You're busy preparing lessons, marking, parent-teacher meetings, and organizing the next class trip every day—and still sometimes wonder how you're going to manage it all? The day feels like there aren't enough hours, the to-do list keeps growing—and creative teaching ideas often fall by the wayside...
What if you had a smart assistant at your side to take care of exactly these tasks – around the clock, reliably, and lightning fast? That's exactly what's possible now – with ChatGPT ! 🤖
Whether you need to prepare for a spontaneous substitute lesson, translate a letter to parents into another language, or quickly create a creative writing assignment, ChatGPT is here to help. And the best part: It's free! 🥳
But what exactly is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence that understands and can write text. It helps you develop ideas, answer questions, or transfer content to different levels—like a digital co-teacher in everyday school life. When I was still teaching, ChatGPT was a daily companion for me—whether it was planning creative lesson units, short exercise breaks, or spontaneous stories about the class pet. 🐻
Table of contents
- Personalized stories for your class
- Create worksheets easily
- Simplify or expand texts
- Quiz & learning games
- Letters to parents
- Goodbye certificate stress
- To-do lists & checklists
- Lessons at the touch of a button
- Prepare substitute lessons
- Intercultural content
- Texts in different languages
- Impulses for class council & mindfulness
1. Personalized stories for your class 📚
Do you also constantly wonder which book to read next during breakfast break? I used to feel the same way – until I discovered this ingenious ChatGPT hack: Simply have your own stories written for you, completely individual and creative, perfectly tailored to your class. Whether funny, exciting, or fairytale-like – ChatGPT creates stories that are a perfect fit for your class, your lesson, or the current topics.
Just imagine how the children will look when their class pet suddenly goes on a journey, solves puzzles, or experiences a real adventure... 
Write:
“Tell a story about the class pet [...] of the class [...].” 
🧸 Additional tip: Want to make the story even more personal? Simply give ChatGPT your students' names and let them become part of the story! This is guaranteed to make their eyes light up and double the excitement—perfect for reading lessons or special school occasions.
2. Your shortcut in everyday school life: Easily create worksheets 📝
Whether it's fill-in-the-blanks, creative writing prompts, or multiple-choice questions, ChatGPT creates suitable material for every subject and level. 
Write:
"Create a worksheet on the topic [...] for the [...] class with three tasks and solutions." 
🎨 Additional tip: Once ChatGPT has created your material, customize it with stickers from our worksheet factory ! 
3. Simplify or expand texts - find the right material with just one click 📖
Perhaps you're familiar with this problem: You want to design your learning materials so that every child can follow along—from those learning German as a second language to those with special needs to those with exceptional achievement. But this is precisely what takes up so much time: rewording, simplifying, and adapting texts... and meanwhile, normal school life continues.
This is where ChatGPT comes in: With just a few inputs, it creates texts for you at different language levels – individually, quickly, and flexibly. This makes differentiation easier than ever, without you having to spend hours on it.
Write:
"Rewrite this text at three different levels of difficulty: 1. for students with special needs (simple language, short sentences), 2. for average-achieving students (age-appropriate), 3. for particularly high-achieving students (technical language, in-depth): [Insert text]"
“Rewrite this text more simply for DaZ students: [Insert text]”
"Simplify this text for students with special needs in reading/comprehension. Use short sentences, clear terms, and avoid technical vocabulary: [Insert text]"
"Rewrite the following text in a more challenging way for high-performing students. Include technical terms, formulate more complex sentences, and add a follow-up question at the end: [Insert text]" 
🗂️ Additional tip: Have ChatGPT create three versions of the text for you at different levels – and combine them for pair work with "expert teams" ! This way, students learn from each other and everyone works at the appropriate level.
4. Create quizzes and learning games – motivating, creative, and curriculum-oriented 🎮
Anyone who teaches knows the famous question: "Can we play something today?" And to be able to say "yes!" with a clear conscience, ChatGPT can help you: It lets you quickly create customized learning games that are fun and reinforce the lesson material – whether as a quiz or a small escape room scene in the classroom. This turns the children's request into a didactic highlight! 
Write:
“Create a quiz on the topic [...] with 5 multiple-choice questions.”
