Exploring our Teeth with Clips

Apple Clips is quickly becoming one of my favourite creative apps to use in class. Recently with Year 4, we have been using it to explore our teeth and how they differ to other animals. I love how creative my pupils are with it and how it helps them demonstrate their knowledge...

Solving Problems with Shadow Puppets Edu

Technology can be such a powerful tool to allow children to showcase their learning in creative ways. Especially for children who may not be able to articulate their ideas and learning as written text. Technology, such as the iPad, can remove these barriers allowing children...

Avengers Audio Descriptions

I recently discovered a bit of a game changer when it comes to accessing engaging texts to use in class, see the video here:It has inspired an incredible English project where we deconstructed the model text from the film before writing and performing our own audio descriptions...

Exploring Our Digestive System

Last half term, Year 4 were looking at Digestion. As always, I wanted to explore how technology can be used to enhance learning and allow them to creatively share what they have learnt.There are some fantastic consumer apps that can help with this including the fantastic...

Why do we edit and filter our selfies?

This was a digital literacy lesson I did with Year 4 last week:I have also posted a more in-depth step-by-step tutorial for what we did and how we did it exclusively for the supporters of my Facebook page. You can access this and everything else on MrPICT.com by clicking...

Class 4A's Guide to Social Media Apps

I think Social Media is a tool for good. Unfortunately, at the minute not everyone is using it positively. It comes down to choices. In 2019, we don't have a choice about using social media, the choice we make is how well we do it.Just this week the DFE announced that lessons...

Access thousands of questions for free through LBQ

I am a huge fan of technology that can not only enhance learning but save me time. Over the past year or so, the one tool that has stood out has to be Learning By Questions.There is a paid element to the tool, which I think is well worth the money. I will explore these...

Using Coins and Notes to make different amounts.

Today with Year 2 we were continuing out work on Money in maths. Rather than the suggested lesson from the scheme which involved a lot of time being spent printing, cutting out and photocopying. I decided to do something different instead: View this post on Instagram I...

A Few Thoughts on the New Proposed Ofsted Framework

Tonight, I did a Facebook Live Video discussing a few thoughts around the proposed new Ofsted Framework, please give it a watch and let me know what you think.For more CPD support, visit -&nb...

MrPICT.com

A few months ago, Facebook gave me the opportunity to launch a supporter aspect to my page. For £3.50 a month, teachers can subscribe to receive the following benefits:This platform, for me, is a way to bring my CPD training in schools online. I regularly receive messages...

The Power of Reading!

As much as I love technology, I will always talk about the importance of reading on my CPD sessions. It really annoys me when people like to blame technology as a reason why children don't read as much. We like to blame technology for a number of things but for me, it comes...

Creating an Interactive Christmas Scene

I love using Christmas as a way to engage children in their learning. They are excited, inquisitive and generally really interested in anything Christmas. Recently, I worked with Year 2 where they created their own Interactive Christmas scene using Chatterpix Kids and Thinglink....

Completely innocent but dodgy children's drawings Vol. 2

Since I posted Completely innocent but dodgy children's drawings Vol. 1, I have been sent even more brilliant images and I just had to share, you're welcome: View this post on Instagram Someone is excited to see the star 🌟 😮A post shared by Lee Parkinson (@ict_mrp)...