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Think-aloud script writer
Give it a task. Get a script of what you say out loud to show students how an expert thinks it through.
Think-aloud script writer is a free AI skill for the job "Teach and train people". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · CC BY SA 4.0 licence · Made by Gareth Manning · Level: beginner
Made by Gareth Manning. See the original on GitHub; we copied it as it is, with its licence.
What it does
A script of what a teacher says out loud while solving a problem, so students hear the thinking an expert does silently. Seeing the steps, doubts and checks makes hidden skills teachable. You name the task, the class level and the subject. The skill lays out the decision points an expert faces, then writes first-person lines for each: noticing a clue, rejecting a wrong path, checking the work. It can aim the script at errors your students often make, so the demonstration heads them off. You can set a target length in minutes. It also adds pause points where you ask students a question before moving on.
You give it
- The task you will model
- Year group and subject
- Common student errors (optional)
- Target length in minutes (optional)
You get
- A spoken script in first person
- Marked decision points
- Pause points with questions for students
- Lines that address common errors
Use it when
- You are about to model how to analyze a poem or solve a hard problem.
- Students copy your answer but not your reasoning.
- You want to head off a common mistake before it happens.
- You are a new teacher and unsure how to explain your thinking aloud.
How to use it
- Add it to your AI once: download it and add the folder to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex as a skill.
- Ask for the job in your own words. Your AI opens the skill when it fits.