"Create a short escape room story for the [...] class on the topic [...]. It should include three puzzles that the students must solve to 'leave' the classroom. Include appropriate clues and solutions."
"Create a bingo game with 16 technical terms related to the topic [...]. Provide a short, child-friendly definition or paraphrase for each term as a clue. Have students check off the terms on their cards when they hear the appropriate description." 
🧩 Additional tip: Covering a lesson without a plan? No problem! With ChatGPT, you can quickly create language-enhancing puzzles, creative introductory activities, or small games that not only keep the class busy but also support German as a Second Language students in their language learning. This way, even a spontaneous lesson can be used meaningfully and in a variety of ways!
5. Parent letters in seconds: ChatGPT makes it possible 📧
You've been at school all day, reviewed exams in the afternoon, and spent the rest of the evening at your desk—all you really want to do is call it a day. But there it is again, that thought: "I still have to write the parent-teacher letter for tomorrow..."
Luckily, ChatGPT makes this a breeze: Whether objective, polite, empathetic, or even multilingual, the text assistant helps you draft letters to parents quickly and appropriately. This leaves you more time for the evening – and everything will still be finished on time! 
Write:
“Write a letter to parents inviting them to the parents’ evening on [insert date] [insert location] in the following languages [...].”
💬 Additional tip: Whether it's a letter to parents, an information sheet, or a message in the class chat, ChatGPT adapts the tone and language in no time: formal, friendly, or completely relaxed – whatever suits you.
6. Goodbye to the stress of your certificate: Digital help that really helps you 🎓
You know that feeling? You sit in front of a stack of report cards in the evening, searching for the right words for your development reports, trying to formulate them fairly, constructively, and individually – and you're going around in circles. You want to do justice to every child, but after the tenth report, everything suddenly sounds the same – and the clock is ticking.
This is exactly where ChatGPT can help you: It supports you in creating differentiated, appreciative, and professional references – quickly, precisely, and without hours of pondering. 
Write:
"Write a report card for a student who has shown positive development in the area of [...]. The language should be appreciative, objective, and nuanced." 
📌 Additional tip: Have you collected notes on behavior, participation, or learning progress in your digital teacher calendar ? Perfect! Simply export the planner page as an image and upload it to ChatGPT! 
7. To-do lists & checklists – perfectly organized 📋
Teachers are true multitaskers – but sometimes it's easy to lose track in the chaos of to-dos, emails from parents, and organizational clutter. Whether it's a project week, a class trip, or the start of the school year: a clearly structured to-do list helps you keep your head clear and avoid forgetting anything important.
This is exactly what the next Chat GPT hack can help you with: Create perfectly organized to-do lists and checklists, individually tailored to your class and your project. This way, you won't miss a single detail – and you can focus on what really matters: your teaching. 
Write:
“Create a to-do list for [...].” 
🧠 Additional tip: Then add the individual tasks to the to-do list in your digital teacher calendar - this way you can keep track of everything that needs to be done! 
8. Lessons at the touch of a button ✏️
In everyday school life, there is often not enough time to plan creative and well-structured lessons – and this is exactly where the first ChatGPT hack comes into play:
ChatGPT creates complete lessons in seconds—including learning objectives, a schedule, and differentiation options. This saves you valuable time while still providing you with a well-thought-out lesson plan. 
Write:
"Create a lesson on the topic [...] for the [...] class, including learning objectives, process, and differentiation." 
✨ Additional tip: Save good units directly in your digital lesson planner – this way, your own AI lesson library will gradually emerge!
9. Prepare substitute lessons in no time ⏱️💼
You've probably experienced this before: You arrive at school in the morning and are immediately surprised to find yourself having to cover a spontaneous class.
Of course, nothing is prepared, and you don't have much time either – and while you're already mentally running through various emergency solutions, you're racking your brains for how to fill the hour meaningfully and spontaneously.
This is exactly where ChatGPT can help: Whether it's about current topics, lesson content, or simply a creative idea for a quick break, ChatGPT provides you with relevant materials in seconds that you can use right away. This way, you can manage even spontaneous lessons in a relaxed manner – and your class will be meaningfully engaged. 
Write:
"Create a worksheet on the topic[...] for a substitute lesson in the [...] class." 
