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 | Group Licensing OptionsLessonPix provides bulk license options for school districts, private practices and more.Learn More | Teachers and Therapists Love LessonPix!People everywhere are getting excited about visuals from LessonPix. This online resource provides powerful tools to customize materials for individual needs. Plus, we provide access to over 60,000 symbols plus tools to combine, upload, or recolor symbols as needed. AND... so much power at an affordable price!Learn More |
Why Choose LessonPix?Why Choose LessonPix? Check out the features that makes LessonPix the right tool for customized learning materials.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 | Getting Started VideoA short video walking you through using the Tray to create Bingo Cards.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 | CoreResources and information about core vocabulary.Learn More | Ways to Greet OthersGreetings are an important life skill to connect with others. This article shares ideas of ways to greet and how to teach greetings. Getting kids ready to learn starts with activating their social connectedness- greet them with a warm hello and show genuine care.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 | 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 | My Friends BingoLessonPix allows members to upload their own photos and clip art easily to use in their materials.Learn More |
LessonPix Pricing and BenefitsLessonPix lets you create custom, high-quality classroom materials at a very low price. Learn about the benefits of membership and our low pricing.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 | All About Me"All About Me" is a popular beginning of the year thematic unit for students and teachers to get to know each other and themselves. This fun theme includes concepts such as the body, feelings, family, and culture.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 | Dot the Fire Dog by Lisa DesiminiThis simple story shows a day in the life of firefighters and their fire dog, Dot. This article provides visuals and activities to help teach concepts in this book.Learn More | Personalized Books for Artic, Language and Social Skills.Quickly and easily create books to target social skills, articulation targets, and language skills.Learn More |
McDonalds® Happy Meal® SymbolsLessonPix now offers McDonalds® Happy Meal® SymbolsLearn More | Flash End-of-Life: LessonPix Will Be Fine.We've been getting lots of questions about whether LessonPix will be impacted when Flash goes away... thankfully, we won't! LessonPix doesn't use Flash (or Silverlight or any other plugins) and will be fine.Learn More | Using visuals to follow directions: My Lego LadybugUsing visuals to follow directions: building a Lego Ladybug.Learn More |
The Evolution of PrintablesAre worksheets appropriate in an early childhood classroom? A look at the evolution and appropriateness of worksheets.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 | Four Connect GameFour Connect (or Four-in-a-Row) is a fun game where two people take turns placing chips on the circles and say the words while playing.Learn More |
I Know an Old Lady...Books and ideas based on the stories and songs of I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a....Learn More | Memory Game for TeachersTeachers can create "Memory Games" to teach concepts, promote language, and make learning fun.Learn More | Engaging with Student InterestsPairing students' interest with learning and behavior goals makes learning fun and improves student outcomes. LessonPix offers themed templates to customize learning for individual interests and needs.Learn More |
Using the LessonPix Office AppAccess any LessonPix symbol directly from within Microsoft Word!Learn More | Visual Strategies for Students who are Deaf or Have Hearing ImpairmentsStudents who are Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) need a variety of strategies to access the curriculum, as they rely more on their eyes to access the world. Visual attention strategies are essential for getting and maintaining joint attention, for communication in social interactions, and for making connections between meanings and printed words.Learn More | 5 Social Skill Lessons for use in Remote LearningAdapting to Remote Learning, Distance Learning, or Telepractice has been quite a challenge! Using the LessonPix PowerPoint Download and Add-In features, we created lesson activities to teach social skills online. (FYI: You can also use these ideas in Google Slides with the new LessonPix Play Tools.)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 | Ask For Cards"Ask For" Cards are visual cards used for reminders to ask. The cards show a child asking and then the result.Learn More | Scales and RatingsThe Scales/ Ratings template offers many styles where users can sequence their pictures along a continuum for self-evaluation or rating.Learn More |
