The Workshop · Kit
Prompt Engineering Deck
A printable deck of cards. Cut them out and use them at the kitchen table to build prompts piece by piece. The physical companion to the Workshop.
The Workshop · Kit
A printable deck of cards. Cut them out and use them at the kitchen table to build prompts piece by piece. The physical companion to the Workshop.
PRINTABLE · AT-HOME · PARENT-FRIENDLY
24 cards, 4 suits. Cadets pick one from each suit to build a strong prompt without typing anything. Works the same way the Workshop teaches it — just with their hands instead of a keyboard.
Best for ages 8–13. Younger cadets play with a grown-up reading. Older cadets can run it themselves.
Specifics turn "something" into "this thing." Pick the card that names what kind of thing your prompt is about.
A piece of writing with rhythm or rhyme. Short or long. Funny or serious.
A small piece of fiction with a beginning, middle, and end.
A walk-through of how or why something works.
A brainstorm. Five ideas, ten ideas, three ideas. Pick a number.
A name for a band, a pet, a project, a club, a character.
Steps in order. For a project, a presentation, a thing you want to build.
Context tells the AI the situation. Same prompt with different context gets totally different answers.
Tells the AI to use simpler words and ideas.
Tells the AI it's school work — a teacher might see it.
Tells the AI it's a special-occasion thing — warm tone.
Signals that you're studying — AI should explain, not just answer.
Casual tone, peer-level.
Treats it as part of something bigger you're building.
Length and structure. A 4-line answer is different from a 4-paragraph answer. Pick the shape.
Standard explanation length. Easy to read.
Short. Tight. For poems, slogans, summaries.
Best when you want options, ideas, or steps.
Short and dense. Focus the AI to the essentials.
Numbered steps. Best for instructions or plans.
Two characters talking. Great for stories or scenes.
Style is the flavor. Same content, totally different feel. The cadet's choice of style is where their voice shows up.
Soft tone. Caring. Good for letters, poems, quiet reflections.
Jokes that have a point. Not just silly — clever silly.
Strong voice. Stand-up energy. For speeches, anthems, declarations.
No fancy words. The kind of writing a teacher would call "well-explained."
Narrative. Imagine someone telling it to you around a campfire.
Doesn't claim to know everything. Asks back. For exploration topics.