Back when I was teaching first, second, and third grade, word walls were one of my favorite times of my literacy block. My students adored it too. We danced. Sang. Stomped. Used flashlights. Played I spy.
Sigh.
Now, this is back before pinterest and teaching blogs when we were left to our own imaginations.
In my third grade remedial reading class, I had a Hollywood themed word wall. In second grade, it was the ocean. In first, my memory fails me.
Regardless, word walls are a critical component in ALL literacy programs. When I taught 7th grade reading, I had an interactive Latin and Greek root word bulletin board.
Point being, word walls should be in every grade level!
After digging deep around the interwebs, I’ve found some amazing word walls for your classrooms and homeschools this year. Plus, stay tuned…I’ll be making some for my homeschool this year!
Sight/Dolch Word Walls
Mustache themed pre primer and primer word wall and alphabet letter headers from the Classroom Creative
Hollywood themed Word Wall Headers via our TCC store
Love the look of glitter but hate the mess?
A must read post from Chalk Talk on Debbie Diller’s thoughts on word walls:
Polkadot Word Wall via Run! Miss Nelson’s Got the Camera!
No room for a word wall? Be creative like My Second Home
Ms. Lirette’s Learning Detectives’ Brick Wall Word Wall
Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving & more Word Walls in a HUGE BUNDLE!
Interactive & Specific Word Walls
An insect word wall for Spring & Summer
Children’s book vocabulary word wall via My Heart Belongs in First
Color Word Wall via Oh’ Boy Fourth Grade
The “tired” word wall via Classroom Displays
RIP word wall via Coaching Chronicles
Interactive word wall via Literacy Minute
Root word wall via Lighting a Fire in Third Grade
Clothespin Word Wall via Rub Some Dirt on It
Environmