Tons of ideas for word walls in the classroom including DIY ideas, interactive, creative and easy ideas for elementary school.

I’ve been using a Word Wall with my high school students for 9 years now, and the results have been incredible. How: I have 90-minute classes, so I’m able to give my students 8-10 minutes of free reading time each day. I put this time at the BEGINNING of the class for several reasons. 1. ... Read More about How and Why to Use Word Walls with Older Students

Hi friends! There has been a LOT of buzz about switching from word walls to sound walls this year. I am so happy to be hearing all of the buzz and seeing teachers diving into learning a "new" way of teaching reading. I say "new" because the research has been around for years!! Finally, the switch is happening. Let's talk about what a sound wall is and the benefits of a sound wall versus a word wall. Sound Wall vs. Word WallTo be 100% honest, I never had a word wall in my classroom. Since I…

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

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

If you’re new to Science of Reading and swapping your word wall for a sound wall, grab this free Science of Reading Aligned Sound Wall. Sound walls can be an incredibly effective literacy tool for your kindergarten classroom. It makes classroom decor meaningful in your kindergarten classroom by teaching your students how to make and articulate sounds in a word. This free sound wall includes a mouth formation, phoneme, and image to identify the sound and spelling. Grab this free sound wall…

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

Looking for a classroom freebie that will simplify your writer's workshop and writing center in primary grades? These free word wall cards cover a lot of common seasonal words, and there are 120 words total!

Read about the benefits of replacing a word wall with a sound wall in your kindergarten, first, or second grade classroom and get details about the Phoneme Sound Wall with Mouth Articulation Photos resource that has all the materials you need to create your own classroom sound wall.

Word walls can be a valuable tool when done well. So how can we build first grade word walls kids will truly use? Here's what works for us!