Use these examples of projects created by students and tweets from classroom teachers to inspire technology integration in your first-grade classroom.
Whether you have Chromebooks, iPads, PCs, or Macs in your classroom, you can use technology to engage and inspire your students in the curriculum.
These technology projects were created by students using Wixie.
"Wixie is like a blank canvas, full of possibilities! This platform can easily be navigated by our youngest learners, who creatively demonstrate their learning through text, art, voice, and video. Wixie can be used in any content area from math to language arts and allows our teacher to to differentiate assignments and add in scaffolds like oral directions."
Meaghan Martin, MEd.
Inst. Tech. Coach
Prince William County Public Schools, VA
Wixie's Templates library includes over 60 first-grade math activities you can use for formative assessment purposes or tasks for student work at centers and in station rotations.
Share a story with a repeating pattern like Mary Wore Her Red Dress. Then, have each student recreate a page with the same pattern. Combine the student projects into a class book.
Have students illustrate an addition or subtraction story and record an explaination of the problem. Collect the student projects into a class book and solve all the problems together.
Have students create their own informational text including headings, a table of contents, captions, and labeling to find information. Publish their work as a great collection of nonfiction at just the right reading level for your students.
Have students write a simple story about a family member or friend. Have them record their voice and share on Mother's Day, Father's Day, or even Valentine's Day.
Use this roadmap to build literacy, numeracy and ICT skills! Select an activity and assign to learners yourself or share the roadmap with students and have the progress at their own pace
First Graders Eli, Wali, and Geo use Wixie for Maps Project Based Learning #doreCPES @CunninghamPark pic.twitter.com/Wrd7MQIszD
— KRDTeach (@KRDTeach_CPES) January 31, 2017
Ending the year with a STEAM project: Create your own board game! Students had to create the board and pieces, write/record the rules on Wixie, and demonstrate how play to their classmates. pic.twitter.com/ymvh9VhtJV
— Mrs. Lamper (@MrsLamper_A) June 13, 2022
Our students finish the school year creating amazing research projects using #Wixie from @Tech4Learning Check out some of their title pages.@StamatinaH @ExecSuptKWatts @UlanaKorovec pic.twitter.com/LiccH80sxB
— Public School 131 (@ps131K15) June 16, 2022
Seeing yourself on camera in #wixie and then all of a sudden you become shy! ?? #1stgraders pic.twitter.com/FxozQ0JmBr
— Michelle Crabill (@abctec) May 31, 2022
Scan text & insert!!! Amazing! 1st gr working on #GreetingCard using Wixie. @Tech4Learning @iste @PADeptofEd @SASD_Vernfield @CSforALL @Mrs_Case_first pic.twitter.com/148r5yJxXT
— Jennifer Kling (@Mrs_Kling_Tech) May 3, 2022
These 1st graders were so creative making a box into not a box! Rockships, flowers , humans, oh my! @Tech4Learning We read Not a Box first. @DodgeGI pic.twitter.com/XgdFsD8erE
— Valerie Chmelka (@vchmelka) April 19, 2022
After learning what a seed needs to grow, first grade students created animations in Wixie of the life cycle of a seed. pic.twitter.com/wt3iNnJZen
— Fox Mill ES (@FoxMillES) April 15, 2022
#k2cantoo @Tech4Learning- First grade students #collaborated on making and describing aquariums. Look at how creative they were! pic.twitter.com/QqK0tnlzix
