Interactive science word wall

Hello again! I know it's been a while since I've actually blogged, but I really have been doing some fun and exciting things in my classroom. One of the favorite things I've been doing is Interactive Science Word Walls. I LOVE them! But I can't take credit for them. They are the brainchild of Dr. Julie Jackson, an associate professor at Texas State University. I've been lucky enough to work with Dr. Jackson for the past couple of years (and also lucky enough to have her grandsons in my…

Are you looking for INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES and IDEAS for your SCIENCE WORD WALL? Use your bulletin board display of vocabulary as more than just a part of your classroom decor with these 8 free ideas! You will be able to start using these activities in your classroom immediately with any content-area vocabulary. See how these activities were used in an upper elementary 4th grade and 5th grade classroom. The strategies these activities use will help your students master domain-specific words.

Interactive Word Wall - mixtures and solutions

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…

Wow! I am so excited! I finally finished my Science Word Wall pack for this year! Thank goodness for the Thanksgiving break! Just click on the picture below to go to my TPT store to get your copy!

Matter interactive word wall

So it's been a hot minute since I've blogged. Let's just say life has been happening and I've just kind of taken a long and MUCH NEEDED hiatus from the blogging world. But it's summa time and I'm feel

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

Many of us Super Teachers have had Word Walls in our classrooms for years and years now. I have had one since forever! However, I have never found the Word Wall to be truly interactive for my students. Have you? Of course, we practiced our […]