Pixie in the Classroom

PIXIE is a small robot. It is less than 6 inches across and has only 7 buttons. It is ideal for teaching control in Key Stage 1

A Pixie costs £136.00 plus £9.90 P&P plus VAT (includes charger, manuals etc.).

Introducing the Pixie

Teachers learning how to use a pixie
Photographs taken during a Cluster Training session.

Free Pixie Jackets

Using Pixie in Year R
Four lesson plans show how Programming Pixie, a robot, can be introduced to young children by Hildenborough School

Introducing the Pixie across the curriculum Palm Bay Pixie Project

Numeracy Hour

A Pixie Game to teach Shape and Space Riverhead Infant School, Sevenoaks

The Pixiosaurus Project
Herne Primary School

The Pixie in a Reception classroom -
St Crispin's Infant School, Westgate

Using Clicker 4 with Pixie in Numeracy
Riverhead Infant School, Sevenoaks

Pixie Number Bonds
Birchington Primary School

Literacy Hour

Rosie's Walk
St Mary's CE Primary School, Folkestone

The Thirsty Tiger
St Mary's CE Primary School, Folkestone

A Week with Mr Wolf
St Mary's CE Primary School, Folkestone

Pixie Phonics
Children program a Pixie to travel to different letter squares on an alphabet mat.

Did you know that Kent Primary ICT run Control and Simulations courses and participants go home with a Pixie as a resource to use in their own school.

Other Websites

Swallow Systems: The home of Pip and Pixie. The site contains operating instructions for Pixie and Pip robots and lots of ideas and supplementary resources for using them in the classroom.

We're going on a Bear Hunt: Description of an activity using Pixies based on the popular book.
vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/application/HBearHuntJL-31566.doc

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