Updated: 4 November 2026

Build a 45-minute lesson plan

This prompt creates a 45-minute lesson plan for a subject and level you name, with timed activities.

text-lesson-plan-45-minutes — chatgpt — 56 words

Create a 45-minute lesson plan.

Subject and topic: [SUBJECT AND TOPIC]
Age or level: [AGE OR GRADE]
Learning objective: [OBJECTIVE]
Resources available: [RESOURCES]

Include a hook, a short direct explanation, guided practice, independent practice, a quick check for understanding and a closing exit question. Give timings for each part and one extension task for fast finishers.

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Ask for a version for mixed-ability groups if your class has a wide range of levels.

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What you will get

A timed plan for 45 minutes: a hook, a short explanation, guided practice, independent work, a quick check for understanding and an exit question, with an extension task for fast finishers.

Common mistake

The timings add up to more than 45 minutes.

Fix: Ask for a running clock beside each part (0 to 5, 5 to 12 and so on) so you can see the total, and leave five minutes for settling and packing up.

Also watch for

The plan needs resources you do not have. Be specific in the resources field, such as “whiteboard and printed sheets, no projector”, and ask it to use nothing else.
The objective is too big for one lesson. Write one thing students will be able to do by the end, like “find the main idea of a paragraph”, not a whole unit.

Try a variation: add a cover version

Ask for a version a substitute teacher could run with no prior knowledge, with a script for the explanation and the answers to every task.

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Here are the exit question answers: [ANSWERS]. Sort them into “got it”, “nearly” and “not yet”, with what to do next lesson for each group.