— Sangster Elementary (@Sangster_ES) April 25, 2022
Today, first graders used magic stickers to practice addition and subtraction in Wixie! @Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/dhWjJ782eA
— Sangster Elementary (@Sangster_ES) April 18, 2022
Here is a #1stGrade #Wixie project. “The little goldfish” Animal Adaptations using the Recording tool and Backgrounds @HumbleISD #bethelight #bbespecials pic.twitter.com/4JRZ7NRpkQ
— Matthew Vybiral (@MrVybiral) February 23, 2021
@Donnaevans88’s first graders illustrated how they use technology that uses #ArtificialIntelligence in their own lives. #SharonStrong @Tech4Learning #SchoolLibraryMonth pic.twitter.com/x4kX5ANsQQ
— Ginny Daniels, Instructional Media Specialist (@GinnyMoy) April 21, 2021
These Scientists went outside to investigate what the Sun heats up. We discovered the Sun heats the cars, playground, water, grass, and rocks. Thanks Wixie for helping us write and illustrate what we found!???????????? @HaymarketCubs #haymarkettogether #hmesfirsties pic.twitter.com/qjTOfoCJyP
— Mrs. Norman (@LinsNorman) September 22, 2021
We had so much fun designing our bedroom using #wixie. How many shapes can you spot??????????? @Tech4Learning @HaymarketCubs #haymarkettogether #hmesfirsties pic.twitter.com/io22VgSK8z
— Mrs. Norman (@LinsNorman) December 10, 2021
Making our personal timelines today in Social Studies. We loved the camera tool on Wixie to add in-the-moment present pictures. Timelines help us to learn content vocab of past, present, and future. @Tech4Learning @BaileysES_FCPS @FCPSR2 pic.twitter.com/pAdwMhWMKR
— Ms. Harris (@harrisinfirst) October 29, 2020
Top story: @CharnickSCES: 'Assessing 1st grade science standards using #Wixie. The tree drawings allow students to show evidence of exceeding the standard. #scestech #switchitup #balancedassessments ' pic.twitter.com/vYmUSLJahg, see more https://t.co/wcuxGPr9KK
— Patricia Flavin (@patflavin1007) December 7, 2019
We've been learning how to solve and create story problems and number sentences in Wixie this week! pic.twitter.com/QP2ilwUYbk
— Ms. Schroeder (@MsSchroeder1st) October 29, 2020
Gr1 read “The Invisible Boy”, discussed theme, and used #wixie to show their evidence. We learned a new Wixie feature today: speech bubbles! @DianeAdamson6 @KeriKenison @DrShewbridge @Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/AmhE6y5nYg
— Erin Nye (@enye001) March 27, 2018
First Graders Eli, Wali, and Geo use Wixie for Maps Project Based Learning #doreCPES @CunninghamPark pic.twitter.com/Wrd7MQIszD
— KRDTeach (@KRDTeach_CPES) January 31, 2017
. @1st_MsSchrantz Ss utilizing #wixie @Tech4Learning to show their understanding of the #lifecycle of a flower! @TallwoodElem @DrSJ001 @GPattie pic.twitter.com/2zAhJFv6i1
— Lori Gross (@LGrossVB) March 2, 2018
1st Gr starts writing fictional stories in #Wixie #ppsedtech pic.twitter.com/Kmtc9ki3aE
— West Elementary Tech (@WestElemTech) January 31, 2018
G1 Ss using #Wixie to reflect on their field trip to the @VAAquarium pic.twitter.com/axxLhknp0M
— Brooke Martinette (@rbmartinette) January 31, 2017
Ms. Keegan's 1st Gr uses Wixie to create observation journals about the life cycle of a butterfly #ppsedtech pic.twitter.com/svAid9VrQl
— West Elementary Tech (@WestElemTech) April 28, 2017
Using WIXIE to show the characters, setting, and retell the story Jack and the Beanstalk! @Edgemere_BCPS pic.twitter.com/FHi0Ps87lZ
— Ms. Gargano (@MsGarganoEES) September 20, 2017
Reading and responding on @Wixie with 1st graders. Retelling the beginning, middle, & end is more fun when it's digital! @PoplarTreeES #PTESPRIDE @FeckosFabOnes pic.twitter.com/DO6WxZmyKU
