If you love Jan Brett's The Mitten as much as we do, here are some fun Wixie ideas for primary learners that connect to this wonderful winter story.

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Wixie provides students with a digital canvas they can use to share ideas and communicate their understanding. You can give families a window into your classroom by sharing the amazing work their child is doing in Wixie at school.

Wixie works online, which means you can embed student projects on your classroom or school website, email parents a direct link to a student project, and empower students with the knowledge and skills to log in when they are away from school.

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Current math standards require students to decode and solve word problems, as well as explain their thinking during this process.

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Homonyms, homophones, and homographs make mastering English difficult, but they are also a fun way to engage students in learning the meaning of different words! Because these words don’t follow normal pronunciation or spelling rules, they are particularly important to explore with students learning English as a second language (ELLs).

Using a combination of imagery and voice recording in Wixie is an effective and fun way to help students better remember and cement the meaning of these words.

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Graphic organizers are a great tool for helping students organize their thinking. Graphic organizers combine text and visuals to show connections between ideas, making large amounts of information easier to understand. 

While students can draw circles and connections on paper, technology makes it much easier to rearrange, edit, and identify new connections. Wixie includes templates for specific types of graphic organizers like Venn diagrams and T-charts as well as images and paint options students can use to create their own organizers from scratch.

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