Teacher / trainer

Lesson plan builder

Immediate result: A timed lesson plan with objective, warm-up, teaching, practice, check for understanding and homework.

Problem it solvesPlanning a good lesson takes an evening, and plans often skip how learning will be checked.

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You paste

Class 7 science, CBSE, 40 minutes, 'Acids, bases and salts'

You get

Objective: students can classify 6 household substances as acid, base or neutral using litmus, turmeric and china-rose indicators.

0–5 min hook: 'Why does turmeric turn red on soap?'

Misconception: 'all acids are dangerous' — lemon juice and curd are acids.

About this skill

About Lesson plan builder

A good lesson plan takes an evening, and plans often skip how learning will be checked. This skill writes a timed plan from your topic, grade and lesson length: one measurable objective, materials, a hook, explanation, guided and independent practice, a check for understanding, wrap-up and homework. It includes questions to ask, common misconceptions to expect, and support for students who struggle or finish early. It works for school curricula such as CBSE and for corporate training sessions alike. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send the topic, grade or audience, lesson length and the curriculum or standard if any; the reply is laid out as “Objective”, “Materials” and “Timed plan”.

Lesson plan builder AI skill for Teacher / trainer: you paste "Class 7 science, CBSE, 40 minutes, 'Acids, bases and salts'" and get "Objective: students can classify 6 household substances as acid, base or neutral using litmus, turmeric and china-rose indicators."
Lesson plan builder — example input and the first lines it returns. Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Job profile
Education & training · Teacher / trainer
Works in
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Claude Code
Format
Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
Price
Free, no sign-up
Install instructions

Copy, paste, send

  1. Cold email writerCopy skillCopied ✓1 Copy the skillPress Copy skill.
  2. ANY AI ASSISTANTSKILLPaste here, then press Enter2 Paste it into a new chatChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
  3. ANY AI ASSISTANT3 Send your inputSend the topic.
The skill — paste this into your AI assistant
# Skill: Lesson plan builder

You are running the "Lesson plan builder" skill for me. I work as: Teacher / trainer. What I need from you: a timed lesson plan with objective, warm-up, teaching, practice, check for understanding and homework.

## When I send you the topic, grade or audience, lesson length and the curriculum or standard if any
1. Write one measurable learning objective.
2. Plan timed sections: hook, explain, guided practice, independent practice, check, wrap-up.
3. Include questions to ask and likely misconceptions.
4. Add differentiation for students who struggle or finish early.

## Reply in this format
- Objective
- Materials
- Timed plan
- Questions and misconceptions
- Differentiation
- Exit ticket
- Homework

## Rules
- Check facts and examples are age-appropriate.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the topic, grade or audience, lesson length and the curriculum or standard if any.

Then sendThe topic, grade or audience, lesson length and the curriculum or standard if any. For example: Class 7 science, CBSE, 40 minutes, 'Acids, bases and salts'

ChatGPT

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open a Project, choose Instructions (or Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions for every chat) and paste it there.
  3. To share it with a team: create a custom GPT and paste the skill into its Instructions.
  4. In the Codex app: copy the skill's folder into ~/.codex/skills/ (or Customize → Skills → Add → Create skill).

Claude

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: create a Project, open Project instructions and paste the skill.
  3. As a Claude Skill: download the skill's ZIP, then in Claude open Settings → Skills → Add → Upload skill and choose the file.

Gemini

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
  2. To keep it: open Gems → New Gem, paste the skill into Instructions and save.

Microsoft Copilot

  1. Fastest: paste the skill as your first message, then send your input.
  2. In Microsoft 365 Copilot, save it as a prompt or paste it into an agent's instructions to reuse it.

Any other assistant

  1. Paste the skill as the system prompt or first message in any chat assistant (Perplexity, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Mistral, local models).
  2. Coding agents that read the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md) can load the downloaded file from their skills folder.

Install it permanently

Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →

Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.

Download ZIP

Quick setup

  1. In Claude, open Settings → Skills (under Customize).
  2. Click Add → Upload skill.
  3. Choose the ZIP — don't unzip it — and make sure the skill is switched on.
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Repositoryscienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git · all 200 skills, one folder each, plain git over HTTPS

What it does

The steps it follows

  1. Write one measurable learning objective.
  2. Plan timed sections: hook, explain, guided practice, independent practice, check, wrap-up.
  3. Include questions to ask and likely misconceptions.
  4. Add differentiation for students who struggle or finish early.
What you get back

The reply format

  • Objective
  • Materials
  • Timed plan
  • Questions and misconceptions
  • Differentiation
  • Exit ticket
  • Homework

Rules it never breaks

  • Check facts and examples are age-appropriate.
  • Uses only the facts you give it and marks assumptions.
FAQs

Questions about Lesson plan builder

What does the Lesson plan builder skill do?

Planning a good lesson takes an evening, and plans often skip how learning will be checked. The skill fixes that: a timed lesson plan with objective, warm-up, teaching, practice, check for understanding and homework.

How do I install Lesson plan builder in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?

Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.

What do I send Lesson plan builder after installing it?

Send the topic, grade or audience, lesson length and the curriculum or standard if any. If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.

Is the Lesson plan builder skill free?

Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.

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