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We brought our Ancient Civilisations learning together in #Year6.

#Retrieval task on the Shang, Yellow River, bronze, oracle bones, and why dynasties rise and fall. Then a Diamond 9 on what makes a civilisation successful, with paired talk then written justification.

#PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign

We continued our #Computing work with #Year6 in OctoStudio, using retrieval to revisit events, the level variable, and conditionals.

Then we planned and innovated our maze game by changing sprites, interactions, and the reward or challenge. #PrimaryComputing #TaskDesign

#Year6 #Computing OctoStudio games with collisions, variables and simple conditionals.

#Retrieval revisited sprites and how they touch → state (level variable) → outcome (screen and rules). Next time: bug routine, trigger → change → expected → fix.

#PrimaryComputing #TaskDesign

Our #History in #Year6 was the Shang Dynasty through oracle bones.

#Retrieval linked to ancient civilisations sequence.

Children matched oracle bone questions, justifying overlaps.

We ended by discussing strengths and weaknesses of oracle bones. #PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign #EduSky

Year 6 #Science on dispersion.

The #Retrieval was True, False and Fix on light and shadows to spot misconceptions.

Then a prediction from a diagram and GIF. We defined dispersion as white light splitting into the visible spectrum and linked it to rainbows.
#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #EduSky

Y6 History: Indus Valley.

#Retrieval: Sumer + wheel, moving from what to why.

Vocab task was to work on defining and using: significant, legacy, innovation.

Main task modelled source+image connection, then the children applied it to drainage engineering.

#PrimaryHistory #EduSky #Teachers

Y6 shadows after QuBuild. Retrieval: light travels in straight lines (tick and explain).

Diagram annotation for key terms.

Three Heads prediction on distance, then tested it.

Explanations used distance, light spread and shadow sharpness.

Next: colour. #PrimaryScience #Year6 #EduSky #Retrieval

First go with QuBuild in Y6 light. Visual prompt + starter question, then pairs generated 3 questions through distance, position and object.

Purposeful talk, clear curiosity vs investigable.

Next time: free round first, then refine to testable.

#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #Science #EduSky

Sumerian innovations. #Retrieval revisited why rivers mattered.

Then shifted to “What did this enable?” irrigation → surplus etc.

Finished with map reasoning on trade with Egypt/Indus & growing power.

#Year6 #PrimaryHistory #TaskDesign

Started our new #Year6 #Science unit on light by going backwards before forwards.

#Retrieval revisited transparent, translucent, opaque, then a simple pinhole setup made straight line travel visible.

We finished by applying this to real world examples.

#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign

My article “Coding for Understanding” is in Teach Primary.

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I argue for teaching coding as reasoning, building conceptual understanding before finished work @teachprimarymag.bsky.social

#TeachPrimary #PrimaryComputing #ComputationalThinking #TaskDesign #PRIMM

The final step, it has been long overdue… but The Xodus is complete.

Computing in #Year6 today:

#retrieval on mis/dis/malinformation, then a quick critique of a webpage for readability and user experience. We bridged back to #Year5 variables, then an unplugged If…Then…Else… treasure hunt using conditionals.

#PrimaryComputing #DigitalCitizenship #ComputerScience

I would love to buy some more to have a fleet 😂 but they’re like gold dust!

A quick new year update.

This week we will notify our first Chalk Ambassadors, then announce the cohort publicly next week.

They will help shape, test and share Chalk’s curriculum-led visual learning.

More next week.

#Chalk #ChalkAmbassadors #TaskDesign #Curriculum #TeacherCommunity #EdTech

Yeah I have decided to deactivate this week once my data is available to download. It’s just become an even greater cesspit than it was before!

Year 6 history, spring, lesson one:

spaced #retrieval on ancient civilisations, then a zoom out question on what makes a civilisation successful.

We finished by exploring why rivers keep showing up & touched on how this supported their success.

Start as you mean to go on.

#PrimaryHistory #Year6

A long time coming but the jump was needed!

