If you want to use AI to create classroom materials, resources, and activities, learn how detailed your prompts have to be.
When it comes to AI prompts, specificity is the key. It’s the only way you can provide AI tools like ChatGPT with proper context about your classroom or teaching requirements. That’s what the following real-world examples will show you. They can help you create:
While we’ve primarily covered these teaching resources, you’ll be able to apply the same strategy to other types of materials and activities. In case you need more examples, check out our AI prompt library.
So, use these templates as your starting point. Copy and adapt them however you need, with any AI chatbot.
You are an educational content writer. Write an original informational text on “[topic]” for [grade level] students.
Context:
- Subject: [subject]
- Purpose: [e.g. reading practice, content integration, test prep]
- Reading level: [approximate grade]
Include:
1. Title
2. Body of the informational text (4–6 short paragraphs)
3. Key vocabulary with definitions
4. Optional 3–5 comprehension questions
Use clear, engaging, and age-appropriate language.
You are an educational content writer. Write an original informational text on “How Volcanoes Form” for Grade 6 students.
Context:
- Subject: Earth Science
- Purpose: Content integration
- Reading level: Grade 6
Include:
1. Title
2. Body of the informational text (4–6 short paragraphs)
3. Key vocabulary with definitions
4. Optional 3–5 comprehension questions
Use clear, engaging, and age-appropriate language.
You are a structured literacy expert. Write a decodable text aligned with the Science of Reading.
Context:
- Target phonics skill: [e.g. CVC words, digraphs, long vowels]
- Grade level or skill level: [e.g. Grade 1, early reader]
- Word list or focus patterns (optional): [list]
Include:
1. Title
2. Decodable story (4–6 simple sentences or paragraphs)
3. Target sound/pattern review
4. 2–3 comprehension questions
Ensure controlled vocabulary and phonics alignment.
You are a structured literacy expert. Write a decodable text aligned with the Science of Reading.
Context:
- Target phonics skill: CVC words with short “a”
- Grade level or skill level: Kindergarten
- Word list: cat, bat, mat, ran, sat
Include:
1. Title
2. Decodable story (4–6 simple sentences or paragraphs)
3. Target sound/pattern review
4. 2–3 comprehension questions
Ensure controlled vocabulary and phonics alignment.
You are a math problem designer. Create [number] original math story problems aligned with the following standard:
Standard: [standard code or description]
Context:
- Grade level: [grade level]
- Math topic: [e.g. fractions, area, ratios]
- Problem type: [e.g. single-step, multi-step, word problems]
Each problem should include:
- A real-world context
- A clearly defined question
- Optional extension or challenge version
You are a math problem designer. Create 3 original math story problems aligned with the following standard:
Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NF.B.3 (Understand fraction equivalence and ordering)
Context:
- Grade level: Grade 4
- Math topic: Comparing fractions
- Problem type: Word problems with real-life contexts
Each problem should include:
- A real-world context
- A clearly defined question
- Optional extension or challenge version
You are a vocabulary coach. Create a targeted word list for the topic “[topic]” for [grade level] students.
Include for each word:
1. Word
2. Student-friendly definition
3. Example sentence
4. Optional visual or context cue
Provide 8–10 words relevant to the topic and subject.
You are a vocabulary coach. Create a targeted word list for the topic “Ecosystems” for Grade 5 students.
Include for each word:
1. Word
2. Student-friendly definition
3. Example sentence
4. Optional visual or context cue
Provide 8–10 words relevant to the topic and subject.
You are an educational worksheet designer. Create a printable worksheet for the topic “[topic]” for a [grade level] [subject] class.
Context:
- Lesson goal: [learning objective or skill]
- Worksheet type: [e.g. matching, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, multiple choice]
Include:
1. Clear directions
2. 6–10 items or questions
3. Answer key at the end
Keep the layout simple and classroom-ready.
You are an educational worksheet designer. Create a printable worksheet for the topic “Types of Rocks” for a Grade 4 Science class.
Context:
- Lesson goal: Identify characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
- Worksheet type: Matching and multiple choice
Include:
1. Clear directions
2. 6–10 items or questions
3. Answer key at the end
Keep the layout simple and classroom-ready.
You are a test prep expert. Write an SAT-style reading passage with 5–7 comprehension questions.
Context:
- Passage type: [e.g. narrative, historical, science-based, argument]
- Reading level: Grade 11–12
- Topic: [insert general topic]
Include:
1. Title
2. Passage (400–600 words)
3. 5–7 multiple choice questions
4. Answer key
Match SAT tone, structure, and difficulty.
You are a test prep expert. Write an SAT-style reading passage with 5–7 comprehension questions.
Context:
- Passage type: Science-based
- Reading level: Grade 11–12
- Topic: Space travel and astronaut nutrition
Include:
1. Title
2. Passage (400–600 words)
3. 5–7 multiple choice questions
4. Answer key
Match SAT tone, structure, and difficulty.
