Free self-checking activities for Amplify Classroom
I'm a high school math teacher. I build these by describing them in plain words to CL for Desmos & Amplify, a free ChatGPT plugin I made. Each activity comes with exactly what I typed, so you can use it as it is, or change the request and build your own version.
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Build a one-slide activity for second grade adding and subtracting two-digit numbers within 100. Each problem is randomly generated. Make them half addition, half subtraction, where about half need regrouping and about half don't. Make sure there are no negative answers. The student types the answer and then presses check. If they're right, then it should show correct with an exclamation point and a new problem. And if they're wrong, it should show try again and it should keep the same problem on the screen in that case. Include a streak counter on the screen, like a tracker for how far they are in the streak, and a wrong answer should reset that to zero. After five in a row, you should show a celebration, like "you did it", exclamation point. Keep all text on the screen very short and simple for second grade readers, and make celebrations of student success a bit over the top, just so it seems fun, like for when they get a question right or when they finish the streak.
How it works
Describe the activity
Open ChatGPT, click Plugins and search for Desmos to turn on CL for Desmos & Amplify. Then describe what you want in plain words: the problems, the feedback and the goal.
Build it in Amplify Classroom
The plugin tells you which pieces to add in the activity builder and what to paste into each one. You don't write any code.
Preview it, then assign it
Try it as a student first. The plugin does make mistakes sometimes, and a short reply in the same chat usually fixes them.
Activities
Open one and assign it, or use Copy and Edit in Amplify to make your own version. Each activity's page has the exact request I typed.
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Grades 6–8
Thin-sliced one- and two-step equations
Thin-sliced practice for solving one-step and two-step equations, all on one screen. Each round is a question type, and each step inside a round changes just one thing from the step before.
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6th grade
Multiplication and division facts to 12 × 12
Facts up to 12 × 12, mixed. Students type an answer, see right away whether it's correct, and get a fresh problem each time. A streak counter tracks 10 in a row, and a wrong answer sends it back to zero.
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Grades 6–8
Integer operations, all four mixed
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers from -12 to 12, all mixed. Students get a new problem every time, instant feedback, a streak that resets on a wrong answer, their best streak so far, and a "Goal reached!" that stays up once they hit 10.
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2nd grade
Adding and subtracting within 100
Two-digit adding and subtracting within 100. Every problem is new, kids get instant feedback, and they keep going until they get 5 in a row.
Common questions
- Do my students use AI?
- No. Students only see the Amplify Classroom activity. The plugin is for the teacher building it.
- Do I need ChatGPT to use these activities?
- No. Open a link and assign it, or Copy and Edit it to make your own version. You'd only need ChatGPT to build new ones with the plugin.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. The plugin is free, Amplify Classroom teacher accounts are free, and I built the 6th-grade activity here on a free ChatGPT account.
- My school manages my ChatGPT account.
- An admin might have to enable the plugin first.
- Is there anything to grade or proofread?
- The activity works out every problem and checks every answer itself, so there's nothing to grade. Do preview what the plugin builds before you assign it, since it makes mistakes sometimes.