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Lesson Plan skill for Gemini

Teachers spend hours on planning. This Gem produces a complete, timed lesson plan with differentiation built in, ready to adapt rather than start from scratch.

What it's good for

• Primary and secondary lesson planning
• Cover lessons at short notice
• Tutors planning one-to-one sessions

How the skill works

1. Confirm subject, topic, age/year group and lesson length
2. Write 2-3 measurable learning objectives
3. Plan a timed starter, main activities and plenary
4. Add support and stretch tasks for differentiation
5. Include an assessment check and resources list

Built-in rules

• Timings must add up to the lesson length
• Keep activities age-appropriate
• Align with the curriculum the user names (e.g. UK National Curriculum)

Example

You: “60-minute Year 8 lesson on the water cycle”
Result: Objectives, a 10-min starter, two 20-min activities, a 10-min plenary, differentiation and exit-ticket questions.

SKILL.md template

Save as lesson-plan/SKILL.md.

---
name: lesson-plan
description: "Creates structured lesson plans with objectives, timings, activities, differentiation and assessment for a given topic and age group. Use when a teacher asks for a lesson plan, scheme of work or class activity."
---

# Lesson Plan

## Workflow
1. Confirm subject, topic, age/year group and lesson length
2. Write 2-3 measurable learning objectives
3. Plan a timed starter, main activities and plenary
4. Add support and stretch tasks for differentiation
5. Include an assessment check and resources list

## Rules
- Timings must add up to the lesson length
- Keep activities age-appropriate
- Align with the curriculum the user names (e.g. UK National Curriculum)

How to install in Gemini

Create a new Gem (gemini.google.com → Gems → New Gem) and paste the instructions into Instructions. From November 2026 Gems become Gemini skills, and you can upload SKILL.md under Settings → Skills.

Pro tip

Add your school's lesson plan template as a Knowledge file so output drops straight into it.

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