AI as Your Creative Partner

Using AI to amplify human creativity, not replace it. A 5-minute discussion starter.

Lesson Starter Creative 5 min Beginner Discussion
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Preparation

  • Load slides 1–7 on the projector or board with 2 support slides
  • Optional: have one example of a student creative task to reference when discussing AI's role

Learning objectives

  • Recognise that AI can support creative work without replacing human ideas
  • Understand that the best results often come from human direction plus AI assistance

Instructions

  1. Display the title slide and introduce the idea of AI as a creative partner, not a replacement 1 min

    Frame positively — this is about enhancing creativity, not threatening it

  2. Show the Did You Know facts and read the key points aloud Slide 3

    The "AI cannot have original ideas" point often surprises students — let it land

  3. Ask "If AI helped you write a story or create artwork, is it still your creation?" — students discuss in pairs, then reveal answers Slides 3–4 Pair discussion

    Accept a range of answers — the reveal shows it depends on how much human creative input was involved

  4. Ask "What skills do you bring that AI can't replicate?" — students discuss in pairs, then reveal answers Slides 5–6 Pair discussion

    Push students beyond obvious answers — draw out lived experience, emotional truth, intentionality

  5. Display the Creative AI Partnership key takeaways and summarise Slide 7

    End by inviting students to name one creative project where they'd use AI as a starting point, not a shortcut

Key definitions

Generative AI
AI that creates new content (text, images, music, code) based on patterns in training data. It recombines existing patterns rather than having original ideas.
Authenticity (in creative work)
The quality of being genuine and original — reflecting your own voice, experiences, and creative choices rather than copying or delegating to others.

Differentiation

Support

Use a single, concrete example (e.g. one image prompt) and keep the discussion to "who had the idea?".

Stretch

Ask students to design a short "human + AI" creative project and say what they would do vs what they would ask AI to do.

SEND

Pre-teach "creator" and "partner". Use visual cues (e.g. you + robot icon) to show human in charge.

Extension activities

  • Try one small creative task with an AI tool and note what you decided vs what the AI did Homework