Best ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers (2026)

You are an experienced [grade level] [subject] teacher. Build a [length] lesson that teaches this standard or objective: [paste the standard]. Include: a hook that takes under 5 minutes, the core explanation with the key vocabulary, one worked example, a guided practice task, an independent task, and a 3-question exit ticket. For each part, give the timing and what I say or do versus what students do. Assume a class of [class size] with mixed readiness and [available materials/tech].

Here is a task I already use: [paste the task]. Rewrite it at three levels for the same objective: a scaffolded version for students working below grade level, the on-level version, and an extension for students who finish early and need depth rather than more volume. Keep the same core skill in all three, change the support and complexity, not the topic. Note what scaffold each version adds or removes.

Create a rubric for this assignment: [paste the assignment and grade level]. Use 4 criteria that match what I actually care about, and 4 performance levels. For each cell, write a short observable descriptor that a student could read and understand, avoiding vague words like good or excellent. Then add a one-sentence student-facing checklist they can use before submitting.

Write a [number]-question quiz on [topic] for [grade level]. Mix recall, application, and one question that requires transferring the idea to a new situation. Provide a separate answer key with a one-line explanation for each answer, and for the multiple choice items make every distractor reflect a specific likely misconception, then tell me which misconception each one targets.

You are helping me give feedback, not grade for me. Here is a student's work and the assignment criteria: [paste both]. Draft feedback in this order: one specific thing done well with evidence from the work, the single most important thing to improve next, and one concrete revision step the student can do in 15 minutes. Write it to the student in plain language at a [grade level] reading level. Do not assign a score and do not rewrite their work.

Draft an email to a parent or guardian about [the concern, with the specific facts and dates]. Lead with something genuine and positive about the student, state the concern factually without labels or diagnosis, describe what I have already tried in class, propose two specific next steps, and invite them to reply or meet. Warm, respectful, under 200 words, and free of education jargon.

Rewrite the passage below for a [target grade level] reader while keeping every key idea, the same sequence, and the domain vocabulary. Shorten sentences, define the technical terms inline on first use, and keep the author's meaning intact. Then list the 6 vocabulary words I should pre-teach and give a student-friendly definition for each. Passage: [paste].

Write a substitute plan for [subject], [grade level], [length] period, for a sub who does not know the content. Include: a bell-ringer, a self-contained main activity with everything the sub needs stated explicitly, an early-finisher task, timing for each block, the classroom routines and where materials live ([describe]), and what the sub should leave me a note about. Assume no printing and no prep time.

Plan a [number]-week unit on [topic] for [grade level]. Give me: the 3 to 5 enduring understandings, the sequence of lessons in order with a one-line objective each, where the two formative checkpoints go, the summative task, and the two concepts students most commonly misunderstand in this unit with a note on where to address each. Flag any lesson that is trying to do too much.

Help me prepare a short conversation with a student about [the behavior or situation, with context]. Give me an opening line that is calm and non-accusatory, two questions that get the student talking, a way to state the expectation clearly, and a specific agreement to close on. Then give me one alternate path for if the student shuts down and one for if they get defensive. Keep it under two minutes of talking.