AI for primary schools
Primary schools use Flint to let pupils try AI in a space built for children, with staff able to see everything they write. Before a class starts, the teacher sets the reading level Sparky should write at, such as Year 3, so the replies suit pupils who are still becoming confident readers. Pupils who find typing slow can talk to Sparky and have its replies read aloud.
Sparky helps pupils think a problem through instead of handing over an answer. A teacher can build an activity in a few minutes from a topic, a worksheet or a picture book, and then see how each pupil got on.
Science3rd, 4th, 5th
Water cycle storytelling with AI images
Help students visualize the different steps of the water cycle (evaporation and transpiration, condensation, and precipitation) with AI generated images.
English Language Arts3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Interview about Roald Dahl’s life and career
In preparation for reading 'James and the Giant Peach', give students more context about the author by having them interview AI Roald Dahl.
Social Studies3rd, 4th, 5th
Intro to Ancient Civilizations Role Play
Engage students in a role play to help them understand the life and culture of ancient civilizations and relate it back to their current lives.
Social Studies3rd, 4th
Virtual road trip: practicing cardinal directions
Give students interactive practice identifying cardinal directions through a realistic road trip scenario.
Mathematics3rd, 4th, 5th
Dynamic money counting practice
Provide practice for adding and subtracting monetary amounts in a shopping spree simulation.
World Language5th, 6th, 7th
Spanish speaking practice from Quizlet vocab list
Have students speak in Spanish with an AI that specifically uses vocab words from a provided Quizlet.
Planning for Key Stages 1 and 2
Flint uses UK year groups, so a class is set up as Year 2 or Year 5, not a US grade. Its curriculum presets include the National Curriculum programmes of study for Key Stages 1 and 2 in English, maths, science, history, geography, computing, art and design, design and technology, music and PE, plus languages at Key Stage 2. A school adopts them in one click, and Flint builds activities against those objectives.
Some ways primary teachers use it:
- Year 4 pupils practise times tables before the multiplication tables check, with questions that get harder as they get them right.
- A Year 2 class retells the water cycle as a story and sees each stage drawn by AI.
- Year 6 pupils work through reading questions before their Key Stage 2 SATs, and explain their answers in full sentences.
- A Key Stage 2 French or Spanish class practises ordering food or talking about the weekend, out loud.
- A Year 5 class interviews Roald Dahl about his childhood in Wales, then writes a short biography using what he told them.
Pupils with EAL can ask Sparky to explain a word or an instruction in their home language, so they can join in with the same task as the rest of the class.
Safe for young pupils
Pupils sign in with their school Google or Microsoft account, including those under 13. Every message is checked for self-harm, violence, harassment, sexual content and pupils treating the AI as a friend, and alerts go by email to the staff your school chooses, such as your DSL. Self-harm alerts are always sent straight away. Pupils can't delete their chats, so teachers and school leaders can read everything.
UK schools use Flint's separate UK service at uk.flintk12.com. Pupil data is stored in London, and conversations with the AI are processed in the EU. You can start free with up to 80 users.