Rethinking Assessment in the Wider Curriculum Why triangulation, not recording, offers a clearer picture of learning I have been asked questions and having discussion about assessment a lot over the last month, and interestingly we have been f…

Recent CPD from @claresealy.bsky.social helped me reframe a question I get asked often: how do we assess meaningfully in the wider curriculum?

I’ve written up my thinking here:

mrmict.com/2025/12/30/r...

#EduSky #education #teachers #assessment #teaching

Rethinking Assessment in the Wider Curriculum Why triangulation, not recording, offers a clearer picture of learning I have been asked questions and having discussion about assessment a lot over the last month, and interestingly we have been f…

Recent CPD from @claresealy.bsky.social helped me reframe a question I get asked often: how do we assess meaningfully in the wider curriculum?

I’ve written up my thinking here:

mrmict.com/2025/12/30/r...

#EduSky #education #teachers #assessment #teaching

Rethinking Assessment in the Wider Curriculum Why triangulation, not recording, offers a clearer picture of learning I have been asked questions and having discussion about assessment a lot over the last month, and interestingly we have been fortunate enough to have Clare Sealy provide us with some really interesting CPD that has helped me articulate the concept of assessment with much greater clarity over the past few weeks.

Rethinking Assessment in the Wider Curriculum

A seasonal nudge: don’t pull a Howard.

If Learning to Lead Computing is on your Christmas list, order it early so it’s “nestled safely under our tree”.

👉 bit.ly/L2LCo

Already got it? We’d love an Amazon review.

#PrimaryComputing #Computing #SubjectLeadership #CPD

A seasonal nudge: don’t pull a Howard.

If Learning to Lead Computing is on your Christmas list, order it early so it’s “nestled safely under our tree”.

👉 bit.ly/L2LCo

Already got it? We’d love an Amazon review.

#PrimaryComputing #Computing #SubjectLeadership #CPD

Class 6 children have been considering the most influential push and pull factors for living near to a volcano. We had different opinions and shared so insightful thoughts. @rgsibg.bsky.social @mrmict.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social @dhmat.bsky.social #GeographyKS2 #perseveranceSTC

Love this!! ☺️

Looking for a Christmas present for the computing lead in your life? 🎄

Learning to Lead Computing - a practical guide for experienced & emerging primary computing leads

Available from: Amazon - bit.ly/L2LCo

#Computing #PrimaryComputing #Edutwitter #EduBooks

Excited for Tuesday’s session:

How AI can support planning & task design. I’ll introduce my ‘Cyborg Model’ & share practical ways to use AI while keeping teacher judgement central.

🗓 18 Nov, 3.40–4.40pm
💷 £10

🔗 bit.ly/4pwkNey

#TaskDesign #AIinEducation #EduSky #Teachers #Education

Reframing the Dip: Not Catastrophising the Year 7 Drop in Enjoyment – From A Primary Perspective The Mind the Engagement Gap report by ImpactEd (linked above 👆) has been circulating this week; however, one graph is being shared and a narrative is being written; one that I think lacks nuance. I…

This graph is going viral, and I wanted to add a voice from the Year 6 side of the drop.

It’s not about blame or systems, but continuity and belonging.

🔗 bit.ly/4nq7c69

#PrimaryEd #SecondaryEd #Transition #ImpactEd #TaskDesign #Engagement

This week, #Year6 explored how the heart, blood & circulatory system work together in our final #Science assessment.

We started with a #retrieval task inspired by Alex Quigley’s Connect 4, then used hexagon connections to show how the concepts link.

#PrimaryScience #TaskDesign #CurriculumThinking

Join me for ‘Using AI To Support Task Design’

🗓 Tuesday 18 Nov, 3.40–4.40pm

Explore how AI supports planning, task design & feedback while keeping teacher expertise at the centre.

📍Teams | 💷 £10
👉 bit.ly/4pwkNey

#TaskDesign #AIinEducation #Edutwitter #Education