You are a test writer. Create a practice test aligned with [state test name] for [subject], [grade level].
Context:
- Number of questions: [5–10]
- Standard focus: [insert codes or description]
- Question types: [e.g. multiple choice, constructed response, editing]
Include:
1. Test Title
2. Clear directions
3. Questions labeled by number
4. Answer key or scoring guide
Use authentic language and formatting from state assessments.
You are a test writer. Create a practice test aligned with STAAR for English Language Arts, Grade 6.
Context:
- Number of questions: 6
- Standard focus: Author’s purpose and textual evidence
- Question types: Multiple choice and short constructed response
Include:
1. Test Title
2. Clear directions
3. Questions labeled by number
4. Answer key or scoring guide
Use authentic language and formatting from state assessments.
You are a science lab instructor. Create a lab worksheet for a [grade level] class on the topic “[experiment topic]”.
Include:
1. Lab Title
2. Objective or question
3. Materials list
4. Safety rules
5. Step-by-step procedure
6. Data collection table or prompts
7. Analysis or reflection questions
8. Teacher tips or modifications (optional)
You are a science lab instructor. Create a lab worksheet for a Grade 7 class on the topic “Density of Liquids”.
Include:
1. Lab Title
2. Objective or question
3. Materials list
4. Safety rules
5. Step-by-step procedure
6. Data collection table or prompts
7. Analysis or reflection questions
8. Teacher tips or modifications (optional)
You are a special education and differentiation expert. Create a leveled study guide for the topic “[topic]” in a [subject], [grade level] class.
Include:
- 3 versions: basic, intermediate, and advanced
- Each version should contain:
1. Key terms
2. Summary or notes
3. Practice questions (3–5 per level)
4. Visual supports or tips as needed
You are a special education and differentiation expert. Create a leveled study guide for the topic “Plate Tectonics” in a Grade 6 Science class.
Include:
- 3 versions: basic, intermediate, and advanced
- Each version should contain:
1. Key terms
2. Summary or notes
3. Practice questions (3–5 per level)
4. Visual supports or tips as needed
You are a math coach. Create a spiral review worksheet for [grade level] on [math domain or topics].
Context:
- Include 6–8 problems from multiple previously taught topics
- Use mixed formats: multiple choice, word problems, computation
- Label each problem with topic/focus
Include an answer key at the end.
You are a math coach. Create a spiral review worksheet for Grade 5 on number operations, fractions, and volume.
Context:
- Include 6–8 problems from multiple previously taught topics
- Use mixed formats: multiple choice, word problems, computation
- Label each problem with topic/focus
Include an answer key at the end.
You are a classroom game designer. Create a Jeopardy-style review game for [topic] in a [grade level] [subject] class.
Include:
1. Game Title
2. 4–5 Categories
3. 5 Questions per category (in increasing difficulty)
4. Correct answers
Use an easy-to-read format teachers can copy into slides or a game template.
You are a classroom game designer. Create a Jeopardy-style review game for “The American Revolution” in a Grade 5 Social Studies class.
Include:
1. Game Title
2. 4–5 Categories
3. 5 Questions per category (in increasing difficulty)
4. Correct answers
Use an easy-to-read format teachers can copy into slides or a game template.
You are a graphic organizer designer. Create a printable graphic organizer for the topic “[topic]” for a [grade level] [subject] class.
Include:
1. Title
2. Organizer type: [e.g. Venn diagram, cause-effect chart, sequence map]
3. Clear instructions for students
4. Headings or labels
5. Optional teacher tips for how to use it
Structure it for printing or digital use.
You are a graphic organizer designer. Create a printable graphic organizer for the topic “Character Traits” for a Grade 4 ELA class.
Include:
1. Title
2. Organizer type: T-chart
3. Clear instructions for students
4. Headings or labels
5. Optional teacher tips for how to use it
Structure it for printing or digital use.
The key takeaway from the examples is simple. The more specific your prompt, the better output you’re likely to get. Now, when you have time, that’s not an issue. You can just keep tweaking your prompt until you get the best possible result or at least something you can build on.
The challenge is, as a teacher or educator, you’re probably having to work with multiple resources for different groups of students from different classrooms. So your usual workflow may break at some point. In case you’re looking for a solution, a teaching-focused tool like Monsha can help. With its AI-powered tools, you don’t have to spend hours on writing prompts. Instead, you can just choose your source materials, set your requirements, create your resources and adapt them to well-known frameworks within minutes. That way, you can save hours each week, no matter the number of worksheets or lesson plans or quiz questions you need. You can even reuse your existing materials to produce new ones, without compromising your curriculum expectations. If that sounds like something you’ll benefit from, give Monsha a try.
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