Passive Amplify (PA) sits at the Passive row and Amplify column of the PICRAT grid. Below: real English lessons for KS2 that classify as PA, plus anti-examples that look PA but are not.

Audiobook with vocab popups

Year 4 · 30 min · 1 device per student plus headphones

Each student listens to a chapter of a class novel through an audiobook app. When the narration hits a flagged vocabulary item, the audio pauses and a definition popup appears for the student to read before tapping continue. Students listen for 25 minutes; the teacher tracks completion in the app.

Adaptive comprehension reader

Year 5 · 25 min · 1 device per student

Each student reads through an adaptive reader that adjusts text complexity based on their reading speed, comprehension question accuracy, and time spent on each page. Stronger readers see denser passages; weaker readers see simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences. The teacher reviews the app's per-student analytics afterwards.

Tools: Lexia

Documentary clip with embedded check-in pauses

Year 6 · 35 min · Class display plus per-student devices for the responses

The class watches a 15-minute documentary clip that has been pre-loaded into Edpuzzle with five embedded checkpoint questions. The video auto-pauses at each question; each student answers on their own device before the video continues. The teacher reviews per-question accuracy after.

Tools: Edpuzzle

Lessons that look PA 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.