Engage students in the curriculum by having them make their own trading cards
Use these examples of trading cards created by students to inspire your curriculum-focused digital project work.
Creative use of tools like Wixie engages students in the curriculum and builds essential skills for the digital age.
Research Trading Cards
Students create a trading card to share information about an important person in history. Each student then prints and shares with other students to make a complete classroom set.
Biographical Trading Card Lesson plan
Vocabulary Flash Cards
Students create flash cards for vocabulary they are learning in the classroom.
Character Trading Cards
Students create a trading card to share their knowledge of a character in a book and then print and share with other students to make a complete set.
Comprehension Card Games
To help students better comprehend the interactions of characters in a book, ask them to use their knowledge to create a card game!
More ways teachers are using Wixie
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Compliment Cards
We're still reminiscing over how exciting Belonging Day was! Check out our kindergarteners using Wixie to create compliment cards for family, friends, and staff! #YouBelong #YouMatter pic.twitter.com/HfTilwM3nZ
— Elkridge ES (@hcpss_ees) March 27, 2022 -
Native American Trading Cards
Co-teaching with our librarian is always fun- even our Kindness Elves participate in #Wixie! @Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/hEEpyewlQu
— Mrs. Martin (@ITCColes) December 3, 2021 -
Celebrating Women's History Month
Collaborating with @MontysLibrary has been so much fun! @MrsCaulder Ss created trading cards in #Wixie @Tech4Learning to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth! @montclair_elem pic.twitter.com/CQUjOjGJxU
— Tina Katz (@thefrogpond102) March 14, 2023 -
Academic Vocabulary
2nd grade Ss use graphic organizers to create trading cards in #Wixie and review academic vocabulary @ScottLoomis @carolynkdaly @TreadwellMrs @ColesRoadrunner pic.twitter.com/cN2C98oXNI
— Mrs. Martin (@ITCColes) December 1, 2021 -
All About Me
Excited to start Wixie Wednesdays with my ESOL students for extra speaking practice! We began working on All About Me trading cards & are adding ??? recordings next week @AACountySchools @Tech4Learning pic.twitter.com/69xC2BCCJt
— Jodi Bennett (@MrsBennettESOL) September 16, 2020 -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Making Wixie Trading Cards to highlight the contributions made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. ?? pic.twitter.com/6t1yPMBZDS
— Mrs. Crump (@MrsCrumpCWES) January 27, 2020 -
All About Me
Students get to know one another in Ms. Walker's Technology class by creating trading cards on Wixie! #buildcommunity pic.twitter.com/1cuFb0QIWT
— Triadelphia Ridge ES (@hcpss_tres) September 25, 2017 -
Mythological Creatures
Recent 4th grade Wixie creations: trading cards that share fast facts about the mythological characters that they researched. @Tech4Learning @WindyHillElem pic.twitter.com/pERRPnOikB
— WHES Media Center (@WHESmedia) May 4, 2018 -
Types of Rocks
#WithInternetICan create trading cards in science about rocks and minerals #bcpslh #wixie @BCPSODL @BCPSOutdoorSci pic.twitter.com/A18CQ3kmq4
— Jessica Whorton (@CLETS_STAT) January 12, 2015 -
How to Print and Share
On the 9th day of Wixie #TempeSchools taught me how to print trading cards! https://t.co/52nGTPG6jn pic.twitter.com/OJjxNOeP3B
— Tech4Learning (@Tech4Learning) December 13, 2016 -
Greek Gods and Goddesses
"I'll trade you a Hades for a Poseidon." Greek myth Trading cards made in Wixie. Who needs Pokemon? #bcpslh pic.twitter.com/vtjgJdY6xq
— Mike Cooney (@mrcooneysclass) December 23, 2014 -
Loyalist or Patriot?
Using Wixie, 5th grader students made trading cards of either a Patriot or a Loyalist. The best part was trading! pic.twitter.com/Wlp8nRiAuh
— Jones Elementary (@JonesESAACPS) February 25, 2016 -
European Explorers - Making
We spent time on Friday & Monday creating European Explorer trading cards on Wixie using the iPads! We finally got to print them today! ???? pic.twitter.com/zXDLjRCKYL
— Stefanie Riddile (@MrsRiddileReads) March 15, 2017 -
European Explorers - Sharing
We had a blast exchanging the European Explorer trading cards we made using Wixie! pic.twitter.com/N6ODzSr41k
— Stefanie Riddile (@MrsRiddileReads) March 17, 2017 -
Famous Americans
Famous American trading cards on Wixie! @ForestdaleES @Tech4Learning #2ndgrade pic.twitter.com/94NRXRUjnG
— Erin Criss (@Falcon_Criss) May 5, 2017 -
Sharing Research and Writing
4th graders @VirginiaRunES shared their feature articles using trading cards #NewLAPPG #wixie pic.twitter.com/L107PzOyyQ
— Mrs. Bokus (@MrsBokusVRES) February 13, 2018 -
States in the USA
K's research states and make trading cards #wixie @TeamMiddlesexES @BCPS_ELA @epenn76 @Sbowman2 pic.twitter.com/cwHqEQ6xOz
— kinder-garden (@GardenKclass) May 6, 2016 -
Planets
K's use #wixie to make planet trading cards. @TeamMiddlesexES @epenn76 @BCPS_ELA @Sbowman2 pic.twitter.com/N4F4cjW2kS
— kinder-garden (@GardenKclass) April 29, 2016
