Free Crash Course Psychology Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide

Preview the structure of a complete 10-week Crash Course Psychology curriculum with this free educator planning guide. This guide shows how all 40 public Crash Course Psychology episodes can be organized into weekly pacing, three curriculum units, weekly assessment checkpoints, unit assessments, a final assessment, and a student-facing course sequence.

Planning guide only: This free product is designed to help teachers preview the curriculum structure before purchasing the full Psychology curriculum bundle. It is not the full curriculum and does not include assessments, episode lessons, quizzes, Google Forms, student slides, individual episode worksheets, individual episode teacher guides, or Crash Course videos.

What’s Included

• Educator planning guide for the full Crash Course Psychology sequence
• 10-week course overview
• 3-unit curriculum architecture
• Weekly pacing map for all 40 episodes
• Assessment architecture overview
• Print and digital use notes
• Flexible implementation suggestions
• Teacher license and school-site use language

Course Structure Preview

• Unit 1: Foundations, research methods, biological bases, sensation, perception, consciousness, learning, memory, cognition, and language
• Unit 2: Motivation, development, personality, intelligence, emotion, stress, health, sexuality, and introductory disorder concepts
• Unit 3: Disorders, treatment, social thinking, social influence, prejudice, discrimination, aggression, altruism, and helping behavior

Use This Free Guide To

• Preview the full Psychology curriculum structure before purchasing
• Plan a 10-week Crash Course Psychology supplemental sequence
• Review weekly pacing, unit breaks, assessment rhythm, and course flow
• Share the curriculum structure with a department chair, administrator, co-teacher, homeschool parent, or long-term substitute
• Plan for long-term sub coverage, maternity leave, pregnancy leave, medical leave, wedding leave, sabbatical coverage, family emergency leave, or emergency no-prep curriculum planning

What’s Not Included

• Weekly assessments are not included.
• Unit assessments are not included.
• The final assessment is not included.
• The student syllabus is not included.
• Individual episode lesson materials are not included.
• Individual episode worksheets are not included.
• Individual episode teacher guides are not included.
• Google Forms quizzes are not included.
• Student assessment slides are not included.
• Crash Course videos are not included.

Next Step

After reviewing the guide, teachers can use the full Crash Course Psychology curriculum bundle for the complete set of teacher-created episode lesson materials, weekly assessments, unit assessments, final assessment, planning documents, and classroom workflow support.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Crash Course videos included?
No. Videos are not included. This free guide is designed to help teachers plan around the public Crash Course Psychology playlist on YouTube.

Are the assessments included?
No. This free product includes the educator planning guide only.

Are the individual episode lesson materials included?
No. This free product does not include individual episode worksheets, teacher guides, quizzes, Google Slides, Google Forms, or print versions.

Can I use this to plan a long-term absence?
Yes. The guide can help teachers sketch pacing for long-term sub coverage, maternity leave, pregnancy leave, medical leave, wedding leave, sabbatical coverage, family emergency leave, or emergency curriculum planning. The complete assignments and assessments are included in the paid full curriculum bundle, not in this free guide.

Is this an official Crash Course product?
No. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by Crash Course. It provides teacher-created planning support designed to use with publicly available Crash Course videos.