Building CommunityThe beginning of the year is a time for building a sense of community in the classroom. Here are a few theme ideas for building the classroom community.Learn More | The Evolution of PrintablesAre worksheets appropriate in an early childhood classroom? A look at the evolution and appropriateness of worksheets.Learn More | There Was An Old Lady Who Wasnt Afraid Of Anything by Linda WilliamsThis classic Halloween read-aloud delights children and adults with it's repetitive and building text, interactive sounds and motions, and suspense to reveal the ending! Check out these fun activities to support this timeless picture book.Learn More |
Sight Words! Activities to Build Speed and Fluency in ReadingSight words are all the words that can be read immediately, on sight, without having to use decoding strategies. This article shared activities and resources for teaching sight words to early readers.Learn More | Using LessonPix with Readtopia GoBuilding Wings has partnered with LessonPix to develop communication and visual supports to build communication, reading, and writing skills in young learners. Designed to help get our youngest learners on the road to literacy, ReadtopiaGO provides comprehensive literacy resources for early childhood educators.Learn More | A Step Ahead: Beginning the Year with Proactive DisciplineTeachers need to begin every school year by examining the many facets of their classroom learning environment in order to take a proactive look in preventing discipline problems.Learn More |
How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh FunkPearl and her robot, Pascal, need to build a sandcastle. This fun story teaches coding skills such as being specific, sequences, loops, and other coding concepts.Learn More | Using visuals to follow directions: My Lego LadybugUsing visuals to follow directions: building a Lego Ladybug.Learn More | Blocks Center With CoreCore words can be integrated within a blocks center area in an early childhood classroom.Learn More |
5 To-Do's for Distance LearningHere are 5 things that can do to prepare for back-to school, "distance learning style". And, LessonPix can make it easy and great!Learn More | Playing CardsBuild a deck of cards using pictures you select or upload. Your playing cards may consist of up to four different background colors with each picture.Learn More | 7 Effective Strategies for the General Education Classroom and How LessonPix Can HelpClassroom teachers use evidence-based interventions to ensure all students be taught to high academic standards. This article addresses 8 key components of a quality general education classroom and how LessonPix can help improve learning outcomes.Learn More |
9 Ways to Promote Social Interactions with LessonPixThe Social Environment encompasses relationships and interactions between children/ teachers; teacher/ teacher; family/ school. Children need to build trusting relationships with the adults so they can be confident in their explorations and risk taking.Learn More | Emergent Literacy Instruction: Building Alphabet Knowledge with ABC BooksAlphabet books are a simple yet powerful way to build alphabet knowledge. Choose alphabet books with different themes to engage learners with varied interests.Learn More | What Is Core Vocabulary?Core Vocab is a small yet powerful set of words that is the building blocks of all communication. Learn more on what is core and find resources to help promote core vocabulary instruction.Learn More |
Center Time With CoreCenter time is a rich learning time where children explore and practice. Here are ways to embed core in common learning centers.Learn More | Theme Boxes for the Science CenterIdeas for Theme boxes, which can be rotated in a center to keep it fresh and motivating.Learn More | LessonPix to Support Students in Underrepresented GroupsEffective teachers use evidence-based interventions to ensure all students are taught to high academic standards. These interventions respond to students' social, emotional, and academic needs and advance equity within underrepresented student subgroups.Learn More |
Using Reflective and Tell Me Questions as a Part of Shared Reading InstructionShared Reading is an evidence-based practice that focuses on the interactions between adults and learners as they read with the purpose of building language and literacy skills.Learn More | Flower Garden by Eve BuntingFlower Garden is a stunningly illustrated, poetic story about a little girl's process of building a flower garden box as a birthday gift for her mom. Check out these visuals and activities to support this springtime story.Learn More | Snowman Theme IdeasLearning About Winter- Check out some Snowman Theme Ideas.Learn More |
