First grade word wall

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…

Word walls can take up quite a bit of room, so I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of them. When I put a new word on the word ...

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

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.

Math Word Walls have been a total game changer in my classroom! Now my First Grade students actively use the vocabulary cards on bulletin board to remind them of key concepts. These Math Word Wall Cards are also available for Kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade!

Use thematic word walls to motivate your beginning writers! They make great tools for spelling, writing ideas, vocabulary, and no-prep writing centers. Grab a freebie to use with your kindergarten and first-grade students.

Word walls are amazing and I think every classroom should have one. However, I completely understand that they aren’t the easiest thing to put together. They take up so much space and what happens if you run out of room? Here are four reasons why you NEED a portable and interactive word wall in your kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and upper elementary classroom.

Strategies for making an effective word wall students will refer to when spelling and writing.

Learn how incorporating a sound wall into your classroom and phonics instruction directly impacts the success of your little readers...

A portable word wall will not only save tons of space in the classroom, but it is also engaging and interactive and best of all-the students love it!