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Margarita Engles tells the story of how Teresa Carreno played the piano for President Lincoln at only 10 years old.Learn More

The Kissing Hand is a classic beginning-of-the-year story for young children to help with separating from their families to go to school. Check out these story activities and visuals.Learn More

A visual schedule can help special education teachers prepare their students to be ready to learn.Learn More

There 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

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

The 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

Lacing Cards are a favorite of both boys and girls in Early Childhood. They develop Visual Perceptual skills and provide wonderful Fine Motor practice.Learn More

Low, mid, and high tech, LessonPix has your resources for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Learn More

Learning About Winter- Check out some Snowman Theme Ideas.Learn More

Ideas for Theme boxes, which can be rotated in a center to keep it fresh and motivating.Learn More

Sometimes creating a requested theme birthday party for your child can be a challenge and take some creativity. LessonPix.com is a great website that allows users to create custom materials for theme birthday parties.

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"I Have Who Has" is a fun "round robin" game used to teach vocabulary and early reading skills.Learn More

Visual 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

The 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

Win a basket of books and printed visuals this holiday. Check out the 3 ways to enter and learn more about our "In A Story" Articles.Learn More

Lacing Cards are a favorite of both boys and girls in Early Childhood and are a great tool for Fine Motor practice at any age. Make them easily with LessonPix!Learn More

First Then Boards are used in a visual strategy to help children learn new skills, manage challenging behaviors, or follow a simple schedule.Learn More

Save a collection of pictures that you may reuse later.Learn More

Adapting 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

Utilize visuals to support both fine motor and gross motor skills. Difficulties with motor skills impact student in different ways such as overall health, attention, literacy, and self-esteem.Learn More

There are times when our members need words in place of the picture symbols. LessonPix offers 2 ways to create text as symbols to use in templates: Symbol Builder and Add Text Symbols.Learn More

LessonPix has rubber ducky pictures and templates for fun learning activities. Perfect for National Rubber Ducky Day on January 13!Learn More

The 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

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Use themed egg template for a variety of fun Spring articulation and language activities.Learn More

This article shows various materials and activities to teach about US Veterans and Military. Great for lessons around Veteran's Day and Memorial Day.Learn More

Lesson Ideas for Martin Luther King Day including Free Writing Sheet.Learn More

Check out this story about big feelings and create materials to support lesson about these feelings and how to manage them.Learn More

LessonPix offers farm-themed templates and activities - great for curriculum units and classroom themes.Learn More

According to research, using games in teaching can help increase student participation, foster social and emotional learning, and motivate students to take risks.Learn More

Check out story activities for the book, We're Going On A Bear hunt" by Michael Rosen.Learn More

Insects is an interesting and versatile thematic unit for many age groups. Use this fun theme to teach biodiversity, life cycles, change, sorting, comparatives, adaptations, and much more.Learn More

What 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

Are worksheets appropriate in an early childhood classroom? A look at the evolution and appropriateness of worksheets.Learn More

This 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

Teachers 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

Ideas on how to create or enhance an Early Childhood Science Center.Learn More

Here is a list of various items that may be included or rotated in a science center.Learn More

At 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

From baby to early childhood literacy, board books are great to grow with your child by turning into interactive story time.Learn More

There are many jobs students can do to take responsibility for their classroom.Learn More

It is very easy to export a picture to use in other applications.Learn More

Here is the story of how LessonPix began and who the founders are.Learn More

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

"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

First Then Boards are used as a visual strategy to help children learn new skills, manage challenging behaviors, or follow a simple schedule.Learn More

LessonPix has a variety of templates that anyone can use to create activities that help students develop and improve handwriting skills.Learn More

Access any LessonPix symbol directly from within Microsoft Word!Learn More

Sensory boxes are great for tactile exploration and can be used for teaching as well. The boxes may consist of just about anything: rice, sand, water, jello, leaves, beans, etc.Learn More

Visual Picture Cards are a great way to communicate expectations and reinforce learning visually.Learn More