5 TO-DOs for Back To SchoolThere are 5 things that every teacher or SLP must do to prepare for back-to school; and LessonPix can make it easy and great!Learn More | Word FamiliesWord Families are a group of words that have a common group of letters with the same sound. Playing with word families help build phonemic awareness and decoding skills for reading.Learn More | Begin to EndTeaching Beginning, Middle, and End: You can teach Sequencing, Phonics, Story Order and much more with these versatile Beginning/Middle/End CardsLearn More |
How to Catch A Leprechaun by Adam WallaceHere is a playful book for St. Patrick's Day fun by Adam Wallace.Learn More | Five Minute Snowman Games for SLPsGo-To simple card draw games for use in small group speech/language therapy.Learn More | 9 Ways Speech Language Pathologists Love LessonPixLessonPix offers a wide variety of resources and tools for all areas of intervention for speech and language pathology.Learn More |
Literacy For All with Readtopia and LessonPixUtilize your LessonPix tools with Readtopia to support Literacy for all learners. Readtopia from Don Johnston, Inc is a comprehensive instructional program designed for educators who work with upper elementary, middle, and high school students with complex disabilities.Learn More | Alphabet ActivitiesLet's play with the alphabet and letters sounds! The building blocks to written language is the alphabet, and there are so many alphabet games and toys. Activities include letter names (alphabet knowledge), letter sounds (phonemic awareness), and letter forms (writing).Learn More | Building a Collection of PicturesSave a collection of pictures that you may reuse later.Learn More |
LessonPix Clip Art: Keeping Symbols SimpleLessonPix clip art library includes over 60,000 vector symbols, intentionally drawn to be simples, with minimal backgrounds, and represent a single-meaning. They can be used for language, curriculum, social skills, and daily living purposes.Learn More | How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam WallaceHave fun learning with this fun Easter-themed story, "How to Catch the Easter Bunny" by Adam Wallace. Here are story activities and visuals to delve deeper into this fun book.Learn More | The Cat In The Hat by Dr. SeussCheck out visuals and Learning activities for the classic story, "The Cat In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss.Learn More |
10 Tips for Supporting Student Mental Heath NeedsMany students today are struggling with mental health challenges that impact their participation in learning. Here are some specific strategies and visuals to support mental health wellness for students.Learn More | Martha Speaks by Susan MeddaughWhat would happen if your dog started speaking? Martha Speaks tells about a humorous dog who ate a bowl of alphabet soup and started talking! Check out story visuals and activities to use with this fun story.Learn More | Puzzle Picture CardsThis materials has 2 pictures that match together in a puzzle connection. Great for matching pictures that have similar characteristics - rhyme, beginning letter, opposite, go together, etc.Learn More |
Check out the Sharing Center!Our new Sharing Center makes it easy to share your great ideas and learn from other users!Learn More | Soundable: a great new sound-based word game!LessonPix and Tactus Therapy Solutions have teamed up to bring SLPs a great IPA-based word game: Soundable!Learn More | When I AmThis template is a first-then type visual that shows a "first" and choices for the "then".Learn More |
Dramatic Play With Core VocabularyThere are many fun ways to model core communication in the Dramatic Play Center within the Early Childhood Inclusive Classroom.Learn More | Trains - All Aboard for Learning Fun!Trains are a high interest theme, great for embedded learning objectives. And, LessonPix offers many train-themed templates for learning fun!Learn More | LessonPix in AACLow, mid, and high tech, LessonPix has your resources for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Learn More |
6 Areas of Teaching Literacy Skills with LessonPixLearning to read and write is critical for independence and success in life.Learn More | Adapted Board GamesCustomize popular fun games to teach individualized learning objectives. LessonPix has templates that fit into Cariboo, Headbandz, and Guess Who.Learn More | Ocean Thematic UnitCreate activities and visuals to teach concepts about the ocean.Learn More |
SpringtimeIt's springtime! What does spring mean? This article looks at lesson activities and visuals to teach various concepts about spring.Learn More | LessonPix Partners with ProxTalker AAC DeviceLessonPix and ProxTalker.com,LLC partner to deliver great symbols to a great AAC Device: the LOGAN™ PROXTALKER™Learn More | The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric CarleChildren love to hear their favorite stories again and again. With each read, teachers can focus on different aspects of the story. Here are some examples of different objectives for the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.Learn More |
