Save hours every week — AI prompts built for educators
Teachers have some of the highest administrative workloads of any profession, and AI can help — but only if the prompts are specific enough to produce classroom-ready output. These templates are built for real teaching contexts, with grade level, curriculum focus, and pedagogical best practice baked in.
Last updated · By the Prompt Orange team
Top prompts for teachers
1. Create a lesson plan
“Make a lesson plan”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Create a 50-minute lesson plan on the causes of World War 1 for Year 10 History students (age 14–15). Include: learning objective, starter activity (5 mins), main activities (35 mins) with teacher instructions and student tasks, plenary (10 mins). Highlight key misconceptions to address and differentiation strategies for lower and higher ability students.”
Specific, clear, ready to use
2. Write report comments
“Write report comments for my student”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Write three report comment options for a Year 7 Maths student (age 11–12). Strengths: strong mental arithmetic, always completes homework. Development area: struggles with problem-solving tasks requiring multi-step reasoning. Each comment: 55 words, specific not generic, forward-looking, avoids 'a pleasure to teach'. Vary the opening sentence.”
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3. Create differentiated activities
“Make a differentiated activity”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Create a 20-minute differentiated reading comprehension activity for Year 8 English (age 12–13) based on an extract from 'Of Mice and Men'. Three versions: support (5 guided questions with sentence starters), core (7 questions), extension (analysis question requiring PEE paragraph). Include mark scheme for each level.”
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4. Generate quiz questions
“Write quiz questions about Shakespeare”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Write 12 multiple-choice quiz questions about 'Romeo and Juliet' for GCSE English Literature students. Include: 4 plot recall questions, 4 character analysis questions, 4 theme questions. Each question: 4 options, one clearly correct answer, a plausible distractor. Add a brief explanation of the correct answer. Vary difficulty: 4 easy, 5 medium, 3 hard.”
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5. Write a parent email
“Write an email to a parent”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Write a sensitive email to a parent about their Year 9 child who has been underperforming and seems disengaged in Maths recently. Tone: warm and collaborative — frame as a partnership, not a complaint. Include: specific observations, an invitation to discuss, and one concrete suggestion for support at home. Avoid jargon. Max 200 words.”
Specific, clear, ready to use