The Good Egg by Jory JohnCheck out story activities and visuals to use with this delightful story about self-care, managing pressure, and embracing imperfections of others.Learn More | Social Distancing and other COVID-19 Visuals for Young ChildrenIt can be very frightening at times for children (and adults) to not understand what is happening and why we are changing our routines. It is important that we talk with our children honestly at their levels without overwhelming. LessonPix provides tools to create custom learning materials to meet your individual needs, including materials on social distancing and handwashing.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 |
Chicken's Aren't The Only Ones by Ruth HellerThis book teaches about all the different animals who lay eggs, from chickens to rays, to the platypus. The author uses fun rhymes, interesting facts, and beautiful illustrations to engage the readers. Check it out.Learn More | Nobody Hugs A Cactus by Carter GoodrichThis book provides numerous angles for instruction both as a stand-alone literacy unit or with lessons about friendship and kindness.Learn More | Recipes with LessonPix TemplatesThis article provides examples of visual recipes made with a variety of LessonPix templates.Learn More |
Artic Cards & ActivitiesThe Sharing center contains a wealth of activities to use for articulation therapy.Learn More | Mouse First Day of School by Laura ThompsonOne morning, Mouse finds a place to hide - in a backpack. This led to Mouse discovering new and exciting things at school. This great beginning of the year book teaches school vocabulary, prepositions, and fun imagery.Learn More | Recipe Templates using LessonPix and Microsoft WordVisual Recipes are easily created using these starter templates in Microsoft Word.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 | The Jacket I Wear in The SnowThis story follows the pattern of "The House that Jack Built" with its fun rhymes and additive vocabulary that connects to previous. The winter clothing topic ties in well with winter themes of January.Learn More | More Prepositions Please!How to create your own prepositional images using the Symbol Builder tool.Learn More |
Play ToolsThe LessonPix Play Tools are a set of online game functions such as a spinner, draw from a hat, dice, and timer using symbols placed in your tray. Great tools to help make remote learning fun.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 | Bear Says Thanks by Karma WilsonBear is bored and lonely and decides to have friends over for a dinner. But when he doesn't have any food, his delightful cast of friends show what sharing and caring look like. And Bear learns that even without any food, he has something special he can share.Learn More |
Live Webinar TrainingLessonPix is offering FREE 1-hour webinar based training to explore all the various capabilities.Learn More | Virtual BackgroundsMaking custom virtual backgrounds is a great way to include visual supports in your remote learning. This article uses PowerPoint to create a background custom to your needs.Learn More | The Gingerbread ManHere are some ideas when using the story, The Gingerbread Man as a theme.Learn More |
The Little Engine That CouldCheck out these story activities and visuals to use with the book, "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper.Learn More | Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lesson IdeasLesson Ideas for Martin Luther King Day including Free Writing Sheet.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 |
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 | 12 Types of Visual Supports to Help at HomeVisual supports are a research-based practice of using pictures or “visuals” to communicate. Because speech is a temporary signal – it is there and then gone, visual strategies help students focus on important information, see how concepts are connected, and integrate prior knowledge with new knowledge. Most people are visual learners.Learn More | LessonPix Refund PolicyLessonPix wants only happy customers. To that end, we are happy to offer your money back under our Refund Policy. 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 | 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 | Gingerbread Man Theme TemplatesThis articles shows templates styles using the Gingerbread theme as well as other general templates customized with Gingerbread concepts - making learning sweet!!Learn More |
The Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgCheck out these story activities to use with the book, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.Learn More | Uploading and Resizing PhotosVisuals with photos! Here's how you can size your photos for maximum appeal and make truly custom learning materials.Learn More | LessonPix in AACLow, mid, and high tech, LessonPix has your resources for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Learn More |
Picture SchedulesThere are many types of schedules that can be used for many different purposes. This article provides an explanation, ideas, and free sample of each type of schedule.Learn More | Summer Fun Ideas with LessonPixLooking for visuals and activities for summer this year? Here are some hot ideas to use this summer with LessonPix.Learn More | 3 Ways to Make More Complex SchedulesThe "Picture Schedule" templates provide a variety of simple templates with 1-10 pictures. This article will show how to make a schedule longer than 10 symbols and other creative ways to make custom schedules.Learn More |
