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K-12 Lesson Differentiation

Adapt one lesson into below, at and above grade level versions in one go.

Official Anthropicby AnthropicChecked October 18, 2026

A Claude for Teachers skill from Anthropic and Learning Commons that tiers an existing lesson. It produces a teacher plan and three student-ready versions that share the same core content, so tiers never drift apart.

Who it is for

  • K-12 teachers
  • Special education teachers
  • Tutors

Prompts to try

Once the skill is installed, ask for the result in plain words. Claude picks the skill up on its own.

Prompt 1
My students are at different levels, differentiate this fractions lesson
Prompt 2
Make three tiers of this reading comprehension activity
Prompt 3
Scaffold this science lab for students below grade level

How to install it

In Claude Code

  1. git clone https://github.com/anthropics/k12-teacher-skills
  2. claude plugin marketplace add ./k12-teacher-skills
  3. claude plugin install k12-education@k12-teacher-skills

In Claude.ai

Already included for Claude for Teachers accounts; on other plans, add the repo as a marketplace under Customize > Plugins.

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How we checked it

Confirmed SKILL.md at plugin/skills/k12-lesson-differentiation/SKILL.md in anthropics/k12-teacher-skills via the GitHub API; skill folder last changed 2026-10-14, repo has 569 stars and was pushed 2026-10-14; license headers credit Anthropic and Learning Commons under Apache 2.0.

Source: github.com/anthropics/k12-teacher-skills/tree/main/plugin/skills/k12-lesson-differentiation

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