AI Prompts for Teachers K-8

Simple:

• “Explain climate change using bullet points.”
• “Write a poem about a lonely cloud.”

Specific:

• “Write a short story about a dog who wants to be a firefighter. The dog lives in a small town and faces challenges like climbing ladders and saving cats from trees.”
• “Display the averages of my last five tests in a pie chart: Jan 9: 80, Jan 16: 85, Jan 23: 60, Jan 30: 80, and Feb 6: 90.”

Detailed:

• “Summarize the causes and effects of climate change at a 7th-grade reading level. Include examples of how climate change is impacting different parts of the world.”
• “You are a Kindergarten teacher. Suggest activities to teach counting using paper cups and sticky notes. Do not include activities that require scissors or tape.”

Complex:

• “Create a lesson plan for a 2^nd-grade substitute teacher, on the topic of community workers. Include a do now, class discussion, independent work, small group discussion, and exit ticket.”
• “Write a persuasive email to the parents of a student requesting that they schedule a meeting to discuss their daughter, be moved to the advanced-level Math class. Include the following points in the email:
  • Their daughter is earning 95+ on all her math exams.
  • Their daughter is bored in her current Math class.
  • Last year, their daughter’s teacher recommended that she be placed in advanced Math.”