62% of Indian educators currently use generative AI tools for lesson planning, student feedback, and resource creation. If you’re not already exploring AI in your teaching routine, you might be missing out on something big.
Planning lessons that are fast, aligned with standards, and still rich in pedagogy and differentiation is no easy task. Between managing classrooms, addressing student needs, and staying on top of curriculum goals, time is always in short supply.
That’s where the right AI prompts come in. With the right questions, you can turn tools like ChatGPT into reliable teaching assistants that help you plan smarter and faster. In this guide, we’ll walk you through AI prompts you can actually use for lesson planning. Whether you’re designing a unit, preparing daily activities, or looking for differentiated tasks, these prompts are built to save time while supporting your students’ learning. Let’s get started.
What Are AI Prompts for Lesson Planning?
AI prompts for lesson planning are short instructions you give to an AI tool to help it create lessons, activities, or worksheets tailored to your class. Think of them like quick briefs you might give to a co-teacher. The better your prompt, the better the output. Instead of starting from scratch, you guide the AI with details like your students’ grade level, the topic you’re teaching, and what kind of output you want. In just a few seconds, you can get a draft lesson plan that’s aligned to your goals, which you can then tweak as needed.
What Are the Key Components of a Strong Prompt?
If you want useful results from AI, you need to feed it the right kind of information. A good prompt usually includes these five parts:
- Role: Start by telling the AI who it should act as. For example, say “Act as a Class 5 Science teacher” so it can think like one.
- Audience: Mention who the lesson is for. Include the grade level, age group, or any specific student needs so the AI can adjust the difficulty and tone.
- Standards or Learning Objectives: Add the skills or goals your students should reach by the end of the lesson. This helps the AI focus on the right content and outcomes.
- Constraints: Be clear about the time available, resources, and anything else the AI should consider. For example, you might say “This needs to work in a 40-minute class with limited internet access.”
- Output Format: Tell the AI what you want. Do you need a full lesson plan, a list of warm-up questions, a worksheet, or a rubric? The format guides the AI in structuring its response.
AI Prompts for Lesson Planning
1. Master Prompt With Class Details Provided Upfront
Prompt:
You are an experienced Indian school teacher who understands how real classrooms work.
Help me plan a clear and practical lesson that I can directly teach in class.
Class Details:
Subject: [SUBJECT]
Class: [GRADE]
Board: [CBSE / State Board / ICSE]
Time available: [NUMBER OF PERIODS + DURATION]
Create the lesson plan in simple English that students can understand and I can easily explain.
While planning, keep this in mind:
- Align with the syllabus for the given board
- Naturally reflect the ideas of NEP 2020 (conceptual clarity, active learning, real-world connections)
- Focus on building understanding, not just content recall
- Assume students have different learning levels in the same class
- Include questions and short in-class activities to keep students involved
Give me the lesson in this order:
- What students should learn today
- How to start the class and catch students’ attention
- How to explain the topic step by step in the classroom
- Simple, real life examples students can relate to
- Questions I should ask while teaching to keep students engaged
- One short classroom activity that fits the time
- How can I quickly check if students understood everything that was taught
- Ideas for Homework
Keep everything practical and classroom-ready.
Write like you are guiding a teacher who is standing in front of students.
Do not add theory, research, or extra explanations unless they help teaching.
2. Master Prompt That Asks the Right Questions First
You are an experienced Indian school teacher who understands how real classrooms work.
Before preparing my lesson plan, ask me only what is truly needed to create a useful and relevant lesson for my class.
Keep your questions short and focused. Do not ask theoretical or unnecessary questions.
Ask me about:
- Class and Syllabus Context
- What subject are you teaching?
- Which class or grade?
- Which board is this for? CBSE, State Board, or ICSE
- Is this topic new or a continuation of a previous lesson?
- Topic Clarity
- What exact topic or chapter are you teaching?
- Is this a theory lesson, problem-solving lesson, revision, or introduction?
- Any parts of the topic that students usually find confusing?
- Time and Classroom Reality
- How many periods do you have and how long is each period?
- Is this a regular classroom or smart class?
- Do you have access to a board, projector, textbook, or anything extra?
- Student Level
- How is the class overall? Strong, average, or mixed
- Are students confident speaking in class or mostly quiet?
- Any learning gaps I should keep in mind?
- Language and Examples
- Medium of instruction? English, Hindi, or bilingual
- Can I use local or daily life examples?
- Any examples you prefer students already understand?
- Assessment Needs
- Do you want this lesson to prepare students for an exam, test, or just understanding?
- Do you need written work, oral questions, or activity based checking?
