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Make TeacherMade Activities Using AI Directly in Our App
Prompting AI directly in TeacherMade is still in beta testing– but only because hurricanes keep interfering with our work! We can say with confidence that the feature will be released by no later than Halloween.
If you’re a power user and would like to be a beta tester in the meantime, please email support@teachermade.com
To make activities for you this week, we’ve used both features in our Prompt Assistant: Import and Generate. We’ve also provided you with the steps we took to make a TeacherMade activity that’s ready to go for you and your students in moments.
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💥How is AI adoption and usage going at your school? K12 Dive reports on a student usage survey that you may be interested in reading.
Prompt Assistant:
Generate
Creating auto-graded activities for your students in TeacherMade is sooo easy.
You’ll use a Super Prompt form, fill it out, and voila! Your TeacherMade activity will be ready to assign to your students.
And of course you’ll be able to make edits, regenerate, and format. So cool and a huge timesaver!! Soon you’ll be able to do it all in TeacherMade!
TeacherMade AI-Generated Activity Link:
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Grade: 3
Subject: Science
Standard: TEKS 3.6A (Explore different forms of energy, including mechanical, light, sound, and thermal in everyday life)
Website: TeacherMade – Sign up for an account here
Tool: TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant: Generate
How To Make This AI Activity:
- Open a New Blank Activity in “slide view” in TeacherMade.
- Click the green “Prompt Assistant (NEW)” button.
- Select the “Passage and Questions” button.
- Enter the grade level and subject you want a passage for. In the “Prompt” box, paste in the text of the academic standard or specific topic. (We decided to only use part of a larger standard about energy, so we told it to only cover light energy.)
- Read over the passage and make any edits right in the Prompt Assistant window. Then click “Next.”
- On the next page, tell Prompt Assistant how many of each kind of question you want it to make. Enter any additional instructions or information you want it to consider in the “Prompt Box.” (We decided to focus on application of the standard to student’s daily life.) Click the “Regenerate Questions” button.
- Select the questions you want to use. You can edit the actual questions later when they are in the activity. Click the “Add Questions” button when you are finished.
- TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant creates one slide with your passage on it, and another with your questions. Go through the questions and make any necessary changes. Personalize the passage with color or pictures, and your activity is ready to go!
TeacherMade AI-Generated Activity Link:
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Grade: 3
Subject: ELA
Standard: 3.2B.ii (spelling homophones)
Website: TeacherMade – Sign up for an account here
Tool: TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant: Generate
How To Make This AI Activity:
- Find a YouTube video you’d like to use for your activity.
- Open a New Blank Activity in TeacherMade. On the first slide, add your video and directions.
- Click the green “Prompt Assistant (NEW)” button in TeacherMade, and under “Auto generate new content,” select “Questions.”
- Paste the transcript of the video you’re using in the “Passage” box. In the “Prompt” box, tell Prompt Assistant what you’d like. We simply said we wanted questions for 3rd grade students about homophones based on the video.
- We chose to have PromptAssistant create 5 multiple choice questions, 5 multiple select, 5 true/false and 5 open answers so that we would have a variety to choose from. Click “Generate Questions.”
- Preview the questions PromptAssistant generates for you. Uncheck any questions you don’t want to use. Click “Add Questions.”
- A new slide will come up with all of your selected questions.
- Review your questions and answers. Do any formatting you’d like. Assign to your students!
TeacherMade AI-Generated Activity Link:
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Grade: 6
Subject: Science
Standard: TEKS 6.6B (Calculate density to identify an unknown substance)
Website: TeacherMade – Sign up for an account here
Tool: TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant: Generate
How To Make This AI Activity:
- Find a YouTube video for the lesson that aligns with your standard.
- Open a New Blank Activity in TeacherMade, insert the video, and add a title and instructions.
- Click the “Prompt Assistant (NEW)” button in TeacherMade and under “Auto generate new content,” select “Questions.”
- In the box for “Passage,” paste the transcript for the video you are using. We told Prompt Assistant to specifically make T/F questions about the video content and Math Answer questions applying the skill by using the “Prompt” box.
- TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant will create a new slide and format the questions for you.
- Review the answers and edit the layout. (We moved the math problems to a separate slide and added some color to the background). Assign it to your students and you are done!
Grade: High School
Subject: Biology – Transcription and Translation from DNA and mRNA to Amino Acids
Standard: TEKS B.6C (Explain the purpose and process of transcription and translation using models of DNA and RNA)
Content Site: Biology Professor on ChatGPT
TeacherMade Tool: Prompt Assistant – Import (Sign up for an account here)
How To Make This AI Activity:
- Open the “Biology Professor” GPT using the tool link.
- Tell the GPT to create a reading passage with an assessment for comprehension using multiple choice, along with some application questions for TEKS B.6C.
- Start a New Blank Activity in TeacherMade.
- Open the TeacherMade Prompt Assistant and click on the “Import Content” button. Copy the output from the GPT into the box and click Go!
- Format your activity using TeacherMade’s built-in tools. (We added a few diagrams, changed the colors, and moved content to different slides).
- Review the activity, add your final touches, and then assign it to your students. Done!
Grade: High School
Subject: Government – The Judicial Branch and Marbury v. Madison
Standard: TEKS G.7C (Analyze the structure and functions of the judicial branch of government, including the federal court system, types of jurisdiction, and judicial review.)
