Interactive Amplify (IA) sits at the Interactive row and Amplify column of the PICRAT grid. Below: real Re lessons for KS3 that classify as IA, plus anti-examples that look IA but are not.
Pairs interpret a religious text on a class wall
The teacher posts a single short extract from a religious text (e.g. the Sermon on the Mount, a verse from the Quran, a Buddhist sutra). Each student posts their interpretation in their own words to a class Padlet. The class scrolls all interpretations and the teacher draws out where readings agree, diverge, and reflect the student's own context.
Tools: Padlet
Comparative prayer practice annotation
Each student gets a Jamboard frame with descriptions of three different prayer or meditation practices (e.g. Islamic salah, Christian Lord's Prayer, Buddhist meditation). They annotate similarities and differences across the three. The class scrolls all frames and the teacher highlights patterns in what students notice.
Tools: Jamboard
Live ethics polling with class debate
The teacher posts a contested ethical scenario (e.g. is it ever right to break a promise?, should we forgive someone who has not apologised?). Students vote on Mentimeter for one of three positions. The class sees the live spread, then in pairs writes a 30-second defence. The teacher calls one pair from each side to argue, including one religious-perspective position. The class re-votes.
Tools: Mentimeter
Lessons that look IA 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.