Word Wall

If you teach elementary students, you probably have a word wall, but a word wall doesn't meet the needs of all students. I'm sharing the reasons I stopped using a word wall and what I do instead in this post. Your second-grade and third-grade students may have more writing success with word wall alternatives like personal student dictionaries. Grab free differentiated word lists and read about the word wall alternatives that my 2nd and 3rd-grade class loved! #wordwall #studentdictionary

Read about how switching from a traditional word wall to a portable version has been an absolute game-changer in my kindergarten classroom!

Are you wanting to revamp your word wall? I have used this word wall for two years in a row and I LOVE IT! If you are interested in a word wall like this one on the left, follow these simple steps below: You are going to need scrapbook size paper (12inx12in). I found mine ... Read More about Classroom Word Wall

Word walls are an important tool that students use to work independently during writing time. Help your students get more out of writing workshop by using a personal word wall folder. No matter if your students are writing independently or conferring with the teacher, they will always have the tools that they need to work independently.

Learn why word walls are beneficial in a special needs class and how to utilize a word wall in your classroom even if you don't have the wall space.

Today's classrooms contain more information posted than ever—learning goals, success criteria, classroom expectations, anchor charts, word walls... I could go

Don't you just love it when someone you follow on Pinterest has recently become obsessed with something new? You wake up one morning, say "how bout checking the ol' pinterest board?" and BOOM you're hit with 95 pins all related to nutella recipies, or 392 pins on holiday crafts, or 45 hilarious parodies of "call me maybe." It makes me feel like I am spying on other peoples' wishes and desires. I think seeing what people are all about at any given moment reveals so much more about a person…

Photo Source: Pinterest.com | Tamara Herman How adorable is this?! We found it while perusing Pinterest for fall ideas and couldn't pass it up. Since we can't find a link, we assume that this is an original design of Tamara Herman, but please let us know if there is a different source for the photo/idea! McDonald's Inspired Word Wall Background: Yellow bulletin board paper. Title: "I'm Lovin' It!", "These Words Are Fried! {encourage students to replace "overcooked" words with the french fry…