All starter recipes
Copyable AI workflows for NETs, LETs, and primary EAL teachers in Hong Kong and Asia. Each page has a problem, steps, an EXAMPLE prompt, and a source label.
v1 list (15 starters). Tags show topic, tool, and year band. Full filter UI can come later — pages are static and crawlable now.
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Differentiated ESL lesson plan in one prompt
Ask ChatGPT for parallel activities at support / core / stretch for the same objective.
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Levelled reading passage + comprehension set
Generate a short passage at two lengths/levels with retrieval and inference questions.
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Weekly family update (plain English)
Draft a short classroom update families can skim; teacher edits before send.
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Report comments without pupil PII in the chat
Draft 3–4 sentence comments from anonymised strengths/next steps; paste names only in your SIS.
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Model text + weaker paired text for editing
Generate a strong model and a weaker twin for comparison / uplevelling lessons.
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Dictation sentences from taught phonics only
Ask AI for short sentences using only graphemes already taught + a few HFWs; teacher checks scope.
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Extra listening tasks from a textbook topic
Use GenAI to write extended listening items on the same topic (teacher keeps control of audio source).
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Speaking practice worksheet prompts for Copilot / chatbot
Teacher sets objectives; AI helps draft pupil-facing prompts for supervised speaking practice.
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HKAT reading & writing practice prompts without past papers
Generate exam-style reading/writing practice from YOUR topic or word list — no past-paper IP.
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P6 secondary-school interview & oral rehearsal prompts
Teacher supplies context; AI drafts practice Qs, model answers, and stretch — rehearsal only, not admission advice.
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Ask AI for a printable grammar board game (rules + cards)
Teacher supplies grammar focus + topic; AI drafts rules and cards — you print. No hosted downloads.
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Kahoot / exit-ticket quiz questions from your word list
Ask AI for multiple-choice and short-answer quiz items from a word or grammar list you supply — for Kahoot, worksheets, or exit tickets.
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Sentence frames from your target vocabulary
Turn YOUR word list into speaking/writing frames at support / core / stretch for the same lesson aim.
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Differentiation scaffolds for ELL + stretch
Turn one lesson outline into UDL-style supports for EAL and extension.
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Lesson outline from topic + year band
Fast first draft of objectives, warm-up, activities, exit ticket — teacher rewrites for local curriculum.