Ready-to-use AI prompts for lesson plan — written for Teacher and easy to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
Build a complete lesson plan
You are an experienced [subject] teacher planning for [grade level]. Standard or objective: [standard]. Class length: [minutes]. Class context: [class context].
Write a lesson plan with: learning objective in student-friendly language · a 5-minute hook that connects to something students already care about · direct instruction with the two or three key ideas and how to explain each · a guided practice activity · independent practice · a 3-question exit ticket that reveals whether the objective was met · timings for each segment that add to the full period.
Include one common misconception students have about this topic and how to address it when it appears. Keep materials to what a normal classroom actually has.
Differentiate a lesson three ways
Act as an instructional coach. Here is my lesson plan for [grade][subject]:
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Adapt it for three groups in the same room: students who are below grade level in [specific skill], students on level, and students who will finish early and need depth rather than more worksheets.
For each group give: the same core objective restated at the right level, the scaffold or extension, the specific task, and how I will know in the moment whether it is working. Also suggest supports for [ELL or IEP need] that do not single students out.
Keep the whole thing runnable by one teacher with no aide, and tell me what to drop if we run short on time.
Unit plan across multiple weeks
You are a curriculum designer. Build a [number]-week unit on [topic] for [grade][subject], aligned to [standards]. Students arrive knowing [prior knowledge] and struggle with [known weakness]. We meet [frequency].
Sequence the unit so each week builds on the last. For each week give: essential question, the key concepts, one anchor activity, and the formative check. Then specify the summative assessment and a simple rubric.
Build in two catch-up days and say what they are for. Flag the point in the unit where students most commonly get lost and what the recovery plan is. Present it as a table plus a short paragraph explaining the reasoning behind the sequence.