Category Archives: Pixie
Ward, November 2, 2011
Mrs. Salazar’s kindergarten students created project in Pixie. Students made Pixie pictures that described themselves and recorded their voices to go along with their pictures. Students created these pictures to send to their pen-pals in Florid… Continue reading
1st Grade American Symbols
Mrs. Favale, a 1st grade teacher at Holladay Elementary, had the Reflective Friends team come to her class and observe her lesson today, so I wanted to share it with you! Her students have been learning about American Symbols: the Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Flag (SOL 1.11). […] Continue reading
Skittles Graphing Activity
The students in Mrs. Lundy’s 1st grade class collected data and graphed it using Pixie. They began the lesson with a snack size bag of Skittles. The students had to open their bag and sort the Skittles by color. Next … Continue reading → Continue reading
Pixie World Map
Mrs. Dingas, 3rd grade teacher at Maybeury, was looking for a different way to assess her students understanding of the location of the continents and oceans of the world. We started with a blank Pixie document and the students had … Continue reading → Continue reading
3rd Grade Volume Pixie
Sometimes it is difficult for 3rd graders to visualize the hidden blocks in many volume problems. That’s why it’s important to practice this skill using actual blocks. The next best thing is to use virtual blocks on the computer. Today in Ms. Hill’s class at Pinchbeck Elementary we practiced finding volume using Pixie. In Pixie […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Schools of the Future
At Pinchbeck Elementary they are celebrating “Five Decades of Learning” (founded in 1961, this year marks their 50th anniversary). Each class is taking a decade and doing a special project. The kindergarten classes were focused on the future. So today in Ms. Houghtaling’s class we created “Schools of the Future” videos. First we imagined what […] Continue reading
1st Grade Measurement
Today, first grade students at Pinchbeck Elementary worked together to make measurement videos. To get them warmed up I sent them to this Scribblar link to practice measuring pictures using nonstandard units (like an eraser or a paperclip). They entered their measurements in the chat box. Then I called on a couple of students to […] Continue reading
1st Grade Plant Animations
First grade students at Holladay Elementary created animations of plants growing using Pixie today. We started by painting a scene of a seed in the dirt with a picture of the student standing next to it. Then we added the word “seed” and recorded our voices describing what a seed does. To create the remaining […] Continue reading
Show Me the Money!
1st graders are getting ready to start talking about money. I put together some Pixie slides for them to test their skills. This is a great way to preassess your… Continue reading
Kindergarten Rhyming Words
Kindergarten students at Holladay Elementary practiced their rhyming words today and made an online book. First I gave them a Keynote (which you can download here) and showed them how to record their voices as they read different sets of rhyming words (-am, -ap, -at, -ig, -it). The Keynote showcases several “smart builds” to transition […] Continue reading
