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    Best ChatGPT Prompts for Lesson Planning (1970)

    Lesson planning is the slowest part of teaching — and the easiest to delegate to AI. These prompts give you standards-aligned plans, differentiation, and assessment in minutes.

    For: K-12 teachers and instructional coaches

    Generate a full week of differentiated lessons in under 10 minutes
    Auto-build rubrics aligned to your standards
    Draft IEP goals that pass review
    Create exit tickets and formative checks instantly

    The prompts — copy, paste, ship

    Replace anything in [brackets] with your details and hit send.

    1. Differentiated Weekly Plan

    Full week, three ability tiers.

    Create a 5-day lesson plan for [grade] on [topic], aligned to [standard]. Include warm-up, mini-lesson, guided practice, independent work, and exit ticket. Differentiate for below, on, and above grade level.

    2. IEP Goal Writer

    SMART, measurable, standards-aligned.

    Write 3 measurable IEP goals for a [grade] student with [diagnosis] who currently performs at [baseline]. Target [skill area]. Use SMART format with 80% accuracy criteria over 3 trials.

    3. Standards-Aligned Rubric

    4-point analytic rubric.

    Build a 4-point analytic rubric for [assignment type] aligned to [standard]. Include rows for [criterion 1], [criterion 2], [criterion 3]. Make descriptors observable and grade-band appropriate.

    4. Parent Email — Concern

    Empathetic, specific, action-oriented.

    Draft a kind, professional email to the parent of a [grade] student about [behavior/grade concern]. State observation, share what we are doing in class, request a 15-min call, and close warmly.

    5. Exit Ticket Generator

    3 questions in 30 seconds.

    Create a 3-question exit ticket for today's lesson on [topic] at [grade]. Q1 recall, Q2 application, Q3 transfer. Provide an answer key and the standard each item targets.
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