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

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

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.

Have you ever wondered about the difference between a Word Wall and a Sound Wall in the elementary classroom. This blog post dives into the details on both. Find out what each is and how you can use both of these tools to help your students. Both a word wall and sound wall can help your students improve their phonics skills and reading abilities. A word wall can also help improve vocabulary, spelling and writing. Head over and read this blog post for all of the details.

My word wall! Running out of wall space so hanging from the ceiling it is!!

Looking for a new way to practice sight words? This is my favorite sight word game that my students LOVE! Bonus: It's a NO PREP, easy to implement game!

Discover the key to unlocking reading success by understanding the difference between a word wall and a sound wall. Confused about Balanced Literacy and The Science of Reading, and which method works best for students? Learn how to effectively use each tool in your classroom to support students on t

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