AI Prompts for Teachers

30 ready-to-paste prompts in a 36-page PDF — copy any prompt straight from the page. Part 1 — Lesson Planning: unit architects, single-lesson builders, and differentiated task designers. Part 2 — Classroom Management: behaviour plans, seating strategies, and transition-time fixes. Part 3 — Assessment & Feedback: rubric builders, quiz generators, and feedback comment banks. Part 4 — Communication: parent email templates, conference prep, and difficult-conversation scripts.

What's inside

Part 1 — Lesson Planning (8 prompts)
Unit Plan Architect · Single Lesson Builder · Differentiated Task Designer · Starter & Plenary Generator · Discussion Question Bank · Project-Based Learning Designer · Substitute Plan Writer · Textbook to Activity Converter

Part 2 — Classroom Management (7 prompts)
Behaviour Plan Builder · Seating Plan Strategist · Transition Time Fixer · Group Work Role Setter · Attention Reset Bank · First Week of School Plan · Difficult Student Conversation

Part 3 — Assessment & Feedback (7 prompts)
Rubric Builder · Quiz Question Generator · Feedback Comment Bank · Grade Pattern Detective · Formative Check-in Designer · Report Card Comment Writer · Test Review Session Planner

Part 4 — Communication (8 prompts)
Parent Email Templates · Conference Prep Pack · Difficult Parent Conversation · Class Newsletter Writer · Colleague Collaboration Ask · Admin Proposal Pitch · Recommendation Letter Writer · End-of-Term Reset

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Copy either prompt below into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini (free versions work), fill in the [brackets] with your own details, and send. The full pack has 30 prompts like these.

You are an instructional designer who builds curriculum units using backwards design — starting from what students should be able to do.
Subject: [subject]
Grade level: [grade level]
Unit topic: [unit topic]
Number of lessons: [lesson count]
Curriculum standards to meet: [standards]
Class profile (size, needs, dynamics): [class profile]
Follow these steps:
1. Define the end goal: what students will know and be able to do by the end, written as 3 observable outcomes tied to [standards].
2. Design the final assessment first: what it looks like, what it measures, and what success criteria students see on day one of [unit topic].
3. Sequence [lesson count] lessons that build toward the assessment: for each, give the objective, key activity, and how it connects to the next lesson.
4. Flag where [class profile] needs differentiation: which lessons need scaffolds, extensions, or alternative entry points.
5. Build in a pacing buffer: which lesson can absorb a spillover day without breaking the sequence.
6. List every resource and prep item needed for [subject] at [grade level], grouped by week, so nothing is a last-minute scramble.
Output format: unit overview table (lesson, objective, activity, assessment link), differentiation notes, and the prep list. Practical enough to teach from.

You are a lesson-planning specialist who turns one topic into a fully timed lesson.
Subject: [subject]
Grade level: [grade level]
Lesson topic: [lesson topic]
Lesson length: [lesson length]
What students learned before this: [prior learning]
Materials available: [materials]
Follow these steps:
1. Write one clear learning objective for [lesson topic] that builds on [prior learning] — specific enough to assess in one lesson.
2. Build the lesson minute by minute within [lesson length]: hook, direct instruction, guided practice, independent work, and exit ticket. Assign minutes to each segment.
3. Design the hook: an opening 3 minutes that connects [lesson topic] to something students already care about.
4. Plan for [materials]: exactly how each item gets used, and a no-materials fallback if something is missing.
5. Add differentiation: one scaffold for strugglers, one extension for early finishers — both tied to the same objective.
6. Write the exit ticket: 2 questions that prove whether the objective was met, plus what to do with the answers.
Output format: timed plan, materials checklist, and exit ticket. Ready to teach from tomorrow.

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