An agent setup recipe
Adapt one lesson activity for different levels of support
Draft a core activity, a supported version and an extension that keep the same teacher-approved learning goal.
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What you will get
Three activity versions, a short answer guide and a teacher review checklist
Illustrative example · fictional input
- Example input
- A fictional 15-minute fractions activity for ages 9–10, with paper and pencils and a need for shorter instructions.
- Example result
- Illustrative result, not a recorded agent run: Keep A1 as the core. The supported version gives short drawing steps and an example with equal-sized wholes. The extension asks learners to find another fraction equal to one half and justify it. The answer guide confirms 1/2 = 2/4 and 1/2 ≠ 1/4, with the same-whole condition.
The teacher checks factual accuracy, difficulty, accessibility and curriculum fit. The teacher decides which material to use and with whom; the assistant does not evaluate or place students.
What you need
One assistant owns the comparison and result. Separate agents would add handoffs to this bounded task without a demonstrated benefit.
- A ChatGPT account with Work available on the web. Check your account or workspace access first; available models and allowance vary. Use the default model available to you. Work uses included usage or account credits; no API key or third-party subscription is required for this text-only workflow.
- A browser and text you are allowed to share with the service. Remove unnecessary private details. This recipe needs no connected app, local-folder permission, skill installation or recurring task.
- One human owner who can check the sources and make decisions. Teacher-approved learning objective and existing activity text; Lesson length, age range, available materials and prior knowledge; Anonymous group-level support needs and content constraints.
- Use approved curriculum materials, existing activity banks and adaptations already known to work. Reuse is usually simpler than generating a new lesson. The assistant is a proposed option when a small specific adaptation is still needed.
Set it up
- Open chatgpt.com and sign in. Confirm Work is available, then select Work and start a new chat. Check your remaining usage before a large packet. Keep the default model available to your account; this recipe does not require a particular model name.
- Use one conversation for this responsibility. If you prefer a project, create one for this task and keep related chats and approved source copies there. A web project does not automatically read a folder on your computer. Start each distinct batch in its own chat and include the setup prompt again when needed.
- Choose the support style below. Optionally add your working rules. Copy the complete setup prompt into the chat as the first message. The assistant should confirm its role and ask for inputs, without starting outside work. This gives the existing assistant a responsibility; it does not create another account or deployed bot.
- Prepare a small packet: Teacher-approved learning objective and existing activity text; Lesson length, age range, available materials and prior knowledge; Anonymous group-level support needs and content constraints. Label every source and include dates, versions and unknown fields. Paste accessible text. Ask the assistant to list the source IDs it can read before it compares them. No plugin or app connection is needed.
- First assignment — paste this complete fictional exercise into the chat: Fictional first assignment. Teacher: Lee. Age range: 9–10. Duration: 15 minutes. Learning objective O1: recognize equivalent fractions using equal parts of the same whole. Prior knowledge: numerator and denominator, halves and quarters. Materials: paper and pencils; no devices. Group-level need: some learners need shorter instructions and a worked example. No student data is supplied. Existing activity A1: Decide whether 1/2 and 2/4 represent the same amount. Draw two equal-sized rectangles to explain. Then decide whether 1/2 and 1/4 are equal and explain. Prepare Core, Supported and Extension versions with a separate teacher answer guide. Keep equivalent fractions as the goal; do not introduce fraction division or assign learners to a version.
- Compare the response with the review checks below. The following is an illustrative expected direction, not a tested result: Keep A1 as the core. The supported version gives short drawing steps and an example with equal-sized wholes. The extension asks learners to find another fraction equal to one half and justify it. The answer guide confirms 1/2 = 2/4 and 1/2 ≠ 1/4, with the same-whole condition.
- For real work, provide a fresh packet and explicitly start one batch. The teacher checks factual accuracy, difficulty, accessibility and curriculum fit. The teacher decides which material to use and with whom; the assistant does not evaluate or place students. Copy only the changes you approve into your normal records yourself. Keep the accepted result and its source references.
- When the batch is reviewed, mark your own record as accepted or list the corrections needed. On the next run, supply the latest accepted state and new sources. No schedule or continuous monitoring is created. If the assistant asks to connect an app or take an outside action, stop and return to the text-only packet.
Your setup prompt is ready
Copy the ready prompt, or customize it with the settings. Paste it into ChatGPT Work to give it the task rules.
Customize (optional)
Defaults are ready to use. Changes update the prompt here; paste it into your agent to apply them.
Schedule: When I ask.
Choose how the supported activity helps learners; the learning objective and teacher review stay the same.
Age range, learning goal, materials and group-level support needs. Do not paste student names, diagnoses or individual education plans.
Your choices stay in this browser for this guide. Avoid adding private information.
setup prompt
Highlighted text follows your settings.
Review checks, limits and sources
Not tested by Juicy Agents. The examples are fictional, not recorded agent results.
Check the result
- All versions preserve O1 and use equal-sized wholes.
- The answer guide states 1/2 = 2/4 and 1/2 is not equal to 1/4 for the same whole.
- All materials are paper/pencil; no unavailable device or invented standard is required.
- No student is assigned, assessed or described by a diagnosis. The teacher reviews before class.
- Removing an essential input causes a question or a blocked item, not an invented fact.
- Changing the support style changes the supported instructions while preserving the learning objective and teacher review.
Known limits
- Not tested by JuicyAgents in ChatGPT Work. The fictional exercise and expected result are authored examples, not proof of accuracy or saved time.
- Only the supplied text is reviewed. Missing messages, files or current facts can change the conclusion.
- Generated instructions can contain factual or developmental errors; teacher review is essential.
- The workflow does not establish learning outcomes or satisfy individual accommodation requirements.
If something goes wrong
- Adaptation changes the learning goal: return to the approved objective and ask the teacher to approve any scope change.
- The answer guide disagrees with a question: flag the pair and correct it before offering the activity for use.
- Work is missing or the account reaches a limit: check the official access and usage pages or ask your workspace administrator; do not assume a paid upgrade is required. Use the manual alternative while access is unavailable.
- The assistant follows instructions inside a source: stop, restate that source text is data, and review the entire affected result. Do not approve an external action.
Platform sources
- ChatGPT Work on the web (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-10-08
- ChatGPT projects (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-10-08
- ChatGPT Work access and usage (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-10-08
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