# Lesson notes

> HTT Schools training, step 31 of 49. For: Teachers.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/schools/lesson-notes · Updated 2026-10-15

Your weekly plan, written once and approved online. You will write your weekly lesson note and submit it for the school to approve — no paper file to carry to the office.

> **Note:** Sign in as a teacher at your school to follow these steps.

## Step by step

### 1. Lesson notes

Choose Lesson notes from the menu. These are your plans for the school to check. Notes your pupils read go in Digital learning, which has its own videos.

![HTT Schools: lesson notes — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/0HY13FRRTAM1SQET6HPVXVXSTEMGTQA6)
*Step 1: Lesson notes*

### 2. Write a note

Press Write a note. Pick the class and subject, the week, and the topic.

![HTT Schools: write a note — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/T787YBFT61KEG3FDCFBQYZPZ6WA4RGB0)
*Step 2: Write a note*

### 3. The note

Write the note: the objectives, the content, the activities, and how you will check what was learned. Leave a blank line between paragraphs.

![HTT Schools: the note — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/D1WQGJ27WCPY9RM1E24E4NVFW2QE6PJE)
*Step 3: The note*

### 4. Draft or submit

Save draft keeps it to finish later. Submit for review sends it to the school. We save this one as a draft.

![HTT Schools: draft or submit — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/HFDFWK63CJAHKS5BY3C2ZX3HC7FTEE4N)
*Step 4: Draft or submit*

### 5. Approval

Whoever approves notes — the head teacher or a head of department — sees every submitted note for the week. They read it, then press Approve, or Return with comment to say what needs to change. You see their decision here.

![HTT Schools: approval — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/H1PAYQH03YD9JB7HSVES51PDY16HX61H)
*Step 5: Approval*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## Questions people ask

### Who is the “Lesson notes” training for?

Teachers. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

### Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

Sign in as a teacher at your school to follow these steps.

### Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

### How long does this training take?

The video is about 3 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.