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KidPix (http://www.kidpix.com/) is a multimedia program for students. It's best used with grades K-3, though lessons can be modified and used with older grades as well. There are several parts of KidPix: KidPix (graphics), Moopies (moving pictures), Stampimator (animated stamps), and Slide Show. Kids of ALL ages love using KidPix, and it's incredibly easy to think of ways to use KidPix to extend or reinforce lessons in any subject area. Some of these ideas were taken from various internet resources. If one of them is your original idea and you have not been given credit for it, please email me and I will give credit. Let students use drawing tools or stamps to
reinforce a lesson on community helpers. They can also use these tools to
discuss career choices and what they want to be when they finish school. Exact
method will vary with age level. Use stamps with K-2, and drawing tools with
upper grades. Some ideas are police officers, firefighters, and pilots.
Make posters for Earth Day (in April) to convince
people to save our planet. Students can make maps of various places:
Use KidPix to illustrate words on word walls. Have students use KidPix to create their own Bingo cards. They will have to use the line tool to create rows and columns, and then fill the boxes with stamps. You may wish to create a template for them with the rows and columns pre-set. You will need to print one copy of the Bingo card to cut out, and print other copies for students to use when they play. Be sure that students use the correct set of stamps (you will have to choose a set) when they stamp into the boxes. Create a template with rows and columns and have students fill in the boxes to make their own calendars for one month. Have students illustrate healthy, balanced meals. They should draw a circle for a plate, draw a fork, and then put healthy foods on the plate. Talk about balanced meals and how certain foods would be inappropriate when combined. For a good dental hygiene exercise, find a picture
of a tooth and scan it. You might even have students draw pictures of teeth
(they need one large tooth). Save the pictures to their diskettes. Have them
open the picture files in KidPix, then use the stamps to find food that is good
for your teeth. They can stamp those foods on the picture of the tooth. If
they find foods that are unhealthy for the teeth, have them stamp the foods
outside the tooth. A variation is to put all
the foods on the outside of the tooth and use the moving van tool to put the
healthy foods inside the tooth. Have students stamp rows of various objects like this: one row of five
gold bars, one row of seven hats, one row of three
rafts, etc. Once they have several rows, have them choose the pencil tool and
circle the ordinal number you call out, like this, "In the row of gold bars,
circle the fifth gold bar," or "In the row of hats, circle the third hat." Have
them vary the color they use to circle with to give them extra practice in
choosing colors and color recognition. Take the letter you are working on and have the
kids write, type or stamp it and then find stamps that begin with the same sound
and have them stamp those pictures. Take their pictures and make them into an
alphabet slideshow. Stamp numbers and next to them stamp the correct
number of one of the stamps, or make 5 circles (or squares) using the shapes
tools. One idea is to make a spring counting book using the slideshow option.
First list spring things. Write them on a chart and draw a small picture next
to them. Have each child pick a number (numbers 1-20) and first on paper have
them write their number and the number word. Then let them pick a spring thing
and draw that many. After they finish planning on paper, have them go to the
computer and recreate it in KidPix. Save the files and put them together to
make a slide show. Be sure to use the applause effect and list the authors'
names on the last page. Let students use the drawing and shape tools to
reinforce what they know about shapes (circle, square, rectangle, etc.). Call
out a certain shape for them to draw. Call out a certain color for them to use
to fill the shape. They can also use the pattern tools at the bottom. You can
turn this into a shapes lesson, a colors lesson, or a patterns lesson.
Select the eraser, then the question mark and have
the children erase the screen to reveal the hidden picture. This is a good
exercise in mouse control, and the children can then learn to print and save
these pictures. They may show their pictures to the rest of the class and tell
everyone about them. Select the letter stamp
with the option key depressed to access the keyboard. Have the children practice
writing the alphabet from the keyboard. This reinforces their knowledge of the
alphabet while it introduces them to the QWERTY keyboard. Use KidPix to have students stamp numbers and the correct number of pictures to represent each number. Use KidPix to make visual representations for combinations of numbers. Call out story problems and have students use stamps to solve the problems. Use stamps in KidPix to make identical stamps of different sizes (use shift and ctrl to change sizes). Drag and drop them in order using the moving van tool. Have students use KidPix, Kidspiration, or Word
(with guidance) to find pictures to represent each holiday. Assist
students in typing two or three words to go along with each picture
as further description of the holiday's importance. Use maps in KidPix (goodies). Let students use the paint can tool to fill in blue for water and green for land. Call out directions for students to draw something in KidPix. (Have your own model done beforehand, but don't show it to them.) For instance, "Draw a circle. Draw six eyes in the circle. Draw four squiggly hairs on top of the circle. Draw two big teeth on the circle. Color the teeth in yellow." When you're done, see how their representations match yours. Talk about the features that are the same, even though they look a little different. Have students draw pictures in KidPix or use pictures in Kidspiration to represent sunrise, day time, sunset, and night time.Let students draw a line to divide the screen in half. Have students use a sun stamp to show how the sun moves across the sky during the day. Let them add clouds, rainbows, and other things they'd see during the day. Have them fill in the other half of the sky with dark blue or black for night time. Have them stamp a moon and other things they would see at night. Have students use KidPix to draw a sky and things in it. Tell them to add things that stay in the sky. Tell them to add things that go into the sky and then come down (a bird flying and a bird in a nest). Have them draw some greet grass and add things that stay on the ground all the time. Make a template in KidPix with living and nonliving things. Have the students drag and drop all the living things on one side and the nonliving things