Connecting to Literature
Use these samples, lessons, and classroom ideas to inspire activities in your classroom that connect students to the books they are reading.
These multimedia literature connections were created by students using Wixie.
Book Cover Design
Students create a new cover for a book to show comprehension and explore character, plot, setting, symbolism, and conflict.
Book Cover Design lesson plan
Combine Reading with Making
Even young students want to be authors! Get them making their own books and pages in response to the ones you read!
Book Trailers
Students explore character, plot, and theme and write persuasively as they develop a movie-style trailer for a book they have read.
Adapt Your Favorite Story
After reading a book like Judi Barrett's Things That are Most in the World, students brainstormed superlatives and created pages with textual and visual context clues to help other readers understand.
Give students choice
Use this choice board to put students in charge of how they will demonstrate comprehension.
Story Retelling
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
Perfect Pets
These 1st graders drew the perfect pet after reading Golden Sower nominee Trees Make Perfect Pets. @Tech4Learning #wixie @DodgeGI pic.twitter.com/IsG5NfUklL
— Valerie Chmelka (@vchmelka) September 6, 2022
Country and City Sort
We listened to The Little House ?? then Kindergarten used #wixie for a fun country and city sort! @Tech4Learning @HaymarketCubs #hmeskinder pic.twitter.com/336uY6kXyv
— Mrs.Chapman (@thefancyteacher) April 7, 2022
Literature Response
2nd graders using Wixie to honor astronaut Alan Bean today. #WeLoveWixie #AlanBean #space pic.twitter.com/9FhCCpxZfN
— Dowell Elementary School, CCPS (@VerlichMj) January 28, 2021
Shape of Things Retelling
We started exploring Wixie for the first time today. Students were challenged to create their own page in a class book inspired by The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds. I'm impressed with our first day's accomplishments and excited for the final product! @SullyES_LCPS pic.twitter.com/V1VgrGVygZ
— Leisa Mackauer (@Mackauer1st) January 29, 2021
Book Bentos
Using WIXIE to share nonfiction writing! Highly recommend this for youn writers!! pic.twitter.com/K89DtINywy
— Dr. Misty Mukherjee (@KinderDenandDrM) June 8, 2020
Responding to Literature
#readaloudoftheday is Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by #macbarnettandjonklassen. This is a kick off to our #caldecott unit in 1st grade and they LOVE this book! Students then used #wixie to show who they would dig a hole with and what they would find! #itsworthit #worthreading #edtech pic.twitter.com/zprUF6v3Ii
— Danielle Brown (@wes_library) January 17, 2020
Adapt Stories
First graders create their own Ten Black Dots books in Wixie @DianeHarazin @Tech4Learning @ColesRoadrunner pic.twitter.com/IRmh9aOdpB
— Mrs. Martin (@ITCColes) September 18, 2019
Character and Setting
1st grade Ss read Mr. Tiger Goes Wild and used #Wixie to show character and setting #LionPride #vblms pic.twitter.com/u0QPPETQwJ
— Jacqui McGuire-Day (@jacquimday) September 26, 2019
Making Text-to-Text Connections
Wearing my text to text connection hat for today's collaborative lesson with first grade! Our Ss demonstrated their connections in a graphic organizer in Wixie @Tech4Learning @ColesRoadrunner @DianeHarazin pic.twitter.com/EoyQsD5Zof
— Mrs. Martin (@ITCColes) October 30, 2019
Finding Theme (with Evidence!)
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
Visualizing Text
2nd graders using #Wixie to practice our visualization skills when reading the story Hungry Hen by Richard Waring #WeareSwans #scestech @KayakingSwan pic.twitter.com/coINPfRgjZ
— Mrs. Charnick (@CharnickSCES) September 19, 2018
Favorite Scene
Using Wixie to retell our favorite scene from James and the Giant Peach! @sskazis @BCPS_ELA @Tech4Learning #bcpslh pic.twitter.com/7UIt7YxGjG
— Jessica Whorton (@CLETS_STAT) May 25, 2017
Beginning, Middle, End
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
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara
First graders are excited to retell "How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?" using Wixie. @vbHolland @vblms @HollandAP23 pic.twitter.com/EZryNFNksd
— Chris Lowman (@ChrisLowman19) October 26, 2017
Our Favorite Dr. Seuss Book
@Parkerva1 1st graders retell their favorite Seuss Story with #Wixie and the Seuss Cam. #scestech pic.twitter.com/whNygitpXE
— Mrs. Charnick (@CharnickSCES) March 7, 2018
Compare Fiction and Nonfiction
#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
Character, Setting, Events
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
Why Not Dream Bubbles
Ss read, Not Yet & discussed what�s in our dream bubbles. Ss were introduced to Wixie & they used paint tools showing what was in their dream bubbles. Ss said a mom, riding a dolphin, being an eye dr., & having a dog like Doodle. @Tech4Learning1 #LRelem @MissVanWagoner1 #Wixie pic.twitter.com/2P3uxdr873
— Beth Fisher (@BethFisherIFT) September 20, 2018
Character Traits
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
Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner
Lots of fun with our kindergarten pals working on Wixie. We are making an ebook based on the book Snowmen at Night. #FlemRarSchools #CopperHillES #tech4learning pic.twitter.com/Er3CpMMp5t
— MrsMooreFRSD (@MrsMooreFRSD) December 22, 2017
