Creative Replace (CR) sits at the Creative row and Replace column of the PICRAT grid. Below: real Dt lessons for KS4 that classify as CR, plus anti-examples that look CR but are not.

Garment design sketches in a digital fashion app

Year 10 · 60 min · 1 device per student

Each student produces three garment design sketches in a digital sketching app for a chosen audience (e.g. winter sportswear for teenagers, school uniforms for primary children, festival wear). Each sketch includes annotations on fabric, function and target market.

Tools: Procreate

Phone holder design in Tinkercad

Year 10 · 100 min · 1 device per student

Each student designs a desk phone holder in Tinkercad with at least three distinct components (base, holder, cable channel). They export an STL file and a screenshot. The teacher reviews and selects three for 3D printing.

Tools: Tinkercad

Product brand logo design

Year 11 · 80 min · 1 device per student

Each student designs a logo for a fictional product brand they have specified (e.g. a sustainable trainer brand, a health-tech wearable). The logo must work in three sizes, three colour treatments and on a black-and-white print. They submit a single sheet showing all variations.

Tools: Canva, Adobe Express

Lessons that look CR but are not

Useful counter-examples when you are checking your own lesson placement on the PICRAT grid.

This page is one of a growing set of PICRAT examples by cell, subject and key stage. Page maintained by Andy Perryer.