— Julie Majkowski (@PTES_Reads) December 13, 2017
Then we practiced skip counting coins using Wixie stickers. @HumbleISD_TE #memoriesmadeinfirst #happyclassrooms pic.twitter.com/UL5LtrNJew
— KaSandra Elvir (@MrsElvirsClass) October 31, 2016
#SESsharks use Wixie to practice ordinal numbers! @StrawbridgeES pic.twitter.com/FbF1Ikw1Ap
— Micki Wall (@MickiWall1) September 27, 2017
First graders are publishing their personal narratives using Wixie @hcpsselemla #literacyimpact pic.twitter.com/eJ68kZyvmD
— West Friendship ES (@hcpss_wfes) November 1, 2016
Literature suggestions for student adaptation
Wixie adaptation template - Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek
First graders learning how to use Wixie to write and record math word problems they created.@JMartinPSES pic.twitter.com/cnVd0vz6MJ
— Pot Spring (@PotSpringEl) December 10, 2015Mrs. Stein's 1st graders are using Wixie to show what they learned about push and pull energy! @Tech4Learning #sgebelieves #manorisd pic.twitter.com/XmvVNKDyQW
— W. Boatright's Class (@BoatrightsClass) October 28, 2016
Mrs. Reals' 1st grade started planning their 4th little pig houses design on #wixie#EDP pic.twitter.com/PGodxaJhsS
— Mrs.Showalter'sClass (@ShowalterClass) November 4, 2016
Using Wixie for counting coins @HumbleISD_OE @KeriMckinney pic.twitter.com/4UulduGAWp
— Betty Graham (@Bettygr1414) November 18, 2016
Gr1 used #wixie to show character traits from “Ada Twist, Scientist”. They loved being able to draw AND record their voices to show the trait they chose. @DrShewbridge @KeriKenison @Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/dRKTZN5PYp
— Erin Nye (@enye001) March 22, 2018
Creating winter collages to show what we know about winter using wixie. 1st grade learning @SwansCreekES #scestech #WeAreSwans pic.twitter.com/hUscafkMHY
— Mrs. Parker's swans (@Parkerva1) February 9, 2018
Creating winter collages to show what we know about winter using wixie. 1st grade learning @SwansCreekES #scestech #WeAreSwans pic.twitter.com/hUscafkMHY
— Mrs. Parker's swans (@Parkerva1) February 9, 2018
Mrs. Tan’s 1st grade w/ Uptmor researched bats ??. Created book @Tech4Learning include facts, illustrations, voice recording @stmeshouston pic.twitter.com/QR7Mws8YYo
— Gerjuan A Gregory (@gerjuangregory) October 26, 2017
My fabulous firsties explored Wixie to create an online version of their informational meerkat posters! @GlyndonES pic.twitter.com/qSvyxgFISk
— Melissa Yates (@myates1025) December 1, 2017
Retelling key details in our first folktale text using Wixie! pic.twitter.com/66e4lhf08n
— Miss Minty (@MintyMouseClub) January 6, 2016
Using #wixie to practice expression! #realisticfiction #firstgradefun #MWESchool @MWEGiglio pic.twitter.com/WQa6R6JlDa
— Jamie Gilmartin (@mrs_gilmartin) October 25, 2016
Using Wixie to make math stories and number sentences. #heathcotepride pic.twitter.com/lQ0QN54D6z
— Class 1W (@Mr_Weill) November 16, 2016
1st graders create the K and W of a KWL chart using #Wixie #bcpslh @Tech4Learning @epenn76 pic.twitter.com/h6WBVczBe1
— Jessica W (@CLETS_STAT) January 20, 20151st Ss using Wixie to create tangrams. Math in the library is always a good time. @PadoniaPride @MelissaDiDonato @franglick pic.twitter.com/It9zwI36KB
— Jennifer Sheggrud (@PIESlibrary) November 10, 2016
1st gr. illustrators used artistic elements to create a Wixie page for Pigeon's next adventure. @The_Pigeon @MsSudia pic.twitter.com/NxAnoOrxDQ
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