"Interactive Word Walls"
No classroom should be without an interactive word wall! The power of an interactive word wall in the classroom is amazing. The key to a successful word wall is the word, "interactive." Students need to actively interact with the word wall. Interaction includes cheers and chants for the new words of the week, activities that expand the students' understanding of how words work and the use of the word wall during writing as a primary resource for spelling.
A classroom may have one main word wall and/or 2 or 3 smaller word walls, each with a different focus. The smaller word walls (usually chart paper size) were used for special vocabulary for a theme or unit, and special word study (verbs, adjectives, contractions, compound words, spelling rules....)
The main word wall is large---8 feet wide and 6 feet tall. The words build on the wall by 5 new words each week throughout the school year. Words on the wall are written about 2 inches tall with a black marker on colored construction paper. They are cut out around the shape of the letters. The wall needs to be reachable for the students. They should be able to walk right up to the word wall, and they should be able to touch each word with a pointer.
You can find many resources for words to include on your word wall. The best resource for word wall lists is FREE - your students!
Click the button to download "Word Wall Activities" that could be utilized in ANY classroom!
A classroom may have one main word wall and/or 2 or 3 smaller word walls, each with a different focus. The smaller word walls (usually chart paper size) were used for special vocabulary for a theme or unit, and special word study (verbs, adjectives, contractions, compound words, spelling rules....)
The main word wall is large---8 feet wide and 6 feet tall. The words build on the wall by 5 new words each week throughout the school year. Words on the wall are written about 2 inches tall with a black marker on colored construction paper. They are cut out around the shape of the letters. The wall needs to be reachable for the students. They should be able to walk right up to the word wall, and they should be able to touch each word with a pointer.
You can find many resources for words to include on your word wall. The best resource for word wall lists is FREE - your students!
Click the button to download "Word Wall Activities" that could be utilized in ANY classroom!
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