Interactive word wall

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.

Word walls are really popular in elementary classrooms. I had a traditional word wall for a few years, like the one below. It's supposed to help with spelling, but I soon realized that nobody used it. So a few years ago I freed up that wall for something more useful. Traditional word wall Then, in November, I read an article in Science and Children called "Interactive Word Walls" by Julie Jackson and Rose Narvaez. It's not a great title, but it came with an awesome picture: I was inspired…

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

Whitney Berg | Activities for Kids 💕 on Instagram: "SIGHT WORD WALL 🙌🎉🫶 Okay I know this seems extra and you might be asking yourself, why create a sight word wall? 📝✨ It’s an easy way to help kids recognize words by sight (which is key for reading!), builds their confidence as they learn new words, and makes learning fun! Plus, having those words in constant view makes them stick! 💡 The more they see and interact with them, the better they get at recognizing and reading them. 📚 So…

Have you heard of the interactive word wall? The one that can save your time and energy and make vocabulary learning more effective?

Fried Word Wall! Part of my interactive word wall for my 7th grade Language Arts class. They LOVE it. The bottom "I'm Lovin' It" container is for them to come up with any to add to the wall. (Adapted from: http://bulletinboardideas.org/2945/mcdonalds-inspired-interactive-word-wall/)

Interactive word wall where kids can use "colorful words" in their writing.

Today's classrooms contain more information posted than ever—learning goals, success criteria, classroom expectations, anchor charts, word walls... I could go

Hey yall! I'm not sure about you, but I am always on the hunt for new and clever classroom ideas. We learn best from each other, so who better to turn to for ideas than my amazing bloggy buddies? That's why I'm so excited to be a part of the Bright Ideas Blog Hop! Word Wall....everyone's got one, right? I had never really put much thought or effort into my Word Wall. I typed up the words, added some fancy letter headers, and slapped 'em up on the wall. But my kiddos were not using them like…