Meet the LessonPix CharactersThe LessonPix Characters show diverse characters in several positions. Use with the Symbol Builder to create custom symbols focused on one specific character.Learn More | The Color Monster by Anna LlenasThe Color Monster by Anna Llenas is a story about emotions. An adorable monster has mixed-up feelings and the author helps to sort them out by teaching each feeling.Learn More | Rubber Ducky Thematic UnitLessonPix has rubber ducky pictures and templates for fun learning activities. Perfect for National Rubber Ducky Day on January 13!Learn More |
Knuffle Bunny by Mo WilliemsCheck out these visuals and activities to use with the story Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems.Learn More | Elephant & Piggie Books Activities and VisualsMo Willems authors an AMAZING series of books starring Elephant and Piggie characters. This article shows lesson ideas and visuals to use with these great books.Learn More | There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some SnowEnjoy this article full of visuals and activities for the winter version of the Old Lady stories. Lucille Colandro engages young readers with rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and fun.Learn More |
I Am Working For...This materials allows teachers, parents, and therapist to show the desired goal (a reward) and the steps to earn it.Learn More | Supporting English Language Learners with LessonPixTeaching English in the classroom to students who have limited English language understanding can be challenging. Over 10 percent of students in the United States are English Language Learners (ELLs), and this number is increasing. As teachers try to respond to the needs of these students, here are a few basic best practices that might help.Learn More | Word Walls Made EasyWord Walls are a commons tool used in many classrooms today. LessonPix has a Material called, "Picture and Word Cards" that allow you to create cards for the word wall.Learn More |
The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders and Daniela VolpariCheck out the fun pumpkin activities to use with the story, "The Roll-Away Pumpkin" by Junia Wonders and Daniela VolpariLearn More | St. Patrick's Day Lesson IdeasEarly Childhood lesson ideas for St. Patrick's day fun.Learn More | Science CenterIdeas on how to create or enhance an Early Childhood Science Center.Learn More |
Circular NarrativeThe circular narrative template places one symbol in the center surrounded by 2-12 symbols. Great for circular story visuals, cycles, choice boards, and more!Learn More | There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A FrogFor a spring garden theme, enjoy the familiar pattern of Lucille Colandro's old lady stories with "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Frog".Learn More | Creating the UDL Early Childhood Classroom: Part 3 The Temporal EnvironmentThe basis of every early childhood program is the learning environment; the physical, social-emotional, and temporal spaces where children will interact, grow and develop. This article will explore how the temporal environment supports every child’s ability to learn.Learn More |
CoreResources and information about core vocabulary.Learn More | Tickets TemplatesLessonPix offers tickets templates to generate various styles of tickets customized for individual needs. CHeck out these samples to use with literacy activities, behavior systems and more!Learn More | 10 Ideas to Create an Awesome Thematic Unit!When teaching a thematic using, students show an increased level of engagement, concepts are taught within a context, and information is applied and retained. Check out these 10 ideas to build an awesome thematic unit with LessonPix.Learn More |
Themed Picture CardsThemed Picture Cards Templates make 6 picture cards on a theme. These simple and fun visuals are great for bulletin board, holiday activities, and units of study.Learn More | What is LessonPix?LessonPix is an easy-to-use online resource that allows users to create various customized learning materials.Learn More | Creating the UDL Early Childhood Classroom: Part 1 The Physical EnvironmentThe basis of every early childhood program is the learning environment; the physical, social-emotional, and temporal spaces where children will interact, grow and develop. This article will explore how the physical environment supports every child’s ability to learn.Learn More |
Creating the UDL Early Childhood Classroom: Part 2 The Social-Emotional EnvironmentThe basis of every early childhood program is the learning environment; the physical, social-emotional, and temporal spaces where children will interact, grow and develop. This article will explore how the social-emotional environment supports every child’s ability to learn.Learn More | It All Begins With Core VocabularyThis overview of core vocabulary provides many resources for instruction with core.Learn More |