# Create a practice set with worked examples that fade into independent problems

A problem set that starts with fully worked examples and gradually removes support until students solve independently.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/create-a-practice-set-with-worked-examples-that-fade-into-independent

## Prompt

```text
Create a scaffolded practice set for a skill my students are learning.

**Skill:** [e.g. "solving two-step linear equations", "calculating present value", "balancing redox equations"]
**Level:** [GRADE OR COURSE]
**Common mistakes students make:** [LIST, if known]
**Number of problems:** [e.g. "12"]
**Format:** [worksheet, LMS quiz, slides]

Build the set in this order:
1. **2 fully worked examples** with each step written out and a short "why" note for each step.
2. **2 partially worked examples** where students complete the missing steps (remove later steps first, then earlier ones).
3. **1 error-analysis problem:** a worked solution with one common mistake for students to find and fix.
4. **Independent problems** that increase in difficulty, including at least one word problem or context and one that looks similar but needs a different approach.
5. **1 challenge or transfer problem.**

Also include:
- A short self-check at the midpoint so students know whether to continue or ask for help.
- A full answer key with worked solutions.
- Notes on which problem targets which common mistake.

Check every numerical answer carefully and show the work so I can verify it. Keep numbers friendly in the early problems so attention goes to the method.
```

## What to fill in

- GRADE OR COURSE
- LIST, if known
- e.g. "12"
- worksheet, LMS quiz, slides

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