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Claude Opus 5.5 · Prompt collection

AI story prompts for your classroom.

A little character. A small adventure. A story worth telling.

Start with three complete prompts for children’s story videos. Make one your own, then ask Claude for a storyboard, narration, and a simple animated storybook.

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The fox who borrowed a starStoryboard concept · not generated footage

01 / Start with a story

AI story prompts for teachers.

Choose friendship to discuss sharing, or a little science discovery to introduce plant growth. Set the age and language for your class, review the facts and narration, and add a question to check understanding. A bedtime template is also included. Each prompt includes six story beats and instructions for an HTML animation.

A few details make it yours.

Start with a template, then adjust the brief. Switching stories resets the character and visual style.

Free to copy. This builds a text prompt; generation happens in your own Claude session.

Your complete prompt

The fox who borrowed a star

Create a 60-second animated children's story titled "The fox who borrowed a star" for ages 4–6.

STORY BRIEF
Main character: Pip the fox.
Theme: Comfort and belonging.
Narration and captions: English.
Visual direction: Paper-cut storybook; use simple original shapes, warm colors, and uncluttered compositions.
Format: 16:9 landscape, designed for 1920 × 1080 playback.

STORY BEATS
1. Introduce the little fox beneath a starry forest sky.
2. The fox notices a small fallen star beside the path.
3. The fox carries the star gently through the forest.
4. An owl helps the fox find a hill with a clear view of the sky.
5. The fox returns the star to the sky and follows its light home.
6. End with the fox resting safely at home beneath the shining star.
Adapt every beat to the main character specified above. Keep the character's name, proportions, outfit, and colors consistent across all six scenes.

WRITING AND PACING
Use short, concrete sentences appropriate for ages 4–6. Keep the total narration at or below 90 words and read it aloud to check the timing. Give each scene a start time and duration; the six scenes must total exactly 60 seconds. Include small pauses between ideas and a gentle, resolved ending. Avoid frightening imagery, peril, flashing effects, and loud surprises. Let the theme emerge through actions rather than a lecture.

DELIVERABLES
1. A character sheet describing the character's fixed visual features.
2. A six-row storyboard with timing, action, narration, caption, and transition for each scene.
3. One complete, self-contained HTML file using inline SVG and CSS or JavaScript for a simple animated storybook. Use no external libraries, remote assets, or paid services. Include working Play, Pause, and Replay controls and a visible timeline. Playback must start only after Play is pressed. Respect prefers-reduced-motion by offering still frames with captions. Keep captions readable and inside safe margins.
4. A separate narration script with scene timestamps. Do not claim recorded voice or music is included unless you actually provide those files. The HTML should work with captions alone.
5. Instructions to save and open the HTML, preview the complete story, and record or render it to MP4 using a separate tool. State any required tool or installation explicitly; do not claim an MP4 has been exported unless a playable file exists.

CHECK BEFORE HANDOVER
If you can run a browser, check scene order, total duration, playback controls, caption clipping, and character consistency. If you cannot run it, label the result as untested and provide a short manual checklist. Distinguish generated files from proposed next steps.

Original templates by Skill Everyday. These prompts have not been tested in Opus 5.5; output quality and tool access may vary.

02 / Give the story a shape

One character. Six scenes. A gentle ending.

For the bedtime template, keep the problem small and the resolution reassuring. These are planning notes for the default 60-second example above, not results from a model run.

  1. 01

    Meet Pip in the forest.

    0–10s
  2. 02

    Discover a fallen star.

    10–20s
  3. 03

    Carry it along the path.

    20–30s
  4. 04

    Ask an owl for help.

    30–40s
  5. 05

    Return the star to the sky.

    40–50s
  6. 06

    Follow its light home.

    50–60s

03 / From prompt to playback

Make the story, then make the video.

This workflow asks Opus to write a simple animation as code. Turning that animation into an MP4 is a separate step.

  1. Copy your brief into Claude.

    Open your own Claude session and select Opus 5.5 if your plan offers it. Paste the complete prompt. You can also use a coding agent with access to the model; file creation and browser checks depend on that environment.

  2. Review the storyboard first.

    Check the six scenes and read the narration aloud. For a 60-second story, the prompt sets a ceiling of 90 words. Shorten it if the chosen language or reading pace needs more time. Confirm names, colors, and clothing stay consistent.

  3. Open and check the animation.

    Save the supplied code as story.html and open it in a browser. Test Play, Pause, and Replay. Watch the whole timeline, check captions on a small screen, and make sure the ending has room to breathe. A code file is not evidence that these checks passed.

  4. Add sound and export.

    Record the supplied narration yourself, or use a separate voice tool. For a simple export, record the browser playback with a screen recorder, then combine video and narration in your editor and export MP4. A frame renderer is another option, but needs its own setup. Check the final file for timing, sound, and readability.

A useful second prompt

Once you have a first draft, use this to ask for a focused revision.

Review the story you just created against the original brief. Keep the character design and story beats unchanged. Check every caption for readability and every scene for timing. Simplify any crowded scene, shorten narration that exceeds its allotted time, and replace abrupt movement with gentle transitions. Return the revised complete HTML and list what you changed. Report browser checks separately from anything you could not test.

04 / Before you begin

A few useful answers.

Can Opus 5.5 directly generate an MP4?

These prompts ask Claude to produce a storyboard, narration text, and HTML animation code. The workflow requires a separate recording or rendering step for MP4. Don’t assume a playable video or recorded voice exists just because the model describes one.

Have these prompts been tested?

No. These are original, untested starting templates. The forest illustration and six-scene outline are editorial concepts. We have not published an Opus 5.5 run, a measured success rate, or a generated video for them.

Can I use another video generator?

Yes, after adapting the workflow. Ask Claude for a character reference and a separate shot prompt for each scene instead of the HTML deliverable. Give those to your chosen video tool, then assemble the clips and narration. Tool support for references, audio, and clip length varies.

How do I keep the same character in every scene?

Start with a fixed character sheet and reuse its visual features in every scene. For HTML, ask for one reusable SVG character. For generated clips, use a consistent reference image where your tool supports it. Review the result for drift before assembling the video.

Is it free?

Copying and customizing these prompts on Skill Everyday is free. Access to Claude and any voice, video, or editing tools follows those services’ own plans and pricing.

Written by Skill Everyday · Published October 4, 2026 · Templates not yet model-tested

Model reference: Anthropic’s Opus 5.5 introduction ↗. For reusable workflows, explore our free agent skills ↗. For visual direction, browse motion references ↗.