Sunday's Cool Edition

Happy Sunday Y’all,

Welcome to this week’s Sunday’s Cool Edition… where your planning meets purpose and your passion gets a powerful boost from AI! This week’s lineup of ChatGPT prompts is all about saving time, sparking creativity, and supercharging student engagement. From real-life proportions in 7th-grade math to hands-on rock cycle activities in middle school science, and from creative writing prompts for character development to a complete Ancient Greece unit with lessons, assessments, and projects… this week’s prompts are a reminder that one sentence can open the door to a fully prepped and ready-to-roll lesson plan.

We’ve also included powerhouse projects that build real-world skills, like a CTE infographic assignment using Canva or Google Drawings (my personal favorite!), where students blend research, creativity, and interactivity. Whether your students are writing original theater scenes, rotating through sports in PE, or just admiring a cheerful DALL-E-generated golden retriever enjoying the countryside, there’s something here to inspire every subject and every style. And remember… what ChatGPT generates for you may look slightly (or totally) different than what you see here. That’s the beauty of prompt-based planning: it grows with you.

Before we jump into another week, I want to take a second to encourage and inspire… you’re doing something extraordinary. You're not just creating assignments or taking attendance, you’re building future thinkers, creators, leaders, and teammates. Every time you walk into that room and offer your students something thoughtful, engaging, and tailored to their world, you’re giving them more than just knowledge. You’re giving them momentum. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be intentional. You’ve got this.

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NOW…Let’s Dive In To This Week’s Prompts

This Week's Math Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: I am a 7th-grade math teacher. Generate five real-life examples where students use proportions, including scenarios such as cooking, shopping, and map reading.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ Real-Life Engagement 🔥 
Students don’t just learn the concept — they live it. From comparing soda prices at the store 🛒 to figuring out how far apart cities are on a map 🗺️, each example connects math to something they actually care about or experience. That “when will I ever use this?” question? Gone.

2️⃣ Instant Word Problems Generator ✏️
No need to spend your planning period coming up with new word problems. Just tweak the scenarios ChatGPT gives you — or ask for more! Need shopping-themed only? Cooking-only? Done. These proportion examples can be turned into worksheets, warmups, stations, or even performance tasks.

3️⃣ Support for Differentiation 💬 
You can instantly scale these up or down! Need a challenge version for advanced students? Or a simpler one with visuals for struggling learners? ChatGPT helps you meet all your learners where they are — and in record time.

This Week's Science Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: I am a middle school science teacher. Create an interactive activity for teaching the rock cycle, including visual aids and hands-on models that engage students with different learning styles.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ Multi-Sensory Engagement 🎨👐
🧠 This activity hits every learning style: visual learners see the process unfold, kinesthetic learners physically create the rocks, auditory learners engage through discussions and group work, and reading/writing learners document their journey in a Rock Cycle Passport. You’re not just teaching science—you’re making it stick!

2️⃣ Real-World Simulation = Deep Learning 🌍🔁 
Students actually model weathering, erosion, heat, pressure, and cooling through the transformation of everyday materials like crayon shavings and foil. It’s not just theory—it’s transformation they can see, touch, and explain. That’s when the aha! moments happen!

3️⃣ Built-In Collaboration & Critical Thinking 🤝💭 
Students rotate through stations, work in teams, and have to make decisions about how their “rock” evolves. You’ll hear vocabulary flying, questions buzzing, and teamwork building. It’s an academic and community win!

This Week's Social Studies Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: I am a high school world history teacher. Develop a unit plan on the history of ancient Greece, including lesson plans, assessments, and group activities.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ 💡Instant Planning Power
No more staring at a blank Google Doc or spending hours mapping out the unit. This prompt gives you a full Ancient Greece unit—lesson by lesson—with assessments, group work, and extension activities already done for you. It’s like having your own AI co-teacher! 🙌 

2️⃣ 👥Built-in Student Engagement
From role-playing philosophers to mock Olympic games, this unit is PACKED with interactive elements that get kids out of their seats and into ancient history. It’s project-based, discussion-driven, and designed to boost participation and critical thinking! 🧠🔥 

3️⃣ 🕒Saves You So. Much. Time.
You’ve got enough on your plate. Let this prompt take the heavy lifting off your shoulders. You can customize it, remix it, and adapt it to your teaching style—but you’re never starting from scratch. 🧃🍎

This Week's ELA Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: II am a high school English teacher. Generate a list of creative writing exercises that focus on character development, including backstory creation, dialogue practice, and conflict scenarios.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ Boosts Emotional Intelligence
💡 Through exercises like character interviews, moral dilemmas, and secret confessions, students learn to think and feel like someone else. This builds empathy, deeper character understanding, and meaningful connections in their writing.

2️⃣ Strengthens Dialogue & Voice
🗣️ Activities such as text message threads, civil arguments, and hidden subtext give students structured practice in writing realistic, purposeful dialogue—a key to authentic character creation.

3️⃣ Promotes Critical Thinking & Story Crafting
🧠 Conflict scenarios and backstory prompts help students strategize their character arcs. They learn how to reveal motivation, test values, and create tension—all while improving narrative structure.

