Exercise Builder Skill
This skill creates hands-on, engaging exercises that help students practice and master prompt engineering techniques.
When to Use
Use this skill when the user:
- •Asks to create student exercises or activities
- •Wants practice problems for specific techniques
- •Needs hands-on learning tasks
- •Requests examples for students to try
- •Wants differentiated practice at multiple levels
What This Skill Does
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Gathers Requirements:
- •Exercise topic or skill to practice
- •Target grade level(s)
- •Time allocation for the exercise
- •Specific learning objective
- •Related class session
- •Difficulty level desired
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Invokes Subagents to create:
- •prompt-engineer subagent: Designs the prompting technique practice
- •lesson-planner subagent: Structures the exercise format
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Creates Exercise Content:
- •Clear, student-facing instructions
- •Specific prompting technique to practice
- •Example prompts at different skill levels
- •Success criteria (what good looks like)
- •Solution examples and variations
- •Common mistakes and how to fix them
- •Extension activities for advanced students
- •Scaffolding for struggling students
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Saves Exercise to:
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prompt-engineering-curriculum/class-XX/exercises/exercise-name.md
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Exercise Design Principles
- •Immediately Useful: Use real homework scenarios
- •Progressive Difficulty: Start simple, build complexity
- •Clear Success Criteria: Students know when they've succeeded
- •Real Examples: Authentic student work scenarios
- •Iteration-Friendly: Encourage refinement and improvement
Output Structure
Exercises include:
- •Learning Objective: What students will practice
- •Time Allocation: How long the exercise should take
- •Instructions: Step-by-step, student-facing
- •Examples: Model prompts and responses
- •Success Criteria: What indicates mastery
- •Solutions: Multiple correct approaches
- •Troubleshooting: Common issues and fixes
- •Extensions: Challenges for advanced students
- •Differentiation: Support for various skill levels
Example Usage
User: "Create an exercise for students to practice role-based prompting with their math homework"
This skill will generate a complete exercise with instructions, examples, and solutions.