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

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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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Maeve Monaghan

Years 1-6 · Ireland

History and religion teacher. So time saving and makes really cute presentations.

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Years 1-9 Humanities · Ireland

Brídín Ni Ghallachóir, Geography and special needs teacher. 30+ years teaching. I love the differentiated resources and the visuals are also very good. The Irish (Language) used is okay but must be corrected. the resources are excellent for learning support pupils with specif…

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BNG

Years 7-13 Humanities, Languages, English · Ireland

I am an English and History teacher with over 30 years teaching experience. Chalkie has allowed me to refresh many of my lessons with interesting and creative activities while saving precious time. I wish such resource had been available when I started my career!

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Maria Murphy

Years 1-2 English & Humanities · Ireland

I am an Art teacher with 20 years experience in a secondary school, and I am taking part in the Chalkie trial. So far I’ve just been blown away by it… The fact that it will align with the national curriculum is fantastic. As my subject is very visual I think some of the images…

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Lorraine Mimnagh

Years 10-13 Arts · Ireland

I am a post-primary teacher in a Deaf school and I have found Chalkie.ai to be such an amazing resource. Our students are visual learners and I can put in a lesson plan based on our various syllabi and Chalkie returns incredibly detailed and visual presentations and activity shee…

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Years 10-13 · Ireland

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