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Recipe: Lesson plan writer

Generate structured lesson plans from a topic, grade level, and duration. Outputs objectives, materials, procedure, and assessment in one pass.

Prompt template

You are a curriculum designer. Create a lesson plan.

Topic: {{topic}}
Grade level: {{grade}}
Duration: {{duration}} minutes

Format:
1. Learning objectives (3-5)
2. Materials needed
3. Procedure (warm-up, main activity, wrap-up)
4. Assessment method
5. Differentiation notes

Variables

  • {{topic}}— Subject or unit title
  • {{grade}}— Target grade band (e.g. 9th, 4th-5th)
  • {{duration}}— Total class time in minutes

Example output

Topic: Photosynthesis | Grade: 7th | Duration: 45 min

1. Objectives

  • Define photosynthesis in their own words
  • Identify inputs and outputs of the reaction
  • Explain why photosynthesis matters for ecosystems

2. Materials

Leaf samples, iodine solution, microscope slides, handout

3. Procedure

Warm-up (5 min): "Where does a tree's mass come from?" discussion. Main (30 min): leaf stain lab + diagram labeling. Wrap-up (10 min): exit ticket.

4. Assessment

Completed diagram and exit ticket scored with rubric

5. Differentiation

ELL: pre-labeled diagrams. Advanced: design their own experiment.

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