Happy Holid-AI-s
December AI-th
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We've come up with some fun holiday-themed ideas for you to get started with. For each idea, we've included a fill-in-the-blank prompt that you can copy and paste into ChatGPT, along with samples so you can see what ChatGPT might generate.
Riddle Me Th-AI-t
Create fun holiday riddles for brain breaks or inspiration for your students to create their own.
Prompt:
I am a (enter grade level) teacher and I'd like your help writing winter themed riddles for my students. I'd like the riddles to be challenging but fun. Students will have no longer than (enter time limit) to solve the riddle. Please make sure all content is appropriate for their grade level, and specific to the holiday season. Please provide the solutions for each riddle.
Below are examples from using this prompt in ChatGPT.
Riddle: I fall from the sky in delicate flakes,
Covering the ground in a winter landscape.
Children rejoice when I come to play,
What am I?
Solution: Snow
Riddle: I'm round and cold, a symbol of the season,
Thrown in battles or used for a reason.
Children build me in the snowy park,
What am I?
Solution: Snowball
Riddle: I'm frozen water on a chilly day,
Laced up tight, gliding away.
On a pond or rink, you'll find me,
What am I?
Solution: Ice skates
Keep the Conversation going:
Change the length of the riddle: Make the riddles each 6 lines.
Change the difficulty: Make the riddles more rigorous (less rigorous).
AI Got Some Facts for You
Foster great classroom discussions with these holiday and winter facts and guiding questions.
I am a (grade level) teacher who would like to share some fun holiday and winter facts with my students. I would like these facts peak their interests and promote great class discussions. Will you please provide guiding questions with each fact to promote engagement for the class discussion?
Below are examples from using this prompt in ChatGPT.
Holiday Traditions Around the World:
Fact: Different countries have unique holiday traditions. For example, in Sweden, they celebrate Saint Lucia's Day with a procession of people wearing white robes and candles in their hair.
Guiding Question: What are some interesting holiday traditions from various cultures, and how do these traditions reflect the values and beliefs of each society?
The Science of Snowflakes:
Fact: No two snowflakes are alike due to the complex and unique formation process of ice crystals.
Guiding Question: What can the formation of snowflakes teach us about the beauty of nature and the importance of appreciating diversity?
Animal Adaptations in Winter:
Fact: Animals have various adaptations to survive the winter, such as hibernation, migration, or growing thicker fur.
Guiding Question: How do animals adapt to the challenges of winter, and what can we learn from their strategies for our own lives?
Keep the Conversation going:
Ask for more guiding questions: Provide me with 4 guiding questions for each fact.
Ask for more details about the facts: Extend the Holiday Traditions fact to give students more information.
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No Problem Word Problems
Raise engagement by changing your real world problems to be holiday or winter themed.
Prompt:
Can you please help me create five winter and holiday themed word problems for my (grade level and subject) students. We are currently learning to (copy and paste the exact verbage from your TEKS). Please provide the solutions to each problem.
Below are examples from using this prompt in ChatGPT.
Math: Gift Wrapping
Samantha is wrapping rectangular gift boxes for her friends. The length of the gift box is 10 inches, and the width is 6 inches. What is the area of the wrapping paper needed for one gift box?
Reading: "The Snowman's Tale"
Read the following passage and determine the author's purpose:
"In the quiet, snowy night, a lonely snowman stood in the backyard. He watched as children played in the snow, and he longed to join in the fun. The author describes the snowman's feelings and observations in a poetic manner, conveying a sense of yearning and nostalgia." (summary of passage)
Question: What is the author's purpose in describing the snowman's perspective?
Science: Christmas Tree Ecosystem
Scenario:
Imagine a Christmas tree farm as a small ecosystem. How might the competition among trees for sunlight and nutrients affect their growth?
Social Studies: Colonial Snowfall
In the winter of 1620, the Pilgrims faced a harsh snowfall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Describe how this severe weather might have affected their early attempts at colonization. What strategies could they have employed to overcome these challenges?
Keep the Conversation going:
Change the formatting of your questions: Provide the information in table format with a space for the problem, through box, solution and explanation.
Change the difficulty: Rewrite questions 3 and 5 to have a higher rigor for my honors students.
Festive Attendance Questions
Asking quirky attendance questions not only adds a dash of fun to the classroom routine but also helps students feel more connected, turning a mundane task into memorable moments. The only issue with attendance questions? It can be hard to think of a new one every day. Luckily, ChatGPT can help! Check out the fun attendance questions it helped us with:
"The Polar Express" or "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
"Jingle Bells" or "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?
Ugly Christmas sweater or festive pajamas?
Gingerbread cookies or candy canes?
Turkey or ham?
Favorite winter activity?
What's your favorite holiday treat?
Favorite holiday song?
What's one gift you asked Santa for this year?
Favorite winter sport?
Prompt:
I'm a (insert grade level) teacher. Could you please help me think of some festive attendance questions appropriate for their grade level and fun for the holiday season? Each question should be able to be answered with one or two words.
