How a Pikiko class works, minute by minute
A Pikiko lesson changes the way children interact four times, which keeps a full classroom of young children engaged from start to finish.
Discover
The instructor introduces the week’s subject from the prepared lesson plan — a story, a question, a picture or a riddle.
Create
The project is demonstrated in small stages. Children build alongside, practising listening, sequencing and finishing what they start.
Imagine
Children make it theirs. A class of up to 30 children starts the same project, and no two finish the same.
Celebrate
A short movement, music or sharing activity ends the session on a high.
Nothing is improvised
Every lesson arrives fully prepared — the story, the facts, the pictures and the build sequence, all written before the instructor walks through your door.
That is why a Pikiko class runs the same way whichever instructor is teaching it, and why the teaching part never depends on one person remembering it well.
Children never use a screen. The instructor may show a picture for a minute or two at the start. After that it is hands, clay and conversation for the rest of the hour.
What your school needs
- A classroom or activity space with tables and seating
- A weekly time slot and access arrangements
- A display or projector for the instructor if you have one — if not, we bring our own
That is the whole list. Our instructor runs the full session, so none of your teachers need to prepare anything, help deliver anything or supervise the activity.
Your staff are welcome in the room at any time.
What the hour builds
One activity, working on several things at once — which is why a weekly creative hour earns its place in a school timetable.
Sculpting skill
Learning to shape, join and build with their own hands.
Creativity and imagination
Discovering how one material can become many different ideas.
Fine and gross motor skills
Rolling, pinching and pressing builds strength and control.
Concentration
Following a sequence from the first step to a finished object.
Problem solving
Working out how to make a shape balance, join and hold together.
A calm, absorbing hour
Quiet, hands-on work at each child’s own pace.
A sense of achievement
Every session ends with something they made themselves.
Social skills
Creating alongside classmates, sharing ideas and materials.
And they learn about the world
Because every project starts with a subject, children pick up knowledge across a wide range of fields through the year — animals, plants, history, science, places, and the festivals and celebrations that matter to them.
Pikiko is a creative enrichment programme. It is not a therapy or a treatment, and we make no clinical claims.