When I think of my word wall, I think of kids just aimlessly gawking up to find “and” under the “a”.
Then I visualize myself doing a crazy dance to get them to find the word.
Then they point to “is”.
Don’t you hear the sound of your hand slapping your forehead?
There’s got to be a better way.
By the end of the school year, my word wall is full of sight words all over the place. It works for those kids that know the words and might need to reference it for spelling. It doesn’t work for those kids that are so visual that they look at the wall and get completely overwhelmed. Traveling word walls seem to pose the same problem.
Here is my moving word wall I just finished yesterday.
Students can come up and find the “and” by taking the word ring of “a” words back to their seat and flipping through it. The “i” words and “s” words won’t be there to distract them from the “a” column.
I used a 24×36 whiteboard, but you can use whatever wall space or door that you want.
Full directions are included in the pack along with all of the supplies that I used to put it together. It was way easy and I love the final outcome.
I decided to do a flash freebie until noon (central time) today instead of a giveaway. If you use it and put it together, I’d love to see pictures of how you use it in your room!
I think it is such a great way to change up your word wall. It also takes up less space.
I will keep my word wall like I always, but this is another option for students.
On a different note, I’m headed to Chicago tomorrow for the BlogHer conference! I am way excited!!!!
American Reading Company is sending me there with lots of goodies! I can’t wait to share these books with some other bloggers out there.
I am such a firm believer in what this company is doing for young readers! They are aligned with Common Core and have an amazing Leveling Correlation System. They also believe in the same things that we as teachers believe in…choice, just-right books, monitoring progress, and assessments to determine growth and level.
The company is also full of nice, caring and wonderful people so that’s always a plus as well!
I am super excited to meet up with Amanda Pauley from Mrs. Pauley’s Kindergarten. We have been friends since I began blogging a few months ago and she lives close to Chicago and is driving to meet for dinner! I can’t wait to meet her!
xo
Oh my gosh you just made my day! I had just placed it in my cart to buy!! Thank you so much! Cannot wait to try this!
Yay!!! I’m so glad 🙂
Your moving word wall is a great idea! Their little eyes can’t track from the wall to paper very well. This totally solves a huge problem in my class! Have a great time in Chicago! Thank you for the freebie!
Thanks Sandy! Glad you made it back from Vegas. It was so fun getting to meet you!
What a cool idea! Thanks for the freebie and have a great time in Chicago!
Ashley
Thanks Ashley!
Thank you for this great idea! They have such a hard time going from the wall to paper this is super!
So glad you like it!
You are so generous to make this a flash freebie! I can’t wait to put it together. Thanks so much!
-Andrea
alwayskindergarten@gmail.com
I loved putting it together and it looks so awesome once it’s done!
Genius!! Thanks…I’ll show you pictures!!
Hooray! I know you said you were looking for something a little different 🙂
Aww- I missed it.
yvonneeyrg@gmail.com
Sorry friend 🙁 maybe there will be a back to school giveaway for all my favorite followers ;0)
What a great idea Elizabeth. I can’t wait to meet up either……watch out Chicago, here we come! 😉
Hugs,
Amanda
Mrs. Pauley’s Kindergarten
Woohoo! Can’t wait!! I think Erin is going to join us as well! I’m pumped 🙂
Are you going to make other sets (this is just the first 100)? Love the idea and already know where I’m putting it.
Hey Catherine! Yes I probably will. At the end of the packet I put where you can find the borders (for free on TpT) and the dimensions of the cards if you need them before I move on to the next set! If you are interested in a customized set, shoot me an email and I’d be happy to discuss options with you 🙂
This is such a great idea, Elizabeth, and it takes up so much less space than a typical word wall!
I so enjoyed meeting you in Vegas! I wish I was going to the BlogHer conference but we started back on Monday!
Linda
AroundtheKampfire
Hey sweet Linda! So fun getting to meet you as well. I hope you’re having a great start to the school year! Your new students are lucky to have you as a teacher ;0)
Love the idea of a moving word wall!
I love this idea. What kind of hooks are you using on your whiteboard?
Jessica
Literacy Spark