Writing an AI Prompt
Level 2 - Beginner

The Strategy: Directing Creativity

The Prompt: Act as a highly enthusiastic, creative Kindergarten teacher. Write a list of 5 interactive, hands-on learning challenges focused heavily on the concept of [INSERT TOPIC, e.g., counting up to 10 or identifying shapes]. Frame the entire lesson as a fun [INSERT THEME, e.g., Dinosaur Egg Hunt or Outer Space Mission] where students have to move around the classroom together to find clues.

The Strategy: Targeting Specific Features

The Prompt: I need you to create a vocabulary worksheet for my 3rd-grade reading class based on the topic of [INSERT TOPIC, e.g., weather patterns or ecosystems]. Generate a 1-paragraph explanation of this topic, and then extract exactly 4 target vocabulary features from it. For each of those 4 words, provide a student-friendly definition and a fill-in-the-blank practice sentence.

The Strategy: Iterating / Talking Back

The Prompt: This is a two-part conversation!

• Step 1: Tell the AI: "Create a seating chart for a classroom project using these student names: [INSERT 5-8 STUDENT NAMES]."

• Step 2 (Talk Back): Once the AI gives you a standard list, reply with: "Now, rearrange them so they are seated at tables of four. Do not seat [INSERT STUDENT NAME 1] and [INSERT STUDENT NAME 2] next to each other. Give each table a unique theme like [INSERT THEME, e.g., Tech Inventors or Famous Scientists] and name the individual seats after items in that group."

The Strategy: Directing Creativity

The Prompt: Write a creative, engaging explanation of [INSERT BIOLOGY CONCEPT, e.g., cell organelles or photosynthesis] that is tailored specifically for 9th-grade students. Ditch the clinical textbook definitions and use a highly relatable analogy, like comparing the concept to a [INSERT ANALOGY THEME, e.g., bustling city, an amusement park, or a smartphone factory]. Make it fun and easy to visualize.

The Strategy: Targeting Specific Features

The Prompt: Create a list of 5 multiple-choice reading assessment questions about the literary work [INSERT BOOK OR STORY TITLE]. Mark the correct answer using a checkmark emoji. Rather than asking simple plot summary questions, ensure these questions specifically target the literary feature of [INSERT ELEMENT, e.g., character development, foreshadowing, or symbolism].

The Strategy: Targeting Specific Features & Formatting

The Prompt: Create a detailed grading rubric for a High School History project focused on [INSERT ASSIGNMENT, e.g., creating a digital timeline or a mock historical trial]. Structure the rubric so that each row is graded on a strict 1 to 4 scale. I need you to specifically target and create separate assessment rows for these three features: [FEATURE 1, e.g., primary source citations], [FEATURE 2, e.g., historical accuracy], and [FEATURE 3, e.g., visual organization].

The Strategy: Iterating / Talking Back

The Prompt: This is a two-part conversation!

• Step 1: Tell the AI: "Give me 5 real-world examples of how the economic concept of [INSERT CONCEPT, e.g., opportunity cost or inflation] impacts daily consumer choices."

• Step 2 (Talk Back): Once it gives you a technical list, reply with: "That is a bit too academic. Rewrite those same 5 examples, but make them highly relevant, casual, and relatable to a high school teenager's budget, focusing heavily on items like [INSERT ITEMS, e.g., fast food prices, video games, or clothing brands]."

The Strategy: Targeting Specific Features

The Prompt: Write a short, engaging parallel dialogue in Spanish and English between two people having a conversation at a [INSERT SETTING, e.g., busy market or airport check-in]. Guide the AI toward a specific grammatical constraint: the entire conversation must only use [INSERT TENSE/RULE, e.g., present-tense verbs or reflexive verbs] and must incorporate vocabulary related to [INSERT VOCAB TOPIC, e.g., fruits and vegetables or travel items].

The Strategy: Directing Creativity

The Prompt: Act as an innovative studio art mentor. Write a list of 5 highly creative, "out-of-the-box" project prompts for advanced high school art students exploring the core medium of [INSERT MEDIUM, e.g., watercolor, charcoal, or digital design]. The prompts should push them to mix conflicting artistic styles, specifically blending [ART STYLE 1, e.g., classical Renaissance] with [ART STYLE 2, e.g., modern street art or surrealism].

The Strategy: Targeting Specific Features

The Prompt: Create a structured meeting or presentation agenda for a high school business class project about [INSERT TOPIC, e.g., pitching a new business idea or analyzing a marketing campaign]. We need to focus on three specific features: [FEATURE 1], [FEATURE 2], and [FEATURE 3]. Ensure the timeline allocates exactly [INSERT TIME, e.g., 5 minutes] for each topic and leaves precisely 10 minutes at the very end for audience questions.

The Strategy: Iterating / Talking Back

The Prompt: This is a two-part conversation!

• Step 1: Tell the AI: "Write a short, multi-step morning routine checklist for a student struggling with [INSERT AREA, e.g., executive functioning or transitioning between classes]."

• Step 2 (Talk Back): Once you see the response, reply with: "This has too much text for the student to process at once. Reduce each step down to a maximum of [INSERT NUMBER, e.g., 4 or 5] words, use bold lettering for the action verbs, and add a [INSERT EMOJI, e.g., star or check-box] emoji at the start of every single line."

The Strategy: Targeting Specific Features & Summarizing

The Prompt: Summarize the lengthy text regarding [INSERT TOPIC, e.g., department meeting notes or state curriculum updates] that I am going to paste below. Condense the text into brief, succinct bullet points so I can log them in my official records. Your summary must specifically highlight and extract these two features: [FEATURE 1, e.g., shared assessment practices agreed upon] and [FEATURE 2, e.g., next-step action items with upcoming deadlines].