5/6/2023 0 Comments Wordwall cardsI would encourage you to make this a whole group assignment. At the same time, it is a great way to involve students in their learning environment. This is another great sponge activity because it does not have to be done at one time, or even be done by all students. Another one of my favorite ways to include word wall words in the classroom daily is to have students illustrate the words and then include the illustrated versions on the word wall as well. So many times we get caught up with all the things that need to be done in the classroom, and there are a lot, that we forget about some of the simple things which pack a big punch. Use Word Wall Cards to Illustrate and Review I love to leave this activity as a sponge activity for guest teachers because it does not require any extra materials and keeps students engaged during those “extra” moments throughout the day. The teacher chooses the words or students take turns choosing words and asking questions or describing them. If you are short on time or looking for a little sponge activity to keep things going, a couple rounds of mystery word are just what the doctor called for. This version has other students guess the word and can be played with partners, teams, or even whole class. The game can be flipped by allowing students to choose their own word and instead of asking questions, it is their duty to describe the word. The goal is to identify their word correctly by asking as few questions as possible. Students then travel around the room asking other students, who can see their mystery word, questions to help them identify their word. Students are assigned a mystery word that is taped to their back or held in a headband where they cannot see it. Traditionally, “Who Am I?” is a quick cooperative learning game. This task doesn’t have to involve a lot of planning, just enough to make sure we incorporate our word wall words daily.īelow are three of my favorite ways to seamlessly include word wall words in the classroom daily. This five minutes daily signals to students these words are not just a decoration, but instead an important part of the learning environment. It takes just five minutes a day to use our word walls. They can become part of your students’ memories and they forget they are even there. The truth is if you aren’t using the words on your word wall each and every day they fade into the background. The question becomes, what do you do with all of those beautifully crafted word wall cards? Are your students really using them in their daily learning? Or have they become part of your classroom decor? In classrooms across the world, you can find absolutely gorgeous word walls that add to our students’ learning environment.
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