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Launching Mr P's Online CPD support on Facebook
I regularly receive messages from teachers saying that they would love to attend one of my CPD and Inset sessions, however, due to one reason or the other (location, school not allowing them to go etc)...
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Continuing our Journey with the #StopDirtyPalmOil campaign
A few weeks ago, I blogged about a project my Year 4 class had started, inspired by the recent Greenpeace advert - There's a Rang-Tan in my Bedroom. To read that blog post, which includes original...
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Social Media Saviour Award!
I was so made up to receive an email recently by the team from @TeachPrimary and @TeachWire letting me know that I had won their first SOCIAL MEDIA SAVIOUR award:I just wanted to say a massive thank...
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All About Orangutans by Class 4A
You will have seen over the past half term I have been working on a very important topic with Year 4 inspired by the Greenpeace "There's a Rang-Tan in my Bedroom" advert.This has culminated in a very...
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Completely innocent but dodgy children's drawings Vol. 1
Over a week ago, I was sent a message on Instagram from a teacher who had a pupil create a rather amusing card for the local librarian who had been stung by a wasp. I shared the post:View this post on...
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Reading Comprehension through Disney Villain Songs
A couple of months ago, we released this eBook:The feedback from the eBook has been fantastic! You can get a taste of what is included in the eBook by clicking here.Building on this, I have now written...
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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 InstagramSomeone is...
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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...
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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...
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Mr P's Top Ten Videos of 2018
It has been another incredible year for my social media platforms. The opportunities, feedback and love I have received has been amazing! I want to thank every single person who has followed, shared or...
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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...
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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 -Â
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Book Review Vlogs
As I recently discussed in a previous blog post (click here to read)Â I really think, when used effectively, technology can enhance and support a student's love of reading.In most classrooms, once a...
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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...
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Creating your own Lego Movies
With Lego Movie 2 hitting cinemas this week, I decided to embrace the children's enthusiasm to introduce stop motion animation. Stop Motion Animation is a brilliant and creative way for students to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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#TeacherStruggles according to Love Island 2019
Here are some of the best Teacher Related Love Island Memes I have shared on my Instagram. Make sure you follow: Instragram.com/ict_mrpView this post on InstagramFuming 😤! Here we go with the first...
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Stone Age Topic Page on MrPICT.com - Buy a Neolithic House
Towards the end of the academic year, my Year 4 class were learning all about the Stone Age. Part of the topic focused on learning about how Stone Age houses evolved as the lifestyle changed for...
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Exploring Excitable Edgar
Having previously blogged about Christmas Adverts, in particular, the John Lewis Ad, it was only inevitable I would do the same with their latest effort:With my new website - MrPICT.com, I have put...
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