Description: Word Wall provides students with a daily, easily accessible reminder of the importance of developing their vocabulary. At the same time, it gives the teacher a ready source for ongoing activities with students for extending and practicing their words. A word Wall may be done in many ways, however, having an organized wall is probably most appropriate. The steps below may be modified to fit the specific situation.
Step-by-Step
- Select an organizational strategy for your Word Wall. Possible strategies might include; Content area, Parts of Speech, or Flag Words.
- Introduce the idea of the Word Wall to the students and have them begin “collecting words” to be included on the wall.
- When a student adds a word to the wall, discuss it with the class, put it in context, and discuss how it is used.
- Words can be printed on index cards, sentence strips, or pieces of construction paper. They can be color coded (green = verb), arranged in webs, moved about, used as the teacher sees fit.
Extensions
- Encourage students to refer to the Word Wall when writing.
- Students can select words from the wall for vocabulary games.
- Offer small incentives to students (bonus points) for adding a word to the wall.
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