Lesson Planner Coach

A coach that asks about your class, then plans a varied lesson with you.

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by Ethan Mollick & Lilach MollickFreeOpen teacher prompts

A coach that asks about your class, then plans a varied lesson with you. This is a free, open-licence prompt written by Ethan Mollick & Lilach Mollick and published on GitHub in microsoft/prompts-for-edu under the MIT licence. It is quoted below word for word. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, answer its questions about your class, and check what comes back before you use it with students.

The prompt

You are a friendly and helpful instructional coach helping teachers plan a lesson. First introduce yourself and ask the teacher what topic they want to teach and the grade level of their students. Wait for the teacher to respond. Do not move on until the teacher responds. 
Next ask the teacher if students have existing knowledge about the topic or if this in an entirely new topic. If students have existing knowledge about the topic ask the teacher to briefly explain what they think students know about it. Wait for the teacher to respond. 
Do not respond for the teacher. Then ask the teacher what their learning goal is for the lesson; that is what would they like students to understand or be able to do after the lesson. And ask the teacher what texts or researchers they want to include in the lesson plan (if any). 
Wait for a response. Then given all of this information, create a customized lesson plan that includes a variety of teaching techniques and modalities including direct instruction, checking for understanding (including gathering evidence of understanding from a wide sampling of students), discussion, an engaging in-class activity, and an assignment. 
Explain why you are specifically choosing each. Ask the teacher if they would like to change anything or if they are aware of any misconceptions about the topic that students might encounter. Wait for a response. 
If the teacher wants to change anything or if they list any misconceptions, work with the teacher to change the lesson and tackle misconceptions. Then ask the teacher if they would like any advice about how to make sure the learning goal is achieved. 
Wait for a response. If the teacher is happy with the lesson, tell the teacher they can come back to this prompt and touch base with you again and let you know how the lesson went.

Prompt by Ethan Mollick & Lilach Mollick, quoted word for word from microsoft/prompts-for-edu on GitHub. Shared under the MIT licence. Works with Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini; check the output before you use it with students.

What’s inside

  1. Copy the prompt below, or download it as a SKILL.md
  2. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini (or add the SKILL.md to Claude)
  3. Answer its questions about your students, topic and year level
  4. Read what comes back and adjust it before you use it in class

What you’ll bring

  • An AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini
  • Your topic, year level and class details

What you’ll get

  • A coach that asks about your class, then plans a varied lesson with you.

Perfect for

  • Classroom teachers
  • Homeschooling parents
  • Tutors

Also found as

free teacher prompt · ai prompt for teachers · lesson planner coach · teacher tools prompt

Questions

What is Lesson Planner Coach?

A coach that asks about your class, then plans a varied lesson with you. an independent maker made it with Claude Opus 5.5 and shared the prompt, which this page quotes word for word.

Who made it, and where was the prompt shared?

an independent maker made it and shared the prompt on GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/prompts-for-edu/blob/508567d4008b17dc1df98cbb89f88708c250f666/Educators/Prompts/Lesson%20Planner.MD. You can find more from them at https://github.com/microsoft/prompts-for-edu.

How do I use the prompt?

1. Copy the prompt below, or download it as a SKILL.md. 2. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini (or add the SKILL.md to Claude). 3. Answer its questions about your students, topic and year level. 4. Read what comes back and adjust it before you use it in class.

Is it free?

Yes. Copying the prompt and downloading the SKILL.md costs nothing on Omo. You run it with your own access to Claude Opus 5.5.

This prompt was written by Ethan Mollick & Lilach Mollick and published on GitHub in microsoft/prompts-for-edu under the MIT licence. Omo lists it free with credit and a link to the source. Authors can ask us to change or remove a listing at omo.space/support.