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Using Word Walls in the Classroom: Activities, Extensions, and Assessments

Using Word Walls in the Classroom: Activities, Extensions, and Assessments. Having a Word Wall in your classroom is not the same as doing a Word Wall Word Wall activities should be integrated into the daily routines of a strategies-focused classroom

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Using Word Walls in the Classroom: Activities, Extensions, and Assessments

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  1. Using Word Walls in the Classroom: Activities, Extensions, and Assessments • Having a Word Wall in your classroom is not the same as doing a Word Wall • Word Wall activities should be integrated into the daily routines of a strategies-focused classroom • Using various activities and extensions are a fun and important part of the Word Wall learning experience • Word Walls, activities, and extensions can be modified for use in any grade level • Word Walls can provide useful ways to assess the reading and writing progress of students

  2. Snap, Clap, Stomp, Cheer! : Introduction of New Words • Introduce 5 new words each week by having students: • See (read) the words • Say the words • Chant the words (“snap, clap, stomp, cheer!”) • Write the words and check together • Trace around the words and check together • Use the following steps: • Have students number 1-5 on a sheet of paper • Place new word on the word wall or in pocket chart, say word, use in a sentence • Have students write the word on their paper • Class “snap, clap, stomp, cheer” of new word • Have students trace over word with marker or colored pencil • Repeat until all 5 words have been introduced

  3. Sample Activity: OOPS! Word Recognition, Spelling, Vocabulary Practice • Objective: Students will identify Word Wall words • Materials: A collection of Word Wall words on index cards,1 OOPS! card for every 15 Word Wall cards • Lesson Plan: • One at a time, students select a Word Wall card • If read correctly, the student keeps the card. If read incorrectly, the student returns the card. • If an OOPS! card is pulled, the student must return all their cards • Whoever has the most cards at the end of the game wins • Extensions: • Students could be required to give the definition of each word • Students could be required to use the word in a sentence • OOPS! can be made available for students to play on their own or with partners

  4. Sample Activity: Mystery Word Game • Objective: Students will identify Word Wall words given clues • Materials: Mini-whiteboards, Word Wall list, Word Wall clues • Lesson Plan: • Students number 1-5 on whiteboard • Teacher chooses a mystery word • Teacher provides clues, with the last clue being the most obvious, to help students narrow down words • Example: • Mystery Word- • Clue-The mystery word is found on the Word Wall • Clue-The mystery word has 1 syllable • Clue-The mystery word has 6 letters • Clue-The mystery word ends with the suffix –nd • Clue-The mystery word completes this sentence: “Caitlin is my ___________. • Extension: • This game can be adapted and used at any grade level

  5. Home-to-School Connection: Word Wall Review Reinforcement of Word Wall material at home will help readers in recognizing these essential words automatically and fluently. Teachers can: Create take home Word Wall folders - Students highlight words of the week in take home folder - Encourage students to practice words in isolation, while reading, and in their surroundings -Encourage parents to discuss the meanings of the words and use them in sentences with their children Create a cumulative list format for the take-home folders - Each week, add a new list of words to the folder - By the end of the year, students will have accumulated a years worth of Word Wall words as well as a way to practice and track progress of this list

  6. Check Up On Learning: Word Wall Assessment Word Walls can be used in a variety of ways to assess the progress of the class and individual students: Keep track of the words you have reviewed to insure that each is reinforced -Jot down the words in a weekly planbook and check off each reviewed word Create a Word Wall list for each child to check on individual progress -Use a sheet to check off independent use of Word Wall words as you observe independent student reading and writing Keep a file of the rhyming words that students can generate during their extension activities. -Files can be used as a resource for future Word Wall sessions to track understanding of rhyming words, word-pattern concepts, etc.

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