Student work with informational text doesn’t have to be rote or boring! Use these creative ideas to inspire activities in your classroom that engage students deeply with the informational text content they are reading.
Wixie is the perfect digital canvas for students to use to share their ideas about the information they are reading. Students can use Wixie to create engaging and valuable products that show what they think about information through a combination of text, images, and voice narration.
Students interview animals to demonstrate knowledge of animal characteristics, diet, and more.
Have your primary learners respond to informational texts that are read to them through the creation of a 5 senses poem.
Students conduct research about an important woman in history (or science, math, medicine, politics...) and share information about their life in a timeline.
Students create an infographic to share knowledge and data about an issue or topic they are reading about.
Students can choose a scientific cycle such as pollination and illustrate it to build and demonstrate their understanding.
Students research a person from history, or a character in a book they are reading, and summarize their findings in the form of a trading card.
Use this choice board to put students in charge of how they will demonstrate comprehension of an informational text.
Thanks Mrs. Davies for teaching us how to use Wixie today! We are going to be making Information Plaques for our animal habitats! @AldrinEagles pic.twitter.com/yy1ipoCOgF
— Kathryn Wheeler (@mswheeler1st) March 23, 2022
First grade researchers have been busy learning new information about a topic of choice. They used Wixie to help organize their facts. pic.twitter.com/22J6owfZNn
— Coates Elementary (@CoatesES) March 9, 2022
#Wixie is such an amazing tool for students and even teachers to tap into their artistic abilities. #NotAnArtist@StamatinaH @ExecSuptKWatts @UlanaKorovec #ResearchProjects pic.twitter.com/viI0Sn86kn
— Public School 131 (@ps131K15) June 16, 2022
First-graders @RobertHunterES are showing what they know about the animal they have researched - so easy to do with #Wixie @FlemRarSchools pic.twitter.com/MZcH0g8TbF
— Patricia Flavin (@patflavin1007) June 9, 2022
3rd graders got creative turning their timelines into works of art using Wixie. #mbeisfamily #wixie@HumbleISD_MBE pic.twitter.com/rAeTScpG40
— Emily Arnold (@MsArnold_MBE) September 13, 2022
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— Stephanie (@TechyStephy) April 19, 2022
Another stellar example of first grade reflecting and sharing knowledge of the life cycle of a seed using Wixie.
These nonfiction text structures magazines are a labor of love...here are two amazing finished products. so proud!#wixie @Tech4Learning #4thgrade #hmeshalesheroes @HaymarketCubs pic.twitter.com/tT9ezUbKaZ
— Amy Hale (@amyhale40) February 12, 2020
Using WIXIE to share nonfiction writing! Highly recommend this for youn writers!! pic.twitter.com/K89DtINywy
— Dr. Misty Mukherjee (@KinderDenandDrM) June 8, 2020
Yesterday we shared our Nonfiction books on wixie with each other and this teacher is so impressed with all the hard work they did while I was out! @CFESRedBirds @MsMeshover @mrsfmdrake pic.twitter.com/eT0utuvgOM
— CFES 2nd Grade (@CFES2ndRedBirds) January 29, 2021
Today @BethFisherIFT came by to help us make diagrams of our research animals using #Wixie! It was so fun to be real scientists and nonfiction authors! #nonfiction #diagram #researchanimal #LRelem @LittleRiverLCPS pic.twitter.com/IMHoKbfqwT
— ??????? ??????????? (@MissLizHarvey) October 28, 2021
4th graders @VirginiaRunES shared their feature articles using trading cards #NewLAPPG #wixie pic.twitter.com/L107PzOyyQ
— Daisy Bokus (@DaisyBokus) February 13, 2018
4th graders @VirginiaRunES shared their feature articles using trading cards #NewLAPPG #wixie pic.twitter.com/L107PzOyyQ
— Daisy Bokus (@DaisyBokus) February 13, 2018
Sharing our final informational writing and completing Wixie projects! These first graders are awesome authors! #AACPSAwesome @TheFarmAACPS pic.twitter.com/BgRCGdeucf
