Portable word wall first grade

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 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

A portable word wall will not only save tons of space in the classroom, but it is also engaging and interactive and best of all-the students love it!

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

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.

You've read about sound walls and you're ready to get started but where will you find the space? Using a sound wall instead of a word wall can take up almost double the space of a traditional word wall. Most teachers are already short on wall space or maybe you're a resource teacher with a […]

Read about how switching from a traditional word wall to a portable version has been an absolute game-changer in my kindergarten classroom!

Hi friends! Anyone else as exhausted as I am? This makes week one of school (with the students) and I already can't wait for Friday. At 3 pm, that is. I'm already dreaming of sleeping in Saturday morning then enjoying a nice workout and breakfast in my pjs. The first couple days of routines/procedures/routine/procedures over and over is tiring. But you all know this already! ;) I wanted to share with you all a little (FREE) something I'm using in my class this year. I actually used it last…

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!

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.