Its products are designed to supplement traditional and non-traditional education from kindergarten through the 12th grade.

The firm was founded in 1999 by James Hurley, and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

The Lesson Planet division of the firm consists of an education-focused website and search engine, providing links to teacher-reviewed resources that include lesson plans, worksheets, presentations, education-articles and education videos.

Lesson Planet's architecture makes it easy for teachers to find teacher-reviewed, online classroom-oriented resources.

The Teacher Content Management System lets teachers find reviews for lesson plans, worksheets, educational videos, PowerPoint presentations and education articles.