This Week's Fine Arts Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: I am a high school theater teacher. Develop a scriptwriting assignment where students create their own short scenes or monologues. The assignment should include a brainstorming session, writing process, and a peer review.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ Authentic Expression 🎤 
Students explore personal or imagined experiences in their own words — building empathy, identity, and confidence. This gives even your quietest students the mic and says, “Tell us your story.”

2️⃣ Real-World Writing Skills ✍️
From brainstorming to final drafts, your students learn how to develop plot arcs, build tension, and write dialogue that feels real. These are transferable writing and storytelling skills that go far beyond your classroom.

3️⃣ Collaborative Growth 🤝 
The built-in peer review process fosters a supportive, ensemble-minded culture where students give and receive constructive feedback — just like in a professional theater setting!

This Week's CTE Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: I am a middle school technology applications teacher. Design a project where students create an interactive infographic using online tools like Canva or Google Drawings. Include requirements for data visualization, user interaction, and a topic related to a current event or academic subject.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ 💡Real-World Skill Building
Students aren’t just dragging and dropping pictures—they’re learning how to research a topic, organize data, and visually communicate information like a pro! These are future-ready skills that apply to everything from presentations to digital resumes.

2️⃣ 🎨 Creativity Meets Curriculum
This project lets students express themselves creatively using tools like Canva and Google Drawings while still aligning with academic content. Whether they explore current events or break down a science concept, they’re reinforcing core knowledge in a fresh, visual way.

3️⃣ 🖱️ Interactive = Engaging
By adding clickable links, hover-over facts, and even videos, students go beyond static posters—they’re creating interactive learning experiences. This taps into curiosity, tech fluency, and digital storytelling all at once!

This Week's P.E. Prompt:

ChatGPT Prompt: I am a high school PE teacher. Design a PE class that incorporates a variety of different sports and activities in a rotation, keeping students engaged and excited to try new things. Include a schedule and a brief description of each activity.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ 🔥Variety Keeps It Fresh
Switching up activities weekly prevents boredom and boosts engagement. From strength circuits to spikeball, your students will look forward to seeing what’s next. Plus, exposure to different sports helps every student find their thing 💪🏽.

2️⃣ 🎯Skill-Building Made Fun
Each week targets specific physical skills—agility, coordination, teamwork, endurance—all without feeling like a workout. Students grow athletically and build confidence through play-based learning!

3️⃣ 🚀Classroom Culture Wins
Rotating teams and activities builds peer relationships, supports SEL, and reduces behavior issues. You’ll see increased cooperation, laughter, and school pride—on the court and in the halls 🏫💙.

This Week's DALL-E Prompt:

DALL-E Prompt: Generate a picture of a Golden Retriever happily running through the countryside.

How It Brings Value to Your Classroom:

1️⃣ Boosts Descriptive Writing with Joyful Imagery 🌼🐕
✨ This prompt inspires students to tap into vivid, sensory language as they describe the scene of a happy Golden Retriever bounding through a countryside. They’ll experiment with adjectives, action verbs, and similes — all while smiling at the joy this image evokes. It’s a fantastic way to practice descriptive writing without it feeling like “work”!

2️⃣ Encourages Empathy and Emotional Expression 💛✍️
😊 Students naturally connect with animals — especially dogs! This prompt invites them to explore emotions like freedom, happiness, and excitement. Ask them to write from the dog’s point of view or from someone watching it. It’s an easy way to bring SEL (Social Emotional Learning) into your writing block in a meaningful and organic way.

3️⃣ Sparks Storytelling and Imaginative Thinking 📚🎨
🌈 Once the image is generated, the story possibilities are endless! Where is the dog going? What adventures might lie ahead? What happened just before this moment? This kind of open-ended prompt builds creative confidence and helps even reluctant writers get inspired. Bonus: it’s perfect for group writing games or oral storytelling too! 

Bottom Line Y’all…

Before we close, let’s take a closer look at how these prompts benefit you beyond the immediate lesson. The Ancient Greece unit prompt is a perfect example of how AI can build structured, standards-aligned content with layers of engagement, saving you hours of work while still giving you full creative control. Whether you want mock Olympics, philosophical debates, or map-based activities, you get a full menu ready to serve. Add in a few tweaks to meet your classroom culture, and it becomes your own.📚

The interactive infographic prompt is another goldmine. It combines data, design, and student voice, all while helping learners make sense of the world visually. And the creative writing exercises, character-building tools, and scriptwriting assignments help students find their voice, build empathy, and connect deeper with their learning. Whether your students are writing, designing, playing, or presenting… these prompts lay the groundwork for lessons that are not just informative, but transformational.🎨

Even if you don’t teach math, science, PE, or fine arts, this week’s prompts show you something even bigger: a strategy. The structure of these requests can be mirrored across content areas. Ask for 5 riddles. A 2-week unit. A performance-based assessment. A student-led project. A Google Drawings assignment tied to any State standard. The possibilities are limitless. And once you start, you’ll never want to plan without it. Keep prompting, keep experimenting, and keep showing up like the amazing educator you are. 💻

Have A Blessed Week Y’all!
~ Mitch

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