PictoSuitePictoSuite guide
Eleven free pictogram tools for preparing material and working with pupils: what each one is, who it's for, and how to use it in three steps.
Cards
Who it's for
For special education, newcomer students and any child who learns better with visual support. Also for any teacher who wants pictogram sheets without having to draw them.
How to use it
- Type the words or sentence, or pick a topic from the library.
- The app finds the pictogram; you can change it if you don't like it.
- Print it as a PDF, or give it to the student to work on a tablet.
Worksheets
Who it's for
For any teacher who wants a worksheet made exactly their way: matching, fill-in, ordering, sorting... With pictograms for special education, newcomer students and the early years.
How to use it
- Start with a blank page or a template, and place text, pictograms, shapes and tables wherever you like.
- Choose whether it's for printing or for the tablet; for the tablet, mark what the student has to drag or write.
- Print it or download it as a PDF, or set it for the class: the app marks it and you see the results.
Bingo
Who it's for
For early years, primary and special education: any group that needs to review vocabulary or numbers while playing.
How to use it
- Type the list of words or numbers.
- Choose the card size; the app generates a different one for each student.
- Print the cards and call the game from the screen.
Quiz
Who it's for
For any teacher who wants a question game for the whole class: reviewing vocabulary, a topic or a unit with pictograms, images or video.
How to use it
- Write the questions, with an image or a pictogram if you like, and mark which answers are correct.
- Give the quiz a title so it is saved to your account, and set it for the class.
- Open it on the board: pupils answer on their tablets and the results appear on the screen and in My classes.
Communicator
Who it's for
Augmentative communication (AAC) for special education students who don't yet speak, or who find it difficult.
How to use it
- Set up the categories and pictograms (or use the ones already there).
- The student taps the pictograms to build a sentence.
- The app speaks it out loud for them.
Schedule
Who it's for
For special education, autism support and any student who needs to anticipate what comes next: the week's visual timetable on the tablet.
How to use it
- Put each day's activities in the timetable (brushing teeth, breakfast...), with their times and a timer.
- Give the tablet to the student; they follow the day's activities, step by step.
- If you like, print the timetable on paper for the day or the week.
Classroom tools
Who it's for
For any classroom that wants the day's routines on the big screen: timer, noise light, attendance, draw, teams and more.
How to use it
- All the tools are already on the board: in “Customise”, hide the ones you don't use, put them in order or group them in folders.
- Open one full screen on the interactive whiteboard.
- Signed in, pick your class to take attendance, hand out class jobs, run a draw or make teams.
Translator
Who it's for
For students who don't yet speak the classroom language (newcomer students), for talking with families, or as visual support for any student.
How to use it
- Type or dictate a sentence.
- The app detects the pupil's language by itself and translates each sentence; you can go back and forth, like in a chat.
- The app shows each word with its pictogram and translation.
Games
Who it's for
For nursery, primary, special education and reception classes: vocabulary, letters and memory through play, alone or with the whole class.
How to use it
- Pick the game, the topic and the level.
- The pupil plays a short round with pictograms and words they can listen to.
- They earn stars and, if you are signed in, you set the game for the class and follow the results.
Stories
Who it's for
For any teacher who wants a story to read and listen to in class, with a photo or pictograms on every page: ideal for reception classes and the early years.
How to use it
- Write each page of the story, add a photo or pictograms, and mark the key words so their pictogram appears.
- Try it with “Read the story”: the key words can be tapped and the page can be read aloud.
- Set it for the class: pupils read it on their tablets and, if you want, do the key-words exercise.
Scenes
Who it's for
For working on vocabulary with real pictures (a photo of the class, of a trip, a drawing) in reception classes, special education and the early years.
How to use it
- Upload a picture and mark zones on it, each with its word and its pictogram.
- The pupil touches a part of it, sees the pictogram and the word and hears what it is called.
- Set the picture set for the class and, with “What is this?” and “Where is…?”, follow their correct answers.
Scavenger hunt
Who it's for
For any teacher who wants a lively activity around the school or at home: pupils look for hidden posters, read clues with pictograms and voice on the tablet, and work as a team to form a secret word. It suits every level, including reception classes and special education.
How to use it
- Add the stops: for each one write the clue (with a photo or pictogram if you like) and, if you want, a challenge.
- Print everything at once: your sheet, one per team and a QR poster for each stop. Hide the posters.
- Play on tablets (scanning the QR codes or typing what the poster says) or put it in the class to assign teams and validate.