Thanksgiving Theme Pictures and RhymesThe Thanksgiving Theme provides a great foundations for lessons on food, cultures, history, traditions, manners, and sharing.Learn More | Halloween Fun with Five Little PumpkinsHalloween in an early childhood classroom includes pumpkin activities, literature, and games. Check out these free samples and see all the great Five Little Pumpkins materials you can make!Learn More | Snowman Theme IdeasLearning About Winter- Check out some Snowman Theme Ideas.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 | 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 | 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 |
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 | 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 | 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 |
LessonPix Story Basket Give-AwayWin 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 | Duck for Turkey Day, by Jacqueline JulesOne way to discuss Thanksgiving that will be meaningful to your students, whether or not they eat a turkey dinner, is to share books that expand on some of the universal themes. Duck for Turkey Day, by Jacqueline Jules, addresses cultural diversity from a little girl’s point of view.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 |
Try a Little Kindness by Henry ColeThis adorable book shows animals as children performing small acts of kindness from the classroom to the community. Henry Cole gives specific examples of ways to be kid to others.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 | Valentines DayFun Learning Activities you can easily create related to Valentines DayLearn 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 | Phonological Awareness FUNEngaging tools for Syllable Awareness, Rhyming and Compound Word practice.Learn More | Math Center with Core VocabularyThe math center can be a great place to embed core vocabuary and promote working with peers.Learn More |
Science Center with Core VocabularyThe science center provides great opportunities for questions and comments with core vocabulary.Learn More | Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown"Goodnight Moon" is a classic children's book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. It was first published in 1947 and has since become one of the most beloved and enduring bedtime stories for young children. Check out story activities and visuals to support Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.Learn More | How to Catch A Leprechaun by Adam WallaceHere is a playful book for St. Patrick's Day fun by Adam Wallace.Learn More |
WristbandsTwo LessonPix Wristband Templates for a fun, wearable visual. One has wrapped text and the other has multiple pictures. Great for reminders, strategies, speech words, or vocabulary.Learn More | Masks OnAdding a masks to characters is easy using the Symbol Builder. Also, there are many new materials in the Sharing Center to teach about masks and social distancing.Learn More | Choice CardsChildren can feel empowered when given choices throughout their day. Choice cards are picture cards used to offer a choice between 2 or more items. These cards can be used with young children or children with special needs, such as autism or communication delays.Learn More |
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, by Patty LovellBe proud of who you are. Patty Lovell's message radiates throughout this adorable story of a short first grade girl with buck teeth, a terrible singing voice, and fumble fingers. This article has vocabulary and activities to support and expand concepts in the book.Learn More | Where Do Pants Go?Fun little story, great to focus on core vocabulary words.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 |
Apple Themed ActivitiesEnjoy these delicious apple activities with LessonPix.Learn More | Thank You OmuEveryone just loves the smell of Omu's thick red stew! Enjoy this story of sharing, caring, and community.Learn More | The Gingerbread ManHere are some ideas when using the story, The Gingerbread Man as a theme.Learn More |
The Love Letter by Anika Aldamuy DeniseThis adorable story about love and friendship stars four adorable forest animals who learn how a simple love letter can change their mood and spark friendships.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 | Insects Thematic UnitInsects 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 |
Groundhog Day Lesson IdeasHere are some ideas to celebrate Groundhog Day with young children.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 | Petes A Pizza by William Steig"Pete's a Pizza" by William Steig is a heartwarming children's book about a rainy day, a bored boy named Pete, and his imaginative father who turns Pete into a human pizza to cheer him up. Through playful antics and laughter, Pete learns that even on gloomy days, family love and creativity can turn any situation into a fun adventure.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 | 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 | The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsThis winter story follows young Peter as he plays and explores snowy day activities.Learn More |
Pirate Day"Talk Like a Pirate" Day fun activities for the classroom, speech therapy, and OT.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 | Stick PuppetsPrint stick puppets to use to teach literacy for creative storytelling, retelling, sequencing, and character development.Learn More |
Literacy-Teaching about CharactersStudents can use LessonPix materials to identify and learn about characters.Learn More | Calendar CardsTeachers or parents who use a classroom wall calendar can create calendar cards with the date and a picture in a pattern.Learn More | Fine Motor Pratice with Lacing CardsLacing 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 |
Car Ride ActivitiesTaking a vacation with the kids? Create some customized activities to help make the car ride more fun.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 | Groundhogs Day Off by Robb PearlmanWhen Groundhog takes a vacation, the townspeople recognize how special Groundhog is and learn to ask questions that show they care.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 | Lacing CardsLacing 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 | Bug by Robin Koontz"Bug" is an adorable story of how a girl named Bug found a motivating way to learn math. Check out this great story by Robin Koontz and visuals and activities to support it.Learn More |
Spring Stinks by Ryan T HigginsReady-made story visuals and activities to go with the story, "Spring Stinks" by Ryan T Higgins.Learn More | Name TagsName Tags can be used for classroom management as well as for academic and therapy materials.Learn More | Picture CardsSimple pictures cards can be used for so many purposes from memory games to story sequencing to picture communication systems.Learn More |