Week 5: Teach AI Like a Pro with Mega Prompts

VT No 298 - Mega Prompts & AI Magic Build students’ confidence and critical thinking with hands-on prompt engineering, no extra planning needed.

Sep 21, 2025

Hello Everyone,

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky wasn’t talking about AI prompts, but he may as well have been. This week the magic starts when you take a shot, if you don’t try, you’ll never see what’s possible.

MEGA Prompts shows that when students play with language, they don’t just write stories, they see them. Every word choice is a chance to take a shot: add a detail, shift the mood, spark a whole new image. Some prompts miss, some delight, but all of them open doors to creativity.

AI becomes a partner in this process, helping kids step out of their comfort zone and discover how imagination, risk-taking & curiosity turn into vivid visual worlds. And just like Gretzky said, taking the shot is the only way to score.

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And prompt AI…….

Week Five’s lesson plan is MEGA Prompts, a creative deep-dive into how words shape images with AI

Students begin by experimenting with simple words and short phrases, watching how the AI instantly transforms language into vivid pictures using Say What You See

It doesn’t take long before they realise that every word counts. A “rubber duck” is fine, but a
“A bright yellow rubber duck styled as a punk rocker, wearing a black leather vest covered in studs, safety pins and patches. The duck has a spiky mohawk hairstyle in vibrant pink with teal streaks. The duck’s expression is bold and playful, combining the cute look of a toy with edgy punk fashion. White background, high-resolution studio lighting.”
unlocks a whole new world of possibility.

Core Learning

Students explore how the clarity and detail of language changes the outcome.
A side-by-side comparison of vague vs. specific prompts sparks discussion about how AI doesn’t “imagine” like us, it predicts patterns from its training.
This helps students see why experimenting with descriptors, adjectives & settings matters when creating images.

From Prompts to Pages

The lesson flows from experimenting with descriptive prompts into building digital books. Students combine their AI-generated illustrations with hand-drawn sketches, refine layouts through feedback and shape stories that feel polished and purposeful. They share drafts with the class, reflect on improvements and celebrate how words, prompts & images come together as finished books.

Presentation & Reflection

Students write a short caption for their AI-generated images, explaining what they were aiming for with their prompt. Flow writing pushes them to reflect: How did changing the words change the picture? What surprised me?
They also discuss how their classmates’ prompts gave them new ways of thinking.

Agency & Creativity

Prompting gives kids a powerful sense of control, words become paintbrushes and language turns into art. Students see that imagination + precision = results. The classroom fills with excitement as they shout, “Try adding rainbow!” or “Make it a dragon!” and watch the images transform in real time.

By the end, the pages of the books are filled with fantastical creatures, dreamlike settings, and surreal mashups born from nothing more than words.

MEGA Prompts shows that when students play with language, they don’t just write stories, they see them. AI becomes a partner in creativity, opening doors to visual worlds that spark curiosity, laughter & wonder.

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IMAGiNAIRING & Flow Writing

These are 2 AMAZINGLY effective techniques that I use all the time.
Imaginairing opens the imagination. Flow Writing captures raw thoughts quickly, without overthinking. Together, they can be used across any subject, science, history, creative writing, problem-solving, or reflection, to spark original thinking and rich discussion.

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When I am introducing these techniques to a class I go over these details so students understand what Flow is.
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What IMAGiNAIRING Does

Activates Creativity – opens up the imagination before any writing begins.
Builds Focus – one minute of stillness trains students to hold an image or idea in their mind.
Engages the Senses – encourages multi-sensory thinking (see, hear, feel, smell, taste).
Encourages Risk-Taking – no right or wrong, just pure imagining.
Develops Oral Expression – sharing ideas aloud builds confidence and extends thinking.

What Flow Writing Does

Frees Creativity – breaks down perfectionism and self-editing.
Builds Stamina – students practise writing continuously for a set time.
Encourages Original Thinking – raw, unfiltered ideas spill onto the page.
Improves Fluency – words flow more naturally when there’s no stopping or rereading.
Supports Reflection – helps students process learning, imagination, or personal responses.
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Together, They…

Spark Ideas – imagination first, writing second.
Encourage Exploration – push beyond surface thoughts into deeper detail.
Link Senses, Words, and Images – a full creative cycle.
Boost Confidence – no judgement, no corrections, just expression.
Work Across the Curriculum – perfect for storytelling, science observations, history reflections, art, or even problem-solving.

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