Engage students in the curriculum by having them make their own trading cards
Trading cards are a form of informational text most young students are familiar with. Creating their own trading cards connects the work they do in school with their lives outside of it and builds their fluency with informational text features.
Because trading cards are small, students must also carefully choose which information they need to include for their user. As they work to summarize, students must evaluate information and determine its importance, improving their comprehension of the topic.
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
