The Wonders of Word Walls
Word Walls can be a wonderful in any classroom but they are extremely effective in lower elementary classrooms, especially when the word walls are interactive.
A Word Wall, by definition is a wall of working words within the classroom and all of the words are related in some way (sight words, action words, animals, etc).They are used to teach a language concept. A teacher may choose to have one large word wall and several smaller word walls which concentrate on different concepts (ie: history, geography, math).
Example of word wall cards from ABC Teach
Word Wall Resource Page including Activities, guidelines, and several resources.
The Best Books for Parents and Teachers:
- Making Word Walls Work: A Complete, Systematic Guide With Routines, Grade-Perfect Word Lists, and Reproducible Word Cards to Help All Children Master High-Frequency Words
- Teaching Reading and Writing with Word Walls (Grades K-3)
Photo from http://www.kconnect.com/kc-wordwalls.html
