Using the Software Program "Kid-Pix"

Extra! Extra! Read all about past and present energy use in a classroom-made historical newspaper. Useful as a cross-curricular assignment between science, history, and language arts, the project is sure to get young journalists...

Young computer scientists get to see what it's like to be a software engineer as they use free online software to design a computer game. They play and evaluate games groups created to round out the activity.

Students discover how to use a software program known as KidPix. They create a slideshow noting the differences between rocks and minerals. They share their slides with the class.

Second graders are never to young to learn about the importance of conservation. First they role play to solidify the meanings of the words conserve and replenish, then hop over to the computer lap to use the Frayer model (graphic...

Providing real-life examples is a great way to explore the differences between solids and liquids. To that end, your class can view vocabulary cards, find solids in the classroom, and brainstorm various liquid examples. They can also...

Here is a two-part lesson plan that starts with the story The Salamander Room. After reading the story students use a digital camera to take pictures of animal habitats in their school yard. The next day student use Kid Pix to place...

Use magazine cut-outs or pictures from the Internet of various animals with different coverings to pass out at the beginning of this science lesson. Using these visual aids, your young scientists will observe and share what they know...

First graders, after reading The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni, retell the events of the story on a flow map. Then, utilizing Kid Pix software, they choose an event, illustrate it, and write a caption for it. They finally put their events...

Students listen to a short story "I Like Myself" and express ideas orally and with pictures. They create a slide show self-portrait using Kid Pix, including a brief written summary.

The study of insects and their needs is the focus of this fine science lesson. First graders get into groups of six students, and share everything they know about three insects they are given pictures of. In the computer lab, they access...