Curriculum+Pixie+Connections

= Curriculum Connections - Ideas a la Pixie 3 =

Pixie 3 provides opportunities for teachers in Elementary and Middle Schools to support their instruction across the curriculum. Search for lessons and content standards correlations for Pixie Activities at the Tech 4 Learning Integration site. Pre-made lessons and activities are available within the program and categorized by subject areas:


 * My Activities** - where students can store their work


 * All About Me** - activities to tell your story


 * Language Arts** - Alphabet, Parts of Speech, Reading, and Writing


 * Math** - Fractions, Meaurement, Money, Number Facts, Patterns, and more!


 * Science** - Earth & Space, Health, Biology, Matter, Seasons, and Weather


 * Social Studies** - Community, Culture, Geography, History, Maps


 * Holidays** - Activities sortable by months


 * Foreign Languages** - French, German, and Spanish Activities


 * Templates** - Dozens of ready made sheets

Click on any links below to see a full size image of projects made in Pixie. Skim curriculum ideas as well. Be sure to filter all content ideas and examples for Rigor and Relevance. How much ** H.E.A.T.™ ** are you finding in the idea or sample product? Can you put more ** H.E.A.T.™ ** into the task to make more worthy of your time and outcomes needed. The goal is NOT to use Pixie for incidental activities or as engaging students in a form of "digital" recess, playground or reward experiences. Make choices that maximize the ROL - Return on Learning for students!


 * Math Activity - Flag Fractions
 * Language Arts Activity - Singular Nouns
 * Digital Storytelling Activity - [|Where Do I Belong?]
 * Science Activity - Order the Planets
 * Social Studies Activity - Maryland, My Maryland

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 * //Language Arts//**
 * Create an ABC book. Give each student a different letter to stamp out with stickers or draw with the tools.
 * Create a noun sort by person, place and thing.
 * Sort words by consonant sound or vowel sound
 * Complete a Making Words activity using the letter stickers.
 * Create writing prompts for kids: Seasons, My Favorite Animal, My Hero, etc.
 * Graphic Organizers: Venn Diagrams, Story Maps, KWL, etc.
 * Sort words by syllables
 * Type and illustrate a poem
 * Create trading cards of literary figures
 * Sort between real and fictional characters

//**Math**//
 * Import real pictures. Draw and label angles that you find.
 * Use the coins to show different ways to make the same amount of money.
 * Stamp out number sentences to illustrate them.
 * Symmetry with the mirror tool.
 * Expanded form
 * Illustrate word problems

//**Science**//
 * Illustrate Life Cycles
 * Showing NOT Telling Biomes
 * Sort by Living and Non-Living
 * Illustrate the Water Cycle or the Rock Cycle
 * Illustrate weather for the week
 * Sort objects by sink or float
 * Label parts of an insect, parts of a flower, layers of the earth, planets in the solar system, layers of the rainforest, etc.
 * Food Chains and Food Webs
 * Food Pyramids
 * Differences between whales and fish
 * Differences between the different types of rock
 * Create trading cards of different rocks, minerals, or elements

//**Social Studies**//
 * "If I were prime minister" writing prompt
 * Label a map of the US by the initials of each state
 * Compare presidents or any 2 historical figures
 * Add a state stamp and fill it with stamps that represent resources available from that state
 * Color the regions of MD
 * Sort by community helpers
 * Sort by human, natural, and capital resources
 * Create trading cards of historical figures or current political figures
 * Create a postcard from a historical landmark or location

//**Art**//
 * Design a kite
 * Design a Christmas ornament
 * Paint a self-portrait
 * Label a color wheel