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May
08

Nine Fun Ways to Use Wikki Stix in the Classroom

1. Pizza Party: Use Wikki Stix to label your wall for a classroom pizza party. They are easily removed and will not damage the wall!
Pizza Party for the Classroom

2. House of Shapes: Use Wikki Stix to teach about shapes. Notice that this design contains multiple shapes inside the image!

Teach Basic Shapes with this cool house!

3. Hang pictures: Are you out of tape? Don’t want to use sharp tacks on the wall? No problem – use Wikki Stix. They work!

Hang Pictures with Wikki Stix!

4. Birthday Wall: Are you seeking a creative way to display the birthdays of your students? This Birthday Wall was created using Wikki Stix. We designed the lettering with Wikki Stix and hung the plates and border with Wikki Stix, as well.

Create a Birthday Wall with Wikki Stix

5. Create a clock: Design your own clock to use with the students. The hands can be moved and rotated as needed. You will get multiple uses from the hands before needing to replace them. You won’t need to replace the numbers at all.
A cool wall clock made with Wikki Stix, a cool Teach Tip!

6. Feelings: Teach about feelings with Wikki Stix: Happy, Sad, Mad, Excited, Jealous, Apologetic and more. Use your Feelings Poster to build empathy and social emotional awareness with your students. This is a great circle time activity.
Feelings, let's teach!

7. Touch Math: Use Wikki Stix during your Touch Math lessons. Personalize the numbers so each student receives their own set of numbers and Wikki Stix touch points.
Teach Touch Math with Wikki Stix!

8. Rebus Game: Wikki Stix can be used to create an interactive Rebus Game. You can view our sample here: “Split Level.” What other ideas can your students come up with?
Teach the Rubus Game with Wikki Stix!

9. What’s missing? Place numerous Wikki Stix on paper, in varying shapes. Remove one and ask, “What shape is missing?” This is great for memory recall.
What's Missing, a great teaching tool!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

May
01

Touch Math with Wikki Stix: Addition

We recently wrote a blog post about using Wikki Stix in Touch Point Math. We are carrying on our Touch Point Math suggestions today by demonstrating the use of  Wikki Stix during Touch Point addition.

First we printed the numbers 1-9 on 8 ½ x 11 paper. We then laminated every page with 5 mil lamination (heavy duty).

Laminated numbers for Touch Point Math:
Laminated Numbers for Touch Math with Wikki Stix

Next we used Wikki Stix to create our touch points. With the laminated sheets, the Wikki Stix were easily removable and adjustable.

Addition with Touch Point Math
Teach Addition with Wikki Stix Touch Math
The students will be counting to find the answer. Start with the highest number first. For example, if the problem is 4 + 3, the student will start with the number four and count 1, 2, 3, 4 then continue to the number three and count 5, 6, 7 for the correct answer, seven.

Repeat the problem and answer out loud: “four plus three equals seven.”

We used our Wikki Stix touch points again and again and again.
Addition with Wikki Stix Touch Math
When we finished the math lesson we stacked the laminated sheets and put our touch points into a ziplock baggie. Everything is ready to go for next time!

Everything bundled up!
Package up your Touch Point Number and Wikki Stix for the next lesson

Teacher tip: Consider creating one set of laminated sheets (and Wikki Stix touch points) for each student in class. Label each set with the child’s name and keep them at the desks for daily use.

Apr
26

Wikki Stix in Tanzania (East Africa)

This is from the Jaffery Academy Special Education Needs department in Tanzania (East Africa).

“The children use Wikki Stix with a lot of concentration and eye hand coordination (as you can see in the pictures attached) and the class becomes quiet suddenly… indeed it brought joy not only to the students of mixed abilities but also the teachers and mothers on whole.”

In our language I say KARIBU SANA – you are most welcome to visit us in Tanzania (East Africa) at any point in time.

Asante Sana (thank you) once again and may God Bless you and your entire team for the lovely creativity.”

–Swaleha Mohamedali, Educator

More hands on learning with Wikki StixTeaching the alphabet with Wikki Stix

Apr
19

Social Emotional Skills with Wikki Stix

Here’s a fun idea for teaching about feelings and building on social emotional skills: Use Wikki Stix to create faces. Pin your poster to the wall and each morning, as your students enter the room, ask them to point to the face that represents how they are feeling.

You can do this at home, also, if you home school. “Good morning! How are you feeling today?”

Add-on idea:
Extend the conversation to include the why of how they are feeling. “Why are you happy today? Tell us about it!” “Why are you sad today?” “Why are you feeling mad? How can we help you feel better?”

Apr
16

Double-Sided Mother’s Day Card with Wax Paper and Wikki Stix

You will need:
Wikki Stix (various colors)
Wax paper (one sheet)
Card stock (one piece)
Crayons (for the rubbing)
Pen or Wikkies (to write Happy Mother’s Day!)

Instructions:
Create your colorful flower on the wax paper, using Wikki Stix. Push down so the Wikki Stix are well positioned. Take your card stock paper and lay that over the flower. Push down hard. Turn the paper over and use your crayons to create the rubbing. Turn your card back over and peel the wax paper away from the Wikki Stix. The wax paper will peel back easily. Whallah! You have a double-sided card. Write “Happy Mother’s Day!” on both sides with your pen or use Wikkies.

Impress mom with your creative card this year!
A double sided Mother's Day Card, a fun craft idea for the kids

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