CommonLit vs Share My Lesson

CommonLit is a nonprofit literacy provider offering teaching materials and an English language arts program for schools. Its Text Library gives teachers access to thousands of free literary works and texts from diverse and contemporary authors. CommonLit 360 is a full-year, standards-aligned curriculum for grades 6–12, combining reading, writing, speaking, and listening around complete texts and grade-level tasks. It includes three benchmark assessments for tracking students’ reading growth and proficiency during the school year. The materials support literacy development for grades 3–12, while the 360 curriculum covers grades 6–12. Listed integrations include Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, and Google Classroom; Canvas is limited to eligible paid school packages. Google Classroom can import classes and students, post assignments to the class stream, and export scores to the gradebook. The Digital plan is free for teachers and students. School plans are listed at $4,200 a year, $7,200 a year, and $12,800 a year, each with a one-year commitment.

Share My Lesson is a free web membership community for finding, adapting, and sharing educational resources. The site reports more than 420,000 resources covering toddlers through higher education, adult education, professional development, and school support roles. Materials span subjects such as arts, mathematics, science, social studies, special education, world languages, health, media literacy, and career education. Resource files include PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, RTF, Google Slides, web links, and videos, with editable files available. Members can contribute content, exchange ideas, and access lesson plans and professional-development resources. Downloading lesson files requires a free account and login. Role-based search, content, and collaboration spaces are described for different member groups. The EdBrAIn beta feature can adjust grade level, translate, add standards, or reformat resources. Free, for-credit webinars provide downloadable certificates, and pages include Microsoft Teams sharing. AFT operates the site and says it does not sell personally identifiable information.