on the other side of the screen.Have students choose pictures or stamps of things in KidPix that have the same features (such as four legs, or white fur). Let students find pictures of plants and animals in KidPix. Compile them into a class book of common animals and plants. First Grade Have students use KidPix to create representations of numbers in sets. Have them draw number lines and mark them appropriately according to what you call out. Have students use stamps in Kidpix to create visual representations of collections with less than 30 objects. Have them stamp the numbers themselves with each set. For example, 27 gold bars stamped on the screen, and then "2 tens" and "7 ones" stamped with letter stamps on the same screen. Have students illustrate math problems in Kidpix. (This will require an adult helper to give step-by-step directions to the students as they work). For example, tell students to stamp gold bars on the screen, one less than five. Check to see that they stamp four gold bars. Tell them to stamp eight gold bars but to break it into sets. One set should have four. Check to see that they make the second set with four. If necessary, have them work in pairs to complete these tasks. Have students make models of fractions in KidPix (whole, half, fourth). Print these and display them in the room as a reference. Use KidPix to draw each shape and label it. Combine these same basic shapes to make pictures; i.e. a square with a triangle to make a house. Have students use maps in KidPix to
draw trails where these people traveled or settled. Show students
how to use different colors for each trail, and how to create a
simple key or write the person's name beside his/her trail. Have students use maps in KidPix to
color in the required elements. They can use line tools to draw
outlines for each thing, then color in each one with the fill can.
They will need to start with the largest element (continent), and
work their way in to the smallest (city). Have students illustrate odd and even numbers. Have them use the line tool to divide the screen into several squares. Have them type the word "odd" in half of the boxes and the word "even" in half of the boxes. Have them use stamps to show odd numbers or even numbers of objects. Have students use maps in KidPix to
identify the following: Have students use KidPix to draw a complete plant. Have them label the parts of the plant (root, stem, leaf, flower), and include what each part requires to live (air, water, light, nutrients). Students make addition and subtraction problems
using stamps. Can use them to show various mathematical properties. Counting Small Numbers - Use the shift, option and
control keys to enlarge the stamps. Stamp several onto the page and count as you
go. Use the number stamps to stamp a number on each object on the screen. Teddy
Bears work really well. At largest size, their bellies are just the right size
for a number. Practice spelling words, using the letter stamps.
Do sorting and patterning activities using the picture stamps. When learning
place value stamp as many of one object (i.e. stars) as you can in one minute.
Then go back and use the pencil tool to circle groups of tens, count the ones
that are left over, and stamp the total number. Make up + and - equations using
the stamps. Stamp the pictures, then write the number equation to go with it.
Have students create vowel or consonant books. They should use stamps to stamp an upper case and lower case letter, and pictures that go with that letter. Have students divide the screen into four sections using the pencil tool. Use
one section for each season and have them use stamps to illustrate each season
of the year. Have them use letter stamps to spell out the name of each season. Take each child's picture with a digital camera.
Save the pictures onto each child's disk, then when the students go to their
computer, have them open the photo using KidPix. Let them use the eraser to
erase all the background behind them, leaving only their face showing. They can
use other tools to draw an endangered animal body around their face. Students can write poems. Choose "Alphabet Text"
from the Goodies menu. Then have them type their poems in simple sentences. "I
like ice cream.....or....Mom is great.........." Then click "ok". Go to the
paintbrush and draw a picture. The sentence will appear on the screen as their
picture. They can drag the paintbrush several times and the sentence will
continue. Students can use the line tool to divide the
screen into four blocks. They can use the typewriter tool to type labels in the
box. Then they use the stamps to stamp objects in each section. Some ideas
are: Have students choose files from the Color-Me folders. This is great practice for them learning to navigate file and folder structure. Have students use KidPix to create representations of numbers in sets. Have them draw number lines and mark them appropriately according to what you call out. Use Kidpix to create fractions (draw a circle, draw lines through it). Use alphabet stamps (numbers) to identify how many parts the whole has (thirds, sixths, etc.). Use KidPix to draw each shape and label it (triangles, square, rectangle, trapezoid, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, and irregular polygonal shapes, right angle, obtuse, acute). Create a template in KidPix with different types of solids and angles. Have the students label each figure with the number of faces or types of angles. Have students use maps in KidPix to draw areas where these Native Americans lived (Creek and Cherokee, especially in Georgia). Have them use appropriate stamps for the local resources. Have students work in pairs to use maps in KidPix to color in the required elements. They can use line tools to draw outlines for each thing, then color in each one with the fill can. Geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau. Major rivers: Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee, Flint. Have students work in pairs or small groups and use maps in KidPix (Goodies) to mark the required elements. Have them include text boxes with short sentences as to why they think the people identified were affected by each place. People: James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jimmy Carter. Have students use maps in KidPix to draw areas where groups of Native Americans lived. Have them use appropriate stamps for the local resources. Call out directions for students to draw something in KidPix. (Have your own model done beforehand, but don't show it to them.) For instance, "Draw a circle. Draw six eyes in the circle. Draw four squiggly hairs on top of the circle. Draw two big teeth on the circle. Color the teeth in yellow." When you're done, see how their representations match yours. Talk about the features that are the same, even though they look a little different. Have students use KidPix to draw
pictures of stars and the night sky, patterns of stars, or the sun.
