Looking for practical, high-impact ways to save time and support your students with ChatGPT Edu? This collection of prompts is designed specifically for K–12 teachers to help you get started fast—whether you're differentiating instruction, drafting family updates, analyzing data, or building engaging lessons. Each prompt is written as a starting point and should be edited. We recommend personalizing the examples to match your grade level, subject area, classroom needs, and communication style. Think of them as templates - not one-size-fits-all answers, but flexible tools to help you work smarter and spark new ideas.
Differentiation ✨
- Prompt: "Differentiate this 10th grade physics lesson on Newton's Laws to support advanced learners, English language learners, and students needing additional support. Use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and include specific scaffolding strategies for ELL and SpEd students to align with common district expectations. Provide strategies, examples, and resources for each group."
Family Communication 👨👩👧👦 📬
- Prompt: "Write a short weekly classroom update for 3rd grade families in both English and Spanish. Adjust the reading level to ensure accessibility for families with varying literacy levels, and maintain a friendly and easy-to-understand tone. Include important dates, learning highlights, reminders, and a fun classroom moment. Keep it friendly and easy to understand."
Lesson Planning & Resource Development 🧠 📘
- Prompt: "Create a 45-minute 6th grade English lesson plan on identifying figurative language in poetry, including objectives, a warm-up, two group activities, and an exit ticket. Ask ChatGPT to suggest culturally relevant poems to promote inclusivity and engagement, particularly in diverse classrooms."
- Prompt: "Create a 45-minute 10th grade Algebra lesson plan on solving quadratic equations. Include objectives, a warm-up, guided and independent practice activities, and an exit ticket aligned with Common Core standards."
- Prompt: "Suggest 5 interactive classroom activities to teach the difference between theme and main idea for 6th graders."
Student Behavior Data Analysis 📊 🧒
- Prompt: "Analyze the attached student behavior data to identify students who may need additional support. Highlight trends, concerns, and suggest next steps."
- Prompt: "Summarize trends, recurring behaviors, and key patterns from the attached student behavior log."
Assessment Data Analysis 📈 📝
- Prompt: "Compare assessment results between Section A and Section B's free-response scores from a 12th grade AP U.S. History assessment on Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. Provide insights into student performance differences, such as variation in thesis clarity or use of evidence, and include actionable recommendations for targeted reteaching or support."
Assignment Feedback 🗒️ ✅
- Prompt: "Review the attached essay on U.S. foreign policy at the turn of the 20th century using the provided rubric. Give feedback on thesis, argument development, organization, textual evidence, writing mechanics, and offer actionable improvement suggestions. Keep the tone constructive and supportive."
Visuals for Lessons 🖼️ 🎨
- Prompt: "Design a student-friendly diagram of the photosynthesis process (sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, chloroplasts, glucose production) with clear arrows and labels. Make it colorful and suitable for high school."
Live Translation (Voice Mode) 🎧 🗣️ 🌐
- Prompt: "I am about to speak with a parent who speaks Spanish and is from the Dominican Republic. Translate English into Spanish and vice versa during my conversation, keeping local dialect in mind. Wait for my input and respond accordingly."