101+ LessonPix TemplatesWhat Templates does LessonPix offer? For only $36 per year, LessonPix provides more than a hundred types of templates with even more styles to add. Check out this amazing list for ideas to customize and use.Learn More | Playground Communication BoardPlayground communication boards are an effective way to allow children of all abilities to communicate and promote public awareness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Learn how LessonPix can help provide your accessible communication boards for playgrounds.Learn More | Monthly CalendarCreate a custom monthly schedule with our monthly calendar. Use the Grid layout to move the pictures where you need.Learn More |
PediaStaff Chooses LessonPixPediaStaff, a nationwide, niche-oriented staffing company focusing on the placement and staffing of pediatric therapists, today chose LessonPix.com as its provider for online teaching materials, classroom and therapy visuals and symbol libraries.Learn More | Pattern StripsPattern Strips allow you to use your selected pictures in a pattern. The page includes an AB, AAB, and AABB patterns.Learn More | Sharing LessonPix MaterialsHow to share LessonPix Materials and symbols using a Limited Distribution License.Learn More |
You have been logged out!All about why you might have been logged out of your account.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 | Restricted PicturesLessonPix now offers a restricted section including mature pictures appropriate for use in instructional settings where images are difficult to find.Learn More |
Telepractice With LessonPixAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, therapists and teachers must learn to adapt their methods to virtual settings. Working with students through technology presents completely different sets of challenges.Learn More | Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne LangThis book identifies the feeling of being grumpy in what it looks like and how to cheer up - if you want to. Here are activity ideas to use with the book "Grumpy Monkey" by Suzanne Lang.Learn More | Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel SchefflerPlaying with stories increases imagination, vocabulary, comprehension, and love of books! Here are some activities to play with concepts from the story Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.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 | Classroom RulesAt the beginning of the year, most teachers discuss and brainstorm a list of classroom rules and compile them into a set of 4-6 rules to display in the classroom. There are some important points to keep in mind as you and your class work through this beginning of the year ritual.Learn More | I Have Who Has"I Have Who Has" is a fun "round robin" game used to teach vocabulary and early reading skills.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 | Themed PairsThemed Pairs Template, similar to Themed Picture Cards, place 6 pictures on top of images that go together.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 |
Speech Therapy ActivitiesSpeech therapy activities address articulation, fluency, and voice. Here are some examples how LessonPix can help make your speech sessions individualized and powerful.Learn More | Storybook Activities: Room on the BroomPlaying with stories increases imagination, vocabulary, comprehension, and love of books! Here are some activities to play with concepts from the story Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.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 |
SoundFinder-How to find words with specific soundsIt has never been easier to find words with specific sounds and great pictures to help you use them!
This video shows how you can search by sounds using our unique SoundFinder. Enter any word with the sounds you want and we'll find matches.Learn More | It All Begins With Core VocabularyThis overview of core vocabulary provides many resources for instruction with core.Learn More | Name TagsName Tags can be used for classroom management as well as for academic and therapy materials.Learn More |
Scavenger HuntCreate a Scavenger Hunt game with LessonPix to encourage early literacy in young children.Learn More | Planting a Rainbow by Lois EhlertThis beautiful story is a perfect read when creating a school garden or planting seeds. Check out story visuals and activities for "Planting a Rainbow" by Lois Ehlert.Learn More | Hanukkah-Themed LearningHanukkah Ideas for the classroom or therapy funLearn More |
Task CardsTask Cards are a highly motivating tool that can be used across the curriculum. These cards that contain one thought, activity, or question per card.Learn More | 7 Ways to Support Social Skills and Self-RegulationSocial skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance. Self-Regulation refers to how we handle our emotions and body in tough situations. Here are some ways to promote social skills and self-regulation with examples from the LessonPix Sharing Center.Learn More | Eye Gaze BoardsEye Gaze Boards are a low-tech solution to determine the needs or wants of a person who is unable to communicate verbally.Learn More |
Snowman Theme IdeasLearning About Winter- Check out some Snowman Theme Ideas.Learn More |