Vocabulary wall

You post them to showcase sight words, alphabetized vocabulary and content-area terms, but some teachers take word walls to the next level. Here are 19 word walls that will have you rethinking how you're using that coveted classroom space.

If you have been trying to find some new teacher tips and tricks on building vocabulary, you have come to the right place. I am sharing my 5 teacher tips for building vocabulary activities. These vocabulary activities for elementary are easy to implement during literacy small group, morning work, and literacy centers. All you need to do is build word walls in the classroom or anchor chart display wall, early elementary read alouds, rich conversations, and more!

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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

Interactive Word Wall

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

A super Wacky Word Wall classroom display photo contribution. Great ideas for your classroom!

Vocabulary word wall

Student of the week! Each week a student gets to fill out a special sheet with info about them and it is displayed along with pictures that they can also bring in. This student is the leader all week as well.

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/)

The bright and friendly parts of speech posters are some of the most useful wall displays in my classroom. Well, these and my synonym posters! Students refer

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ELA Word Walls for Elementary Classrooms: Teaching ELA academic vocabulary doesn't have to be difficult! Help your students remember essential ELA content vocabulary with these common core aligned posters, complete with definitions and clear visuals. Use them for your bulletin boards, anchor charts ideas, or ELA focus wall, as they compliment any classroom decor theme! Available for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. #elawordwall #classroomdecor #elafocuswall #bulletinboardideas…

Looking to setup a word wall in your primary or elementary classroom to reinforce content area vocabulary and key terms? Check out this post from Teaching with Jillian Starr that is full of ideas and strategies to setup your math or ELA word wall and keep it organized so that students keep coming back to this supportive and inclusive resource! Also perfect for introducing tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary words naturally. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers this post is for…

I’ve been using a Word Wall with my high school students for 9 years now, and the results have been incredible. How: I have 90-minute classes, so I’m able to give my students 8-10 minutes of free reading time each day. I put this time at the BEGINNING of the class for several reasons. 1. ... Read More about How and Why to Use Word Walls with Older Students