Personal word wall first grade

Teaching is constantly evolving. What may have been best practice years ago might no longer be recommended. That goes to say that what we were doing wasn’t wrong. We just didn’t know better. And one of those changes is including a sound wall in your classroom. Or, maybe even in replacement of a word wall. ... Read More about Replacing a Word Wall with a Sound Wall in the Classroom

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.

Using personal word walls is a great way to engage students during writing time. Follow these steps to learn how to make personal word wall folders that you can differentiate for your students. Your students will love getting to use the names of important people and places in their writing.

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!

Using personal word walls is a great way to engage students during writing time. Follow these steps to learn how to make personal word walls that you can differentiate for your students. Your students will love getting to use the names of important people and places in their writing.

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

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

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.