Content Site: Magic School – YouTube Video Questions
TeacherMade Tool: Prompt Assistant – Import (Sign up for an account here)
How To Make This AI Activity:
- Log in to Magic School by clicking the link. If you’ve never used it, don’t worry, it’s free for teachers!
- Select the YouTube Video Questions tool, or click our link.
- Fill in your grade level, question type, number of questions, and the link to the YouTube video you’d like to use, and click Generate. When the questions appear, make sure to read over them for accuracy.
- Go to the TeacherMade website and open a New Blank Activity in Slide View. On the first slide, insert your YouTube video. Open TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant by clicking the green button.
- Click to import created content. Copy and paste the questions and answer key from MagicSchool.
- Click Go! A new slide will be created with your questions.
- You can stop here and do your formatting, or you can add another video. We repeated the steps with a second video and selected true/false questions this time – but that part is totally up to you!
- Once you’re happy with your activity, do any formatting that you’d like to add, and you have an autogradable activity all ready for your students!
Grade: 8
Subject: ELA – The Forgotten Melody Passage and Question Set
Standard: TEKS 8.7B (Analyze how characters’ motivations and behaviors influence events and resolution of the conflict.)
Website: TeacherMade – Sign up for an account here
Tool: TeacherMade’s Prompt Assistant: Generate
How To Make This AI Activity:
- Go to the TeacherMade website and open a New Blank Activity in Slide View.
- Click on the Green “Prompt Assistant (New)” button.
- Under “Auto generate New Content” click on “Passage and Questions.”
- This first page is just for the passage. Fill in your grade level, subject, and any of the optional information you’d like.
- In the Prompt box, tell Prompt Assistant what you’d like it to create. We said we wanted a passage where students can analyze how characters’ motivations and behaviors influence events and resolution of the conflict. (This is wording from the standard we chose.) Click “Generate Passage.”
- Read through the passage and make sure it meets your expectations. Click “Next.”
- The next screen focuses on creating questions. Make sure your grade level and subject are filled in. In the Prompt box, you can type that you’d like questions to go along with the passage. If you’d like, you can remind Prompt Assistant of the wording of your standard to make sure the questions assess that standard.
- In the Prompt box, you can tell it to create multiples of each question type (but no more than 20 total) so that you can decide which ones you’d like to use. Click “Generate Questions.”
- You’ll see all of the questions you requested. Read through and decide which ones you’d like to use. For the ones you don’t want to use, simply uncheck the box. When you’re satisfied, click “Add Questions.”
- Now you will have 2 new slides, 1 with your passage and 1 with your questions. Format however you’d like and then it’s ready to assign to your students!
A Parade of Activities Made By Teachers Just Like You
The activities below were selected from the Shared Library by Team TeacherMade. Remember, when you’re in a pinch, the Library is the first place to look.
Reading Comprehension (4 Short Passages)
Grades: 1–2
Subject: Reading
Description: This reading comprehension activity is ideal for K-2 classrooms! The passages feature repetitive vocabulary and follow a consistent structure, making them accessible for young readers. Students will read four short passages, each focused on a specific animal or insect, and then answer comprehension questions based on what they’ve read. Perfect for assessments, learning centers, or partner work!
Item Types: Multiple Choice
TeacherMade Activity Link: Click Here to View and Copy
Math Counting – Footballs and Leaves
Grades: PreK – K
Subject: Math
Description: How many footballs are in each group? In this activity, students will match the number of footballs to the correct numeral. Use it in centers to help students practice counting skills from 1 to 10 or to assess their understanding—perfect for football season!
Item Types: Matching, Number Box
TeacherMade Activity Link: Click Here to View and Copy
Next Dollar Up Task Cards
Grades: 3–5
Subject: Mathematics
Description: Rounding can be a challenging concept for students to grasp, making this activity perfect for reinforcing a lesson or checking for understanding! In this interactive exercise, students will round the amount of money to the nearest dollar to purchase the item shown. Pair this with manipulatives for a hands-on, real-life learning experience!
Item Types: Hot Spot
TeacherMade Activity Link: Click Here to View and Copy
STAAR 2.0 Grade 8 RLA – The Photograph
Grades: 8
Subject: ELA
Description: Looking for a reading comprehension piece? Students will read a short passage about a boy who gains an appreciation for the Navajo tribe, then answer five questions to assess their understanding. These inferential and evaluative questions encourage students to think deeply about the historical fiction text they’ve just read.
Item Types: Dropdown Menu, Multiple Choice, Multiple Select
TeacherMade Activity Link: Click Here to View and Copy
Ancient Egyptian Writing – Hieroglyphics
Grades: High School
Subject: World History
Description: Hieroglyphs have been decoded for hundreds of years, and now your students can try it too! In this interactive activity, students will learn about hieroglyphs and how they were first deciphered. Then, using provided decoding charts, they’ll decode nine messages of their own. Students are sure to enjoy this immersive exploration!
Item Types: Short Answer
TeacherMade Activity Link: Click Here to View and Copy
A.3E Transformations of Linear Functions
Grades: High School
Subject: Algebra 1
Description: Do your students need help learning about Transformations of Linear Functions? Or are you looking for a ready-to-go lesson while you’re at professional development? You’re covered with this comprehensive activity on Transformations of Linear Functions which includes definitions, visual examples of transformations, and practice activities to help students solidify their understanding.
Item Types: Matching, Drag and Drop, Hot Spot, Graphing, Multiple Choice
TeacherMade Activity Link: Click Here to View and Copy
