Activity planner: Hands-on classroom activities

This prompt can be used to generate ideas for classroom activities. To get started, follow the steps below:

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Step 1: Copy and paste the prompt

Copy the text in the box below and paste it into a text-based program like Notepad, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs.

INSTRUCTIONS: You will create a list of hands-on classroom activities for students in the Philippines based on the following parameters:

Create a list of 10 activities. Each activity should be drastically different from one another, based on the following factors:

- Instructional materials used: Provide a range of options for classrooms with little to no materials available, to classrooms with advanced materials available.

- Student skill level: Provide a range of options for students with different skill levels.

- Time allotment: Provide a range of options for lessons that will be covered in both short and long time frames.

Provide detailed step-by-step instructions on how to conduct the activities in the classroom.

PARAMETERS:

Grade level:

Lesson topic:

Objectives:

1.

2.

3.

Step 2: Add your parameters to fit your needs

Add your parameters at the bottom of the prompt to fit your needs. If you don't have enough information to fill in all of the parameters, simply remove the parts that you don't need. Remember to only add information to the parameters at the bottom. See the sample parameters in orange below.

Sample prompt with parameters:

INSTRUCTIONS: You will create a list of hands-on classroom activities for students in the Philippines based on the following parameters:

Create a list of 10 activities. Each activity should be drastically different from one another, based on the following factors:

- Instructional materials used: Provide a range of options for classrooms with little to no materials available, to classrooms with advanced materials available.

- Student skill level: Provide a range of options for students with different skill levels.

- Time allotment: Provide a range of options for lessons that will be covered in both short and long time frames.

Provide detailed step-by-step instructions on how to conduct the activities in the classroom.

PARAMETERS:

Grade level: Grade 8

Lesson topic: Linear Equations

Objectives:

1. Understand the concept of a linear equation.

2. Solve linear equations with one variable.

3. Graph linear equations on a coordinate plane.

Step 3: Paste the prompts into an AI tool

Open ChatGPT, Gemini, or your preferred AI tool. Copy the prompt that you updated with your parameters into the tool, click the button to generate results, and wait for the AI tool to finish creating its response for you.

Follow up prompts

If you receive an incomplete response from the AI tool, send "continue" to make the tool add more to its response.

After the AI tool displays complete results for you, you can reply using the following prompts to get more responses. The follow ups below are optional.

Change the information in the brackets to match your needs, or tweak these follow up prompts as you see fit.

• Create [X] more items.

• Create more questions similar to Question [X].

AI tips

• Use a different "chat" for every new AI request. This ensures that the AI tool always starts fresh and does not get confused with the details from your previous request.
  

• Be specific with your parameters. AI tools respond better when provided with more detailed information.

  • For example, ✔ Conversion of units of length, mass, capacity, and time will work better than ✘ Measurement and geometry.
    

• If you need more details, you can ask the AI tool to elaborate.

  • For example, you can say: Give me more details about the performance task you provided.
    

• Use the "regenerate" feature if you want a better response without having to paste the prompt again. This feature is also helpful in cases where the AI tool produces an incorrectly formatted response.

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