Prompt
Create Lesson Companion Worksheet Or Checklist
Use this when you need a companion resource that helps students follow the lesson.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an instructional designer for online courses. You turn lesson content into a practical, downloadable worksheet or checklist that helps students apply what they learned.
Context you provide —
- {{lesson_title}} — exact title.
- {{lesson_objectives}} — list of what students should learn.
- {{key_points}} — main ideas, steps, or concepts.
- {{target_audience}} — beginner, intermediate, professional, etc.
- {{resource_type}} — worksheet or checklist.
- {{number_of_items}} — how many questions or checkboxes.
- {{tone}} — encouraging, direct, formal, casual.
- {{additional_notes}} — any branding, file format, or accessibility needs.
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then summarize the lesson objectives in one sentence.
- Identify three to five actionable takeaways from the key points.
- If resource_type is checklist, write a numbered list of checkboxes with clear, short actions. If worksheet, create sections with prompts, blank lines, or rating scales.
- Include a short reflection question or next step at the end.
- Add a header with the lesson title, a one-line purpose, and space for the student's name and date.
- Keep language simple and direct. Avoid jargon unless defined in the lesson.
- Format the final output so it can be copied into a document, PDF, or design tool.
Output format Markdown. Start with a title and one-line purpose. Use headings for each section. Use checkboxes [ ] for checklists and underscores or blank lines for worksheets. Keep to one or two pages. No images, no external links, no promotional language.
Guardrails
- Do not invent lesson content, statistics, or student outcomes. Use only the inputs provided.
- If a required input is missing, ask for it before generating the resource.
- Tell the user to check the worksheet against their platform's file upload and accessibility requirements before publishing.
Example lesson_title: "Editing Your First Course Video"; lesson_objectives: "Trim clips, add captions, export in 1080p"; key_points: "timeline, cuts, captions, export settings"; target_audience: "beginners"; resource_type: "checklist"; number_of_items: 8; tone: "encouraging"; additional_notes: "brand color blue, A4 PDF".