Category Archives: Pixie
December 18, 2013 Ward
Today in third grade, students worked on extending patterns with input and output. This is a lesson that was created with the math coach Debi Godfrey and myself in Pixie. Students have to make predictions and find the pattern and … Continue reading → Continue reading
1st Grade Goods & Services
First graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about goods and services (SOL1.7) so today students in Ms. Long’s class created Pixie drawings showing what they want to be when they grown up and telling whether they would provide goods or services. They used the brush tool to paint parts of the picture, but they […] Continue reading
2nd Grade American Indian Math
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about three American Indian tribes: the Powhatan, the Lakota, and the Pueblo Indians (SOL2.2). They have also been learning how to solve and create their own addition and subtraction story problems (SOL2.21). So today students in Ms. Vest’s class created story problems about American Indians. First they […] Continue reading
1st Grade Turkey Stories
Thanksgiving is coming up, and 1st graders in Ms. Tyler’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been practicing their new writing skills by writing about what they would do if they were a turkey. They had already written their stories out on paper, and today they wanted to publish them. We used Pixie because it not […] Continue reading
Butterfly Life Cycle with Kindergarteners
Today I got to hang out with Mrs. Jackson’s and Mrs. Barradale’s kindergarten classes today. They are learning about life cycles. Today we focused on the life cycle of the butterfly. We’ve been working with Pixie throughout the year, so I decided the time for templates was over, and it was time for them to […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Signs of Spring Video
Every grade in elementary school learns about seasonal changes and the weather (SOL K.10, 1.7, 2.7, 3.8, 4.8, 5.7) so I have been working with a small group of kindergarten students at Laburnum Elementary to create an informational video announcing the start of spring that would be played on the school-wide morning announcements. Nathaniel, Jaziah, […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Finds the Best Bait for Three Lakes Park
Each year the 3rd grade students at Holladay Elementary take a PE field trip to Three Lakes Park to go fishing. This year they decided to do a science experiment to see which type of bait worked best. In groups, they researched which kinds of fish are at the park and what types of bait […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Money Websites
Second graders in Ms. Crostic’s class have been learning about counting money up to $2.00 (SOL2.10). Today they created money websites to practice this skill with their classmates (and anyone else who visits their websites). First they created a money picture using the clip art in Pixie, then they counted the coins and bills in […] Continue reading
4th Grade Equivalent Fractions
Fourth graders in Ms. Thomas’s class at Varina Elementary have been learning about equivalent fractions (SOL4.2b). Today I showed them how to make equivalent fraction videos using Pixie. First they created a picture of themselves using the built-in camera and the paint tool. Next they used the fractions clip art to show a whole and […] Continue reading
