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Small working example explainer
Name a mechanism you need to teach. Get the smallest example that shows it, with traced values and predictions to check.
Small working example explainer is a free AI skill for the job "Write and tell stories". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · Made by AI Blocks · Thinking: high
What it does
Explanations lose people when the example has too many parts. A learner cannot tell which number matters, so they memorise the steps and cannot use them on a new case. A good example is small enough that nothing is hidden. This skill asks what the learner must be able to do and what they already know. It cuts the mechanism down to one or two values, names every in-between result, and writes the trace so it can be followed with a pencil. It then adds predictions the learner makes before reading the answer. It runs the same numbers through a trusted source, or a second route, to check the example is right, and ends by saying what the small version leaves out.
You give it
- The mechanism to teach, in a sentence
- Who is learning and what they know (optional)
- A trusted reference to check against (optional)
- Your current explanation (optional)
You get
- The smallest example that still shows the mechanism
- A trace of every step with named values
- Two to four predictions with answers
- A note of what the small version leaves out
Use it when
- You are writing a lesson, guide or onboarding note and the real example is too big.
- A team member keeps asking how a formula or process works and slides are not helping.
- You need to explain a calculation, rule or system to a customer in one page.
How to use it
- Start a chat with the skill. Open it if you added it to your AI, or copy it and paste it in.
- Say what you want the learner to be able to do at the end.
- Tell it what the learner already knows.
- Paste a trusted formula, tool or page if you have one for it to check against.
- Try the predictions yourself before you read the answers.