Word Wall: It Starts with Names

You may have heard about having a word wall in your classroom or home.

What is a word wall?  A word wall is a area where you display words your children need to learn to read and use commonly in their writing.

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Why should I have a word wall?  A word wall becomes a resource for your children when they are learning to read and write words that are used often.

What types of words do I put on my word wall?  At the beginning of the school year, I always start with the names of the student in my class.  This does a few things.  It helps the students to learn each others names as well as how to spell them when they are writing to or about their friends in their journals.  Then I add 3-5 words per week.  For kindergarten or special needs classes start with 3 words per week.  For grades 1-6 add 5 per week.  Choose words that are high frequency words from the dolch list or words that help your children with spelling patters they are learning, or vocabulary from their reading or content areas lessons.

Tomorrow we will add activities to do with your word wall.