- Homework Preference
- Do you want light homework or exam oriented homework?
- Written, reading, or thinking based?
After I answer, do this:
Once I answer all questions, create a ready to use lesson plan that includes:
- Learning goals
- How to start the class
- How to explain the topic step by step
- Daily life examples
- Questions to ask while teaching
- One simple classroom activity
- A quick way to check understanding
- Meaningful homework
Follow NEP 2020 guidelines.
Focus on understanding and student involvement.
Write like you are guiding a teacher during the class.
Keep it practical. No unnecessary theory.
How Extramarks Helps Teachers Go Beyond AI Prompts
AI prompts are a good starting point. They help you generate a basic lesson plan when you are short on time. But prompts usually stop there. You still have to convert that plan into slides, find videos, create activities, prepare assessments, and adjust everything for your classroom reality.
This is where Extramarks works very differently.
Instead of asking teachers to write long or complicated prompts, Extramarks gives you ready teaching tools that are already built for Indian K–12 classrooms. Everything is aligned to your syllabus, class level, and teaching flow. Let’s take an indepth look at how it works:
- With Extra Intelligence and Smart Class Plus, lesson planning becomes part of your daily teaching, not a separate task. You get access to animated learning videos, 3D visuals, and concept explanations that you can play directly in class. These are mapped to CBSE, ICSE, and state boards, so you are not guessing what fits your chapter.
- If you want structured teaching material, the Teaching Deck Generator helps you create full slide decks in minutes. You can add your own context, choose the language, include voiceovers, and edit slides easily. No design skills needed, and no prompt writing stress.
- Planning activities also becomes simpler. The Classroom Activity Generator lets you create individual or group activities based on your topic, available time, and classroom resources. You can even ask the system to suggest activities using common materials already available in school.
- For assessments, you are not limited to question ideas. Extramarks helps you create tests, convert objective questions into subjective ones, generate cheat-proof offline papers, and even evaluate handwritten answers using AI. All of this saves hours of manual work.
- Lesson planning also stays flexible. The AI Lesson Planner can read your textbook index and create a chapter-wise plan with videos, practice questions, and tests. You can adjust the number of periods, skip topics, or reorder chapters based on your pace.
- What makes this powerful is that everything works together. Videos, decks, activities, assessments, and reports all sit on one platform. You are not switching tools or rewriting prompts every time you teach.
If you are currently using AI prompts just to create lesson plans, Extramarks helps you take the next step by supporting the entire teaching journey, from planning to classroom delivery to assessment.
Closing Thoughts
AI prompts work best when you treat them as support, not shortcuts. With clear prompts, you can plan lessons faster, adjust activities for different learners, and spend less time on routine tasks. Over time, these prompts can become a regular part of your planning process, helping you stay focused on what matters most: your students and their learning.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are some good AI prompts?
Good prompts are clear and specific. For example, instead of saying “Make a lesson,” try something like, “Create a 40-minute English lesson on adjectives for Class 6 students using a short story and one group activity.” The more details you include, the more useful the response will be. You can also ask for worksheets, project ideas, or ways to explain tricky topics.
Can ChatGPT write lesson plans?
Yes, ChatGPT can help you write full lesson plans. You can ask it to include objectives, activities, timing, and even assessment suggestions. If you tell it about your students' level and subject, it can make the plan more suitable for your classroom. You might still need to tweak a few things, but it gives you a strong head start.
Do teachers use AI to create lesson plans?
More and more teachers are starting to use AI for this. It helps with planning, gives you new ideas, and saves time on routine work. Many teachers use it to draft outlines, generate questions, or find creative ways to explain concepts. Some use it daily, while others use it just when they feel stuck or short on time.
How to write AI prompts for teachers?
Start by being clear about what you need. Include details like the subject, grade level, class duration, and what you want the students to learn. You can also add specific needs like “Include an activity for group work” or “Make it fit CBSE standards.” Think of it like giving a short brief to a co-teacher who needs all the context.
How to prepare a lesson plan using AI?
Begin by giving the AI tool a detailed prompt. For example, ask it to design a 30-minute math lesson on fractions for Class 5. Then check the response and adjust it to suit your teaching style. You can add your own notes, examples, or follow-up tasks. You might also ask the AI to create assessments or homework to go along with it.
Priya Kapoor
Priya Kapoor is an accomplished education professional with over 18 years of experience across diverse fields, including eLearning, digital and print publishing, instructional design, and content strategy. As the AVP – Academics at Extramarks, she leads academic teams in creating tailored educational solutions, ensuring alignment with varied curricula across national and international platforms...Read More
