How can I print or download CommonLit 360 lessons?

Overview

All CommonLit 360 lessons are printable. Each lessons includes printable materials in the form of downloadable PDFs or links to Google Drive materials. When you assign a 360 lesson to be completed "On Paper," you will also have the option to download a ZIP folder that contains all the lesson materials as PDFs.

In this article, we cover how to access the following printable 360 materials:

1. Teacher and Student Copy PDFs
2. Google Docs materials
   1. Google users
   2. Non-Google users
3. All Lesson Materials ZIP folder
4. Downloadable Units (available for PRO Plus customers)
   1. About Downloadable Units
   2. Accessing Downloadable Units

Teacher and Student Copy PDFs

Reading Lessons and Vocabulary Quizzes in 360 units include downloadable PDF materials. For Reading Lessons, you will find a Teacher Copy and a Student Copy. For Vocabulary Quizzes, you will only find a Student Copy.

To access the PDFs, navigate to and click on the lesson or quiz you want to assign. This will take you to the student preview. Above the preview, click the Lesson Materials tab. Then, select the material you would like to download from the options on the left. If you're downloading a Student Copy, use the drop down to select the number of students you will be sharing the document with. Finally, click the Download PDF button! This will download the document for you to print. Alternatively, it may open the PDF in a new tab, and from there you can print or download the document.

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Google Docs files

Many 360 lesson materials are provided as Google Docs or Google Slides. For example, any lessons that cannot be completed digitally on the platform, such as Vocabulary Activity Sets, Grammar and Usage Activities, Grammar Quizzes, Discussion Lessons, and Culminating Tasks use Google files. Additionally, the customizable slide decks in any lesson type are shared as Google Slides. These materials can be copied, edited (optional), and printed, and they can be accessed regardless of whether or not your school uses Google!

To start, navigate to and click on the lesson you want to assign. This will take you to the lesson page. For lessons that can only be completed on paper, you will automatically land on the Lesson Materials tab. For lessons that can be completed digitally, click the Lesson Materials tab on the Student Preview of the assignment. Then, select a lesson material on the left and follow the steps below depending on whether your school or district uses Google.

Google users

If your school or district uses Google, follow these steps to access 360 Google materials:

1. Click "Copy this document" (Note: This will take you outside of CommonLit)
2. Click the blue "Make a copy" button

This will save a copy of the document to your Google Drive. From there, you can edit and/or print.

Non-Google users

If your school or district does not use Google, follow these steps to access 360 Google materials:

1. Right click "Copy this document"
2. Choose the option to copy the link
3. Paste the copied link into your URL bar
4. Remove "/copy" from the end. This will give you a view-only version.
   1. To print, click File > Print
   2. To download, click File > Download > choose Word Doc or PDF

💡Tip: If you do not need to edit the materials and you only plan to print, you can assign the lesson to be completed On Paper. This will allow you to download a ZIP folder of all the lesson materials as PDFs.

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All Lesson Materials ZIP folder

All 360 lesson types can be assigned to be completed on paper. When you assign a lesson to be completed on paper, you will have the option to download a ZIP file that contains all of the lesson materials as PDFs.

To assign an On Paper lesson, navigate to the lesson page and the click the Assign This Lesson button in the top right. Some lessons can only be completed on paper. However, for lessons that can be completed digitally, choose "On Paper" under "How will students complete this assignment?" Then, select the name(s) of the class(es) you want to assign the lesson to and input a due date. Once you click Assign, you should see a window with a Download All Lesson Materials button. Click that to download a zip file containing all of that lesson's materials as PDFs.

Accessing the documents this way means the On Paper lesson will be assigned to your CommonLit class(es) to allow for easy tracking of assignments. However, you will not be able to score these lessons on the CommonLit platform.

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Downloadable Units

About Downloadable Units

CommonLit provides a Downloadable Unit Teacher Copy and Downloadable Unit Student Copy for each 360 unit. Downloadable Units contain the individual lesson materials for the entire unit, allowing you to access all student or teacher lesson materials in a single, organized PDF for easy printing and organization. Downloadable Units give you more options so you can choose the modality (print, digital, or hybrid) that best suits your classroom and students, and they can also be used as a tool for planning.

The Downloadable Unit Teacher Copy includes the teacher copies for each lesson in the unit as well as supporting materials such as Culminating Task rubrics, student reference sheets, Discussion Protocols, and more. Likewise, the Downloadable Unit Student Copy includes the student copies for each lesson and supporting materials students need to complete lessons, including Culminating Task rubrics, graphic organizers, reference sheets, etc.

Accessing Downloadable Units

1. Navigate to the Unit Page for the unit
2. Click Unit Resources in the top right
3. Select Unit Teacher Copies or Unit Student Copies. If selecting Unit Student Copies:
   1. Choose how many copies you need. For example, if you'll be distributing copies to 70 students, choose "61 - 100" copies. However, if you want a copy for planning purposes, or you're an administrator previewing materials, choose "None - I'm just looking."
   2. Then, click the Download Copies button.

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