Template · Educational
Educational Learning Guide
A 12-chapter teaching template for educators, trainers and subject-matter experts. Built around adult learning principles: every chapter teaches, demonstrates, practices, and assesses one skill.
Educational
Educational Learning Guide
Teach · Show · Do · Check
Tone
Clear, generous, structured
Point of view
Second-person teacher voice
Length
45,000 - 70,000 words
Best for
Students, professionals, lifelong learners
The Framework
Teach · Show · Do · Check
Adapted from Bloom's Taxonomy and modern adult-learning design
Adults learn through cycles, not lectures. Every chapter walks the reader through the same four-beat loop: teach the concept, show it in action, give them something to do, and let them check their own understanding.
Best used for
- • Textbooks and self-study guides
- • Professional training and certification prep
- • Workshop and course companion books
Core principles
One skill per chapter
If a chapter teaches two things, neither will stick.
Show before you explain
Concrete examples open the door; abstractions walk through it.
Exercises are the book
Without doing, there is no learning - design exercises first.
Self-check, not test
Let the reader notice their own progress without judgment.
Outline at a glance
The shape of your 12-chapter book.
Each act below maps to a stretch of chapters with a specific purpose.
Chapter breakdown
Every chapter, every beat.
A scene-by-scene blueprint you can edit, rearrange, or generate inside StoryMaster.
- 01
Chapter 1
Why This Matters
Anchor the subject in the reader's life.
Beat 1
Open with a relatable scenario
Beat 2
Name the cost of not learning this
Beat 3
Preview the journey
- 02
Chapter 2
How to Use This Book
Set expectations and rituals.
Beat 1
Explain the four-beat loop
Beat 2
Recommend study cadence
Beat 3
Set up self-check expectations
- 03
Chapter 3
The Mental Model
Give the reader the lens to see everything ahead.
Beat 1
Teach the foundational model
Beat 2
Show it with a concrete example
Beat 3
Provide a one-page diagram
- 04
Chapter 4
Skill One
Teach the first core skill.
Beat 1
Teach, show, do, check
Beat 2
Include one worked example
Beat 3
End with a self-check question
- 05
Chapter 5
Skill Two
Build on Skill One.
Beat 1
Teach, show, do, check
Beat 2
Reference Skill One explicitly
Beat 3
Include a common mistake callout
- 06
Chapter 6
Skill Three
Add complexity.
Beat 1
Teach, show, do, check
Beat 2
Introduce a mini case study
Beat 3
Self-check
- 07
Chapter 7
Skill Four
Halfway integration.
Beat 1
Teach, show, do, check
Beat 2
Combine Skills One to Three in one example
Beat 3
Self-check
- 08
Chapter 8
Skill Five
Push past the comfort zone.
Beat 1
Teach, show, do, check
Beat 2
Address typical confusion
Beat 3
Include extension reading
- 09
Chapter 9
Skill Six
Final core skill.
Beat 1
Teach, show, do, check
Beat 2
Map all six skills together
Beat 3
Final self-check
- 10
Chapter 10
Putting It Together
Integrate the skills into a real project.
Beat 1
Walk through a full case study
Beat 2
Show the workflow end to end
Beat 3
Provide a project brief
- 11
Chapter 11
Common Failure Modes
Help the reader self-diagnose.
Beat 1
List the five typical pitfalls
Beat 2
Show how to recognize each
Beat 3
Offer recovery moves
- 12
Chapter 12
What's Next
Set the path beyond the book.
Beat 1
Suggest next-level resources
Beat 2
Outline a 30-day practice plan
Beat 3
Invite into a learning community
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