Have them include text boxes to draw stories or write poems and
songs about the objects they see. Have students use KidPix to draw maps of the school grounds or playground. Print several of the maps and let the students write dates on them as they record what they see around the school. They can compare the maps to see what things changed during the school year (changes caused by weather, plants, animals, and/or people). Have students use Yahooligans or other sites to look at life
cycles of animals and plants. Have them use KidPix to illustrate other life
cycles. Line Maze - It is pretty simple to create a maze,
and it is a great idea for hand-eye coordination. Use the line tool to draw
borders, identify a starting point (e.g. bike stamp) and a finishing point (e.g.
the house stamp), and have the child use a pencil to draw the path through the
maze. Have students use KidPix to draw and label the different types of triangles (scalene, isosceles and equilateral triangles). Have them include text boxes to type in properties of figures. Have them include types of angles they see. Have them draw a circle and identify the center, diameter, and radius. Use maps in KidPix to fill in the listed features. Identify each
one. Features: Have students use KidPix or Inspiration to create a picture to represent a small store. Be sure they put prices on each item they have chosen to sell. Ask them if the prices are reasonable (if they would they pay that amount of money for a certain item). Have students create pictures in KidPix to illustrate how fossils change over time. Have students make illustrations in KidPix or Inspiration with objects of things affected by magnets, or with things that require magnetic force to work (electric car, trolley car, etc.) Have students use maps in KidPix (Goodies) to create representations of the different habitats in Georgia. Have them use stamps to illustrate the different organisms found in each habitat. Fourth Grade Have students use KidPix to draw the different types of triangles and other geometric figures. Have them use the moving van tool to classify the figures (move them into similar groups). Have them use the text box tool to write comparisons between two shapes or a statement that proves contrast between two shapes. Have students use KidPix to draw cubes, prisms, parallel and perpendicular lines and planes, and other geometric figures. Have them use the text box tool to write comparisons between two shapes or a statement that proves contrast between two shapes. Have students work in pairs or small groups and use maps in KidPix (Goodies) to mark the required elements. Have them include text boxes with short sentences as to how the Indians obtained food, clothing, and shelter. Have students use Yahooligans to obtain information if needed. Groups: American Indians settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee) and Southeastern (Seminole). Have students create maps in KidPix (Goodies) to mark each of the required elements (Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark expedition, Texas, the Alamo, Oregon Trail, California). Students should also include text boxes to type facts as to why each of these acquisitions/happenings was important at the time (Gold Rush, mining towns, Texas independence). Have students use KidPix (Goodies) to create maps that show the physical and man-made features of the U.S., including: Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Continental Divide, The Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, New York City NY, Boston MA, Philadelphia PA, and the Erie Canal. Have them color-code to indicate which features are physical and which are man-made. Have students make illustrations in KidPix for each of the required elements (day/night cycle of the earth, phases of the moon, revolution of the earth around the sun, size and order from the sun of the planets). Have students look up information on the Internet (Yahooligans) to make sure their representations are accurate. Label where appropriate (waxing crescent, waning crescent, etc.). Fifth Grade
Tech Help To learn all about KidPix tools, go to Learning Space. To learn how to make a slide show in KidPix, go to this page at Learning Space. Graphics-you can import graphics from other programs. Just copy them onto the Clipboard. When in Kid Pix, go to Edit and Paste. You could also import photographs from programs and scanners. Changing Stamp Sizes- There are four sizes to stamps. The smallest is the regular stamp. Then, if you push the "option" key it gets bigger. If you press the "Shift" key, it gets bigger, and if you press "Option" and "Shift"at the same time, it gets even bigger. Editing Stamps- If you double click on a stamp, it will take you to the Stamp Editor. You can use it to make new stamps. In addition, you can always go back to the original stamp. Resources
KidPix Resources - has
the best information for basic use AND integration of KidPix |
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These pages created by Lori Miller, copyright 2004. Last updated May 24, 2007. |
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These pages created by Lori Miller, copyright 2004. Last updated May 24, 2007. |