teach

Review and edit the output for your students.

From source to lesson in three steps

1.📄

Add your document

Drop a PDF, Word document or PowerPoint, or paste a supported document link into the upload area. Files can be up to 25 MB.

2.🎓

Choose your class

Select a grade and output language. Choose an example or add your own source, then click Create.

3.✨

Create, then make it yours

Click Create to generate lesson slides and a worksheet. Review both resources and edit them for your class.

Jack and the beanstalk, from reading to lesson

This example uses the Jack and the beanstalk PDF available above. See how a reading source becomes a slide-based lesson with an accompanying worksheet. Your output will vary with your source and class settings.

Jack and the beanstalk: lesson slide

Lesson slides

Jack and the beanstalk: lesson slide

An actual slide from this example generation. Adjust the wording, explanations and activities to suit the students you teach.

Jack and the beanstalk: practice worksheet

Matching worksheet

Jack and the beanstalk: practice worksheet

An actual worksheet from the same generation. Review the questions and adapt them before sharing with your class.

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I’m an experienced Science teacher with over 20 years in the classroom, and I’ve been using Chalkie to create slideshows and activity sheets for my senior Biology and Psychology classes. It has genuinely saved me so much time in lesson preparation. I really like that it links dir…

Pamela Adams

Years 11-12 Science · Queensland

Chalkie is the best thing since sliced bread!!!!! Creating lessons with Chalkie is just a breeze, without removing control over the content, formatting, you name it. You still have the ability to create a lesson, or series of lessons exactly to your level of quality. The best thi…

Stacy J

Years 1-3 · NSW, Year 1 and Year 2 NSW Australia

I’m a primary school teacher currently in the early years. I have 20 years experience and Chalkie has been a great timesaver. It produces great slides with minimal editing on any curriculum topic which has been great to introduce a topic or recap what’s been learned. Worth trying…

Michelle Hart

Years 1-3 & Kindergarten · Australia, Queensland

What takes me hours to do, Chalkie does in minutes. I can choose the approach Chalkie AI takes (Rosenshine; 5Es; I do, We do, You do; slow release with review): AWESOME work guys. I can adjust and add if time permits and I can spend more time with my partner, my cats and my year…

Dr Billy Bennett

Years 7-12 · Western Australia, Australia

I rate Chalkie very highly. As a Year 7–12 Maths teacher, I’ve found it to be a huge time-saver for lesson planning, creating presentations, and building differentiated worksheets. One of its best features is how easily it can generate materials and questions that cater for stude…

Sorn Norng

Years 7-12 Maths · Victoria, Australia

I'm a semi-retired teacher dabbling in private lessons on the Internet. Trained as an English/history teacher, i mainly give lessons in English as a Second Language (ESL) these days, but also language and literature for high school students. Chalkie is user-friendly software harn…

Tony Dawson

Years 1-12 & Tertiary English & Languages · Australia, I give lessons on the INTERNET

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