Hi Mark, I enjoyed reading your post and found that many of your points reflected my own experience using Copilot. For this activity, I created a Jolly Phonics worksheet for Junior Infants focusing on the initial sound “s.” The worksheet included letter tracing, identifying words that begin with the s sound, colouring activities, and handwriting practice. It was designed to support early phonics development and letter recognition in an engaging way.
Like you, I found that AI can support teaching by helping to personalise learning, save teacher time, and generate useful resources. In my case, Copilot quickly created a phonics worksheet that I could adapt to suit the needs of my class. This was particularly valuable for infant teaching, where creating phonics resources can be time-consuming and often requires multiple activities to reinforce learning.
I agree that one major benefit is the efficiency AI offers. It can significantly reduce the time spent creating worksheets and lesson materials, allowing teachers to focus more on pupil engagement and learning.
