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Samples and Integration Ideas for Pixie

With Pixie students can explore existing activities that teach and assess student understanding and create original work that demonstrates comprehension of classroom topics.
Explore lessons, standards, samples, resource kits, additional activities, and articles to learn how you can integrate Pixie into your classroom curriculum. Click the image to see a larger version, view the story, or watch the movie.
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Standards

Use the fields below to view content standards correlations for Pixie specific to your state, subject, and grade. Since you can meet each standard in a variety of ways, next to each standard you will see columns for Pixie Activities, Pixie Tasks, and Pixie Lessons. For more information on how to read these standards documents, click here.

               

View Pixie correlations for Common Core and NETS for Students.

Samples

Resource Kits

Tech4Learning has developed a series of resource kits designed to help you integrate Pixie to achieve specific curriculum and learning goals.
Pixie Common Core Guides
Meet curriculum goals through creativity.
Wixie Common Core Guides
Meet curriculum goals through creativity.
Elementary Science Resource Kit
Ideas for engaging students with technology.
Wixie Va SOL Guides
Meet curriculum goals through creativity.
Enhancing Treasures Reading
Technology extension ideas for grades 2–6
Enhancing Houghton Mifflin Journeys reading program
Technology extension ideas for grades 2–6.
Building Literacy Resource Kit
New approaches through creative technology
English Language Acquisition Resource Kit
Build English Language skills with technology.

Lessons

View Pixie lessons on Creative Educator.
Creative Educator lessons for Pixie provide high-level ideas for engaging students in the curriculum while building creativity, communication, and critical thinking.
Pixie Lessons on Creative Educator

Additional Activities

Find more Pixie activities on the Trading Post.
Want to find new ideas? Search the Trading Post for Pixie activities, themes, templates, and more, or even share your own lesson ideas!
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Articles and Integration Ideas

These articles provide ideas and strategies for integrating Pixie into the classroom.
Support 6+1 Trait Writing
Learn how Pixie can help students develop fluency, voice, organization, and more in their writing.
Building Early Literacy Skills
Explore ways to use Pixie to build vocabulary, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension.
Making Literature Connections
Inspiring young authors with Pixie, by Linda Oaks.
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Universal Access
Explore how Pixie can easily be applied and modified for a variety of learning needs.
Using Pixie on an Interactive Whiteboard
Explore ways to use the Pixie Activities and features to foster class discussions.
Iconic Pattern Play
Dr. Henry Olds and Dr. Walter Drew explore building cognitive skills in young students through pattern
building in Pixie.
Storyboard Template
Give students this template to help them create a visual plan of their project.
Intermediate Math Ideas
Intermediate Math Ideas
Scott Loomis shows how you can use Pixie to teach intermediate math concepts.
Visual Mathematics
Math concepts come to life with Pixie, by Linda Oaks.
Meeting K-2 Science Standards with Pixie
Extend observation, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with student-created projects.
Using Pixie to Support English Language Learners
Literacy expert Valerie Shiffer-Danoff shares her strategies for meeting the needs of English Language Learners.
Engagement, Language, and Learning with Pixie
Producing meaningful, language-rich projects can engage ELL students and improve their English skills.
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