— Melissa Moreland (@MelissaMorela14) January 31, 2020
Look at these amazing Wixie posters created by first graders after researching a few online informational texts! We are learning more and more each day! @Tech4Learning @HoneygoElem @CharleneBehnke @MelissaBAdler pic.twitter.com/s8bmUioLNE
— Mrs. Gardner (@rgardner116) January 14, 2021
Second grade has been working on their information and digital literacy skills by researching a topic of interest and then creating a #Wixie @Tech4Learning slideshow with a @Britannica citation! @esschwenk #SharonStrong pic.twitter.com/qyu8ixorvy
— Ginny Daniels, Instructional Media Specialist (@GinnyMoy) September 30, 2021
In social studies, we have been researching social & environmental issues. My students created posters using #Wixie to display their research! @gbparkaacps @SS_betsy @aacpsoit @AACountySchools pic.twitter.com/2hTc5W4CSy
— Alex Stencil (@MissStencil3) May 27, 2020
4th graders at @WindyHillElem are working hard on their country projects. This week, they are finishing their research and graphic organizers and getting ready to make their final video presentations. Excited for our around-the-world viewing party! @Tech4Learning #Wixie pic.twitter.com/fJrhqOoq8l
— Windy Hill Elementary Library (@WHESmedia) March 8, 2019
Firsties researched about external features of animals using #pebbleGo them are helping each other share on Wixie @OfficialDLDay #DLDay #BCPSLMS pic.twitter.com/1jXAEM40rc
— Mrs. Schoen (@PPESLibrary) February 28, 2019
#readaloudoftheday was More Bears! by #kennnesbitt After laughing our way through the story and discussing features of fiction and nonfiction books, 2nd graders used #wixie to illustrate examples of the two! #itsworthit #librarariesareworthit #worthreading #edtech pic.twitter.com/tYccdZ6l8C
— Danielle Brown (@wes_library) September 27, 2019
Using WIXIE to share nonfiction writing! Highly recommend this for youn writers!! pic.twitter.com/K89DtINywy
— Dr. Misty Mukherjee (@KinderDenandDrM) June 8, 2020
Ms. Broadwater's class researched animals adaptations and created posters using #Wixie. #scestech #3rdgrade #textfeatures #WeAreSwans pic.twitter.com/AuuwQcNOmJ
— Mrs. Charnick (@CharnickSCES) January 23, 2018
5th grade spent the last few days researching immigration and are using Wixie to create informational brochures to show what they learned. pic.twitter.com/qRvSPjaAeC
— Folger McKinsey Elem (@FolgerAACPS) November 3, 2016
Working in pairs using Wixie to create tourist brochures for an ancient civilization! @VirginiaRunES @MsRobertsSBTS pic.twitter.com/sRqtPmLr26
— Ms.Reeve (@Amy_Reeve) April 12, 2016
Grade 2 kids asked to extend their weather research & used wixie to show new facts @Bethie67 #bcpslh @missyfanshaw pic.twitter.com/qtEGfjqLHA
— JenPiet (@jenpiet23) December 17, 2014
Ms. Franklin's 5th gr Ss sharing Wixie projects abt slavery & indentured servants and self assessing @HolabirdSTEM pic.twitter.com/cW9pJTzarm
— Karen Ballard (@MrsBallardHSP) January 12, 2016
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
Creating infographics to prove ancient Mali was a civilization in Wixie. @WoodNLES #grade3 pic.twitter.com/Vcw7xrhZbT
— Becky Wallace (@WallaceNLES) April 21, 2017
4th grade students using Wixie to create an interview with the planet Mars...unbelievable creativity! @CreedsES @kewining pic.twitter.com/N99wto1Z30
— Casey Conger (@CongerCasey) March 1, 2017
We are working on Women Heroes Trading Cards. #FlemRarSchools #CopperHillES #WIXIE #Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/mGvXj3hETb
— MrsMooreFRSD (@MrsMooreFRSD) March 16, 2018
K students use their research notes in order to create "Animal Habitat" Wixie projects! #ELA @BCPSODL @missyfanshaw pic.twitter.com/7lBV9Awvuo
— Terry Guth (@tcguth) March 9, 2015
Using #Wixie to create a poster about the research 2nd grade did on snakes @MsNewmantx #SCESTech pic.twitter.com/HnLRe6jF7A
— Mrs. Charnick (@CharnickSCES) December 6, 2017
2nd grade creating Famous African Americans WIXIE projects @DDance_BCPS @Terry_McVey pic.twitter.com/kP303c9VMv
— Hillcrest Elementary (@Hillcrest_BCPS) February 5, 2015
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