Category Archives: Pixie
Kindergarten Rhyming Words
Kindergarten students at Davis Elementary have been learning about rhyming words (K.4b) so today in Ms. Dunkum’s class we creating pictures of rhyming words using Pixie. This was their first lesson with the computers, so we logged in using a generic kindergarten login. I showed the students how to open Pixie by clicking the Start…
3rd Grade Homophone Flip Pics
Third graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about homophones (SOL3.4a), so today we created homophone flip pics. First we reviewed different types of homophones so everyone wouldn’t do the same one (even though we still got many repeats). The students chose a homophone pair and illustrated each one using Pixie. I showed them how…
2nd & 5th Grade Superheroes
Many schools have a superhero theme this year, and there are lots of cool websites for turning yourself into a superhero. Some of my favorites are: Hero Machine, Marvel Commics, and Heroized. Today 2nd graders in Ms. Becker’s class and 5th graders in Mr. Cangelosi’s class at Davis Elementary turned themselves into superheroes using Pixie […] Continue reading
Back To School Pixie Templates
Today is the first day of school! It’s always a really exciting day for teachers, students, and parents. I’ll be working with a third grade class at Crestview Elementary this morning and we are going to use Pixie to get to know each other a little better. Here are two quick, easy, and simple Pixie …
Kindergarten Counting Coins
Kindergarteners at Holladay Elementary have been learning how to count coins (K.7) and how to count by fives and tens (K.4c), so today students in Ms. Silber’s class practiced both those skills using Pixie. First we opened up Pixie, and I showed them how to use the stamp tool to stamp out different coins. I […] Continue reading
The “Life Cycle” of a Snowman in Pixie
Mrs. Reed’s third grade class at Short Pump Elementary had a great time making snowman “life cycles” using Pixie. Before the lesson, I shared pictures that I had found with the students by putting them in their Server Shortcuts folder. The students imported all of the pictures into Pixie and then put the pictures in …
2nd Grade Place Value & Number Sense
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about place value for numbers up to 999 (SOL2.1). Ms. Barnes had sent me a message saying she wanted to review using Pixie with them, so we created collaborative place value movies. First we opened a blank Pixie document and I showed them how to add a […] Continue reading
