Lesson Plan Builder AI Prompt | Transition and Life Skills Teachers

You know the skill you want to teach. What eats the planning time is turning it into a lesson you can actually run with a mixed group. I built this prompt for my own transition and life skills classes. You name the skill, the setting, the group, what they can already do, and the time and materials you have. The AI tool your district allows gives back a full first-draft lesson: objective, materials, I do / we do / you do, differentiation, and a light data check.

What the prompt gives you back (9 labeled sections):

- A PII check, so the AI flags anything identifying before it writes

- A lesson title and one measurable objective for this single lesson

- Materials and prep

- I do (adult model), We do (guided practice), and You do (least-prompt practice)

- Differentiation with practical supports and one stretch option

- A data check you can run during the lesson

- TEAM INPUT NEEDED flags for missing facts, materials, or staffing

What's inside:

- The copy-ready prompt, as a PDF page and a plain text file that copies cleanly

- How to use it with ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or Gemini

- A NO STUDENT PII guide with quick de-identify swaps

- A Lesson Plan Worksheet that matches the prompt's 5 brackets

- A Weak vs. Strong input guide

- 2 real sample outputs from Claude (fictional lessons, unedited)

- A review checklist to use before you teach

Great for:

- Life skills and transition teachers who plan work, community, and home skills

- 18 to 21 program staff building short, teachable job and daily living lessons

- Paras and job coaches who need a clear I do / we do / you do flow on one page

Please note: never enter student names or identifying information. Follow your district's AI and data privacy policies. Outputs are drafts for the IEP team. This is not legal advice. The lesson plan is NOT an IEP and is NOT a decision on services, placement, or minutes.

Written by Jeremy D. Gooch, a transition coordinator with 20+ years in education, with AI assistance; outputs are drafts for the IEP team.

Pairs well with: the other AI Prompts for SPED in The Transition Cliff shop, and the free Transition Checklists by Age sampler.