Sprout Lessons now supports American classrooms. Pick United States (Common Core + NGSS) from the curriculum menu and every lesson you generate is grounded in the standards US teachers actually plan against: the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts, and the Next Generation Science Standards for Science, from Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Until now Sprout was built around Australian frameworks, and US teachers and homeschoolers who tried it had to align lessons by hand. That gap is closed. Here is what the new framework includes, how the alignment works, and what it means depending on your state.
What the US framework covers
- Mathematics (Common Core). The full K–12 progression, from counting and cardinality in Kindergarten through high-school algebra, functions, geometry, and statistics and probability.
- English Language Arts (Common Core). Reading (literature and informational texts), writing, speaking and listening, and language standards across K–12, including the 9–10 and 11–12 grade bands used in high school.
- Science (NGSS). Performance expectations from Kindergarten through high school, including the K–2, 3–5 and middle-school engineering design standards and the 9–12 band.
That is more than 1,100 standards in total. We kept the picker honest: Common Core and NGSS are the only broadly shared US standards, so Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science are the three subject areas offered. For other subjects you can still generate excellent lessons - they simply are not pinned to a national standard, because none exists.
How the alignment actually works
When you generate a lesson, Sprout selects the standards that match your grade and topic and grounds the lesson content in them, rather than asking a general model to guess. The footer of the finished lesson then records exactly what it aligned to, quoting each standard with its code - CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1 or a performance expectation like MS-PS1-2 - with attribution, so you can drop the reference straight into planning documents or homeschool records. Lesson text follows American conventions throughout: math, not maths; color, not colour; Grade 5 and Kindergarten rather than Year 5 and Foundation.
Everything else about Sprout works the same as it always has. You describe the concept and the student’s interests in a sentence or two, and get back either a full-page interactive lesson with worked examples and self-checking practice, or a ten-slide deck with challenges and an XP bar, shareable by link. The standard stays fixed; the wrapper is built around the individual student - the approach behind why personalised lessons help students learn faster.
What if my state doesn’t use Common Core?
Most states use Common Core or standards closely derived from it, and NGSS has been adopted or adapted by a large majority of states, so for most US teachers the codes in the footer map directly onto the documents you are accountable to. If your state writes its own standards (Texas and Virginia are the notable holdouts), the content of a well-built fractions or forces lesson is the same - treat the footer codes as a starting point and check them against your state’s framework. The lessons themselves need no translation.
Teachers, homeschoolers, and the Claude for Teachers question
There is no eligibility wall: classroom teachers, tutors and homeschooling parents all use the same product, no educator verification required. If you have picked up the free year of Claude for Teachers, the two run well together - the assistant plans the unit and analyses your class data, Sprout generates the individual, consumable lessons the plan calls for. We have written up exactly what that workflow looks like.
US support ships alongside Canadian curriculum support for Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, bringing Sprout to seven frameworks across three countries. Try it free - new accounts start with free lessons, and your first standards-aligned lesson takes about a minute.
FAQ
Does Sprout Lessons align lessons to Common Core?
Yes. Choose United States (Common Core + NGSS) as your curriculum and Sprout grounds each lesson in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The finished lesson records the exact standards it aligned to in its footer, quoting each one with its code (for example CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1) and attribution, so the alignment is verifiable rather than claimed.
Does Sprout Lessons cover the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?
Yes. Science lessons generated under the US framework are grounded in NGSS performance expectations, from Kindergarten through high school, including the K–2, 3–5 and middle-school engineering design standards. The relevant performance expectation codes (such as MS-PS1-2) are recorded in the lesson footer with attribution.
What subjects does the US framework include?
Three: Mathematics and English Language Arts (both Common Core) and Science (NGSS). These are the only broadly shared US standards, so they are the only subjects Sprout pins to a national framework. Lessons in other subjects can still be generated; they simply are not grounded in a standard, because no shared US standard exists for them.
What if my state does not use Common Core?
Most states use Common Core or standards closely derived from it, and most have adopted or adapted NGSS, so the footer codes usually map directly onto state documents. In states with their own standards, such as Texas and Virginia, the lesson content itself needs no translation: treat the footer codes as a starting reference and check them against your state framework.