Teacher Prompts
Prompts for Educators
Adapted from Marcee Harris
Write 5 sentences using the incorrect form of a homophone, such as: Eye wood knot of eight there stakes.
Design Lessons and Activities
Create a 1-hour lesson plan for introducing the water cycle suitable for 4th graders.
Summarize the life of Anne Frank in 50 words or less.
Explain a lunar eclipse to an 8-year-old.
Write step-by-step directions for creating reminders in Google Calendar.
Give me 5 fun ways to introduce a lesson on the properties of water.
I want to teach the concept of sentence fluency to my 3rd graders. What can I say to introduce the lesson?
Give me group 5 learning activities for 9th graders to learn about human geography.
Develop a 5-day unit plan outline for teaching students about ancient civilizations including Aztec, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Mayan.
Develop a slide show presentation: Give me a 5 slide presentation about the effects of climate change on agriculture.
Create Assessment Supports
Give me 10 question prompts to assess students’ understanding of animal adaptations.
Provide 10 multiple-choice questions about the period of Reconstruction.
Give me 10 open-ended questions about the text Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.
Create a rubric to grade an 8th-grade informational report on the history and culture of the Dakota tribal nation.
Based on the following student abilities [insert abilities here], give me 5 specific and measurable goals for the student to work towards.
Give me a study guide for an 8th-grade student preparing for a test on the branches of government.
Create a set of practice problems for 3rd-grade students learning beginner algebra.
Create a set of vocabulary flashcards for a unit on geographic landforms.
Differentiation
Modify this lesson [insert lesson description] to support a student with visual impairment.
Write a 5-sentence (decodable) paragraph containing R-controlled vowels ar, er, ur and or.
Write a 500-word fictional passage using ‘the hero’s journey’ story arc.
Design a ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ story about the American gold rush.
Give me 3 sentences using the word ‘atmosphere.
Give me 5 keywords from the following piece of text [paste text] and provide definitions for all of them.
Give me a list of adverbs.
Create a table of animal adaptations organized under habitat column headings.
Generate ideas for interacting with students who may be passively disengaged or disruptive in a high school math class.
Craft Better Communication
Rewrite this text using more precise, clear, and professional wording.
Give me advice for talking to a caregiver about their child who is struggling to turn in work on time.
Write an email newsletter for families of my kindergarten students that includes [fill in the required information].
Design an email template for communicating with school staff about the important events for the week.
Write an email reminding families to sign up for a virtual conference slot before the end of the week.
Write 5 caption options for a social media post for a basketball team’s game highlights.
Create a poster that lists 5 things students should remember when working in a collaborative group.
Create Writing Supports
Revise this piece of text to be more concise (or simple, complex, or humorous).
Edit this paragraph for grammar. List the changes made.
Give me 5 titles for a project on the origins of the Stonewall Riots.
Write a persuasive paragraph for a 6th grade audience explaining why social media apps should be banned for kids under 13 years old.
Generate an exemplary essay on the causes of World War II that meets the following criteria [paste criteria].
Change this piece of writing into a poem (or play with 4 characters, persuasive debate, or a children’s book).
Rewrite this text in the style of Dr. Seuss.
Create a set of questions or tasks that 10th grade students can use to revise their writing.
Just for Fun!
Give me a recipe for chicken that includes rice and broccoli.
Create the lyrics for a song about the founding of America.
Create a script for a scene about the apocalypse that includes Dwayne Johnson and evil houseplants.
Give me 10 jokes suitable for teenagers.
Ask me questions as if you are the interviewer, and I am a candidate for a position as an assistant principal at a middle school. Ask me the questions one at a time and wait for my answer.
I am traveling to Philadelphia in the summer. Suggest 10 historical landmarks for me to visit during my stay.
I need a morning meditation routine that I can complete in 5 minutes that will help me calm my anxiety and help me prepare for the day.
UDL
from Patrick Donovan
Adjust the complexity level of the following text to be a ___ grade reading level.
Translate the following text from English to _________.
Pull out the important vocabulary from the following text and write a definition that will help someone whose primary language is not English, to understand the terminology.
Explain the concept of _________ using a variety of analogies.
Create a list of projects that a student in ____ grade can do to learn more about ______.
What are some ways that we can improve the accessibility of the following lesson:
What are some ways that students will be confused about the concept of __________.
Instead of just doing a worksheet over the concept of __________, what are some other ways that a ____ grade student can learn more about that concept and then show their understanding?
What are some open ended questions around the concept of _______ that a high school student can use to start a group discussion?
What is UDL?
How can I use the concepts of UDL to improve the following lesson:
Create a science lab around the concept of _______ for a _________ grade science class.
What is a more authentic project that students in a ______ grade class can do in order to learn more about __________.
How can I make the following lesson more engaging and authentic to students in a ____ grade classroom: ________.