The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Grades K-6 by Steve Springer

Author:Steve Springer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2019-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

CONSIDERATIONS

Use word walls as living and interactive tools for learning.

Encourage students to actively engage with word walls.

Introduce new words of the week.

Build on students’ understanding of how words work.

Use word walls as a reference for current units being studied.

Use word walls during writing projects as a primary spelling resource.

Have several ongoing word walls in the classroom, each with a different focus, including the following:

Weekly spelling words

Seasonal words

Key vocabulary for a theme or unit

Word study (for example, verbs, adjectives, compound words, editing rules)

Types of organization for word walls could include the following:

Pocket chart. Use words for spelling, vocabulary, word study for the week, or a theme or unit. Write the words on index “word” cards. This allows you to change them, move them around, and turn them over.

Chart paper. To develop the list, write relevant words on chart paper as students make suggestions. These words can be used for a specific time period (a day, a week, a month) or for as long as you’re working with a certain theme. The word wall can be stored and revisited throughout the year.

Bulletin board. Designate an entire bulletin board for use as a word wall (or perhaps multiple smaller word walls). Words can be added to this word wall throughout the school year. Each new word can be a permanent addition, or early words can be replaced with new additions as students master the words.

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