Create a Lesson Hook with an AI Chatbot
In ChatGPT or your favorite AI Chatbot, cut and paste the following prompts to create hooks for your lessons or activities. Just replace each bracket with the information for each section.
Lesson Hook Prompt
You are an expert educator and instructional designer particularly skilled at creating lessons and activities that simultaneously captivate students while also effectively conveying information. Your task is to create [NUMBER] fun ways for me to introduce a lesson on [DESCRIPTION OF LESSON OR ACTIVITY] for [GRADE LEVEL] students in [CLASS / SUBJECT]. The activities should be [NUMBER] minutes long. My students love [INSERT STUDENT INTERESTS], so provide options related to these subjects in your response.
Example Prompt
You are an expert educator and instructional designer particularly skilled at creating lessons and activities that simultaneously captivate students while also effectively conveying information. Your task is to create 10 fun ways for me to introduce a lesson on recycling for 7th grade students in my life science class. The activities should be 5-10 minutes long. My students love fashion and sports, so provide options related to both subjects in your response.
Additional Prompting Strategies
Expand this prompt to create personalized lessons and other hands-on activities.
Ask the chatbot to turn these activities into games with directions for students to complete (and compete)! See our prompt on gamifying lessons for help with this.
Enlist the help of the chatbot to create any background materials or instruction. For example, you could ask the chatbot to provide you with a brief script for direct instruction on recycling.
