7 lessons Teachers, parents and students in grade 5+
Canva for Teachers & Beginners
7 short lessons in Canva — free in the browser. By the end you will have made a worksheet, an invitation or certificate, and a short presentation or video.
All lessons
- 🚀 1. Getting started: account, size and templateA free account, choosing a size and starting from a template
- 🧰 2. The editor: text, elements and photosThe side panel, the top toolbar, layers and alignment
- 🔤 3. Fonts and readable textFont pairs, sizes, contrast and accessible design
- 📝 4. A classroom worksheetUS Letter, a readable font and good contrast
- 🎉 5. An invitation or a certificateBirthday, class event and an award certificate
- 🎬 6. A presentation and a short videoAnimation in moderation, short videos and exporting
- 📤 7. Sharing, printing and downloadingPDF for print vs. PNG, working with students and copyright
✏️ Practice: Worksheet maker: a ready-to-print worksheet without designing from scratch
About this course
Canva is a free online design tool. K–12 teachers can get Canva for Education free (with Pro features) after verifying they are teachers, and invite their students. Everyone else can use the free plan.
Each lesson ends with a small design you can really use. Lessons take 10–15 minutes.
Questions & answers
- Is Canva free for teachers?
- Yes. Canva for Education is free for K–12 teachers and their students in the US and many other countries. You apply with proof that you are a teacher.
- Can students under 13 use Canva?
- Students should join through their teacher’s Canva for Education class, which is designed for school use, rather than making their own accounts.
- Can I sell things I make in Canva?
- Canva’s license allows many uses of its free elements, but there are rules — for example, you can’t sell a template as-is or trademark designs that use Canva elements. Check Canva’s content license before selling.
- Is this course free?
- Yes, completely free with no sign-up.