🧭 Additional tip: Create a separate category in your digital teacher calendar for spontaneous "emergency solutions" – for example, with creative writing prompts or open discussion questions. This way, you'll gradually build up a small collection of ideas that you can access at any time – perfect for the next unplanned substitute lesson! 
10. Discover intercultural content 🌍🎎
I've often pondered how I can further appreciate my students' diverse cultural backgrounds and incorporate them into my lessons. Our morning greetings in different languages were already a lovely start to the day—but I've often thought about how I can also more effectively incorporate the children's customs, festivals, and traditions into my lessons.
If you're like me, you'll love this Chat GPT hack: ChatGPT helps you bring cultural nuances from around the world into your classroom in a child-friendly, engaging, and detailed way. Whether in ethics, social studies, or foreign language classes, this way, all children can learn from each other, connect, and appreciate each other. 
Write:
“Explain the custom [...] for a [...] class in the following languages: [...].”
"Formulate three open-ended questions that will encourage children to discuss their own cultural celebrations or family rituals. The goal is to make diversity visible in the classroom." 
💡 My tip: During my studies, I often worked at a language school, helping children whose first language was not theirs to learn German.
During one project week, we explored the topic of "cultural diversity" – and it was a real highlight: One day we cooked typical dishes from the children's countries of origin together, and another day we focused on customs, music, and festivals.
Such projects can be easily prepared with ChatGPT – for example, with appropriate research prompts, short texts about the countries, or the creation of shopping lists.
11. Write or translate texts in different languages 🌐
Have you ever had the problem of not being able to communicate properly with parents in your class – simply because of a language barrier?
Or that a child was disadvantaged because his parents did not correctly understand important information in the parent-teacher letter?
This is exactly where ChatGPT can help: Texts can be easily translated into different languages – clear, understandable, and appropriately worded. 
Write:
"Translate the following text into these languages: [...]: [Insert text]" 
🌈 Additional tip: You can also ask ChatGPT to formulate the text in a child-friendly or particularly polite manner. 
12. Impulses for class council & mindfulness 🧘♀️
School life is often loud, fast-paced, and packed – leaving little time to breathe. This makes small pockets of calm all the more important, as they benefit not only you but also your students. Sometimes a mindful introduction or a brief conversational stimulus is all it takes to shift the focus and bring a positive atmosphere to the lesson.
And that's exactly where ChatGPT can help: Whether it's silent stimuli, short breathing exercises, or mindful questions for class meetings – with just a few clicks, you'll find ideas for bringing mindfulness into the stressful everyday school life. 
Write:
“Give me 5 discussion prompts for the class council of a [...] class.”
"Create a 2-minute mindful movement break for students in grade [...]—quiet, with no effort or materials required, ideal for relaxation in between classes." 
🪷 Additional tip: For even more peace and focus – grab our mindfulness journal or our coloring book and create little private breaks too! 
Conclusion: Your smart co-teacher for every day 🤖
With ChatGPT at your side, your daily teaching life becomes easier, more creative, and more flexible. Whether it's a spontaneous substitution, report card texts, or pedagogical suggestions – your AI assistant thinks for you, saves you time, and simply makes your job a little more relaxing.
I really enjoyed using ChatGPT in my daily teaching life—it was a real help in so many situations. Try the tips yourself and make ChatGPT your favorite digital colleague! 🙌🏼 
Here's an overview of all 12 ChatGPT teacher hacks:
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Lessons at the touch of a button ✏️📆
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Your shortcut in everyday school life: Easily create worksheets 📝
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Simplify or expand texts – find the right material with just one click 📖
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Create quizzes and learning games – motivating, creative and curriculum-oriented
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Parent letters in seconds: ChatGPT makes it possible 📧
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Goodbye to the stress of your certificate: Digital help that really helps you 🎓
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To-do lists & checklists – perfectly organized 📋
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Personalized stories for your class 📚
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Prepare substitute lessons in no time ⏱️💼
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Discover intercultural content 🌍🎎
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Write or translate texts in different languages 🌐
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Impulses for class council & mindfulness 🧘♀️
Want to integrate ChatGPT even more effectively into your daily planning routine? Check out this blog post on the best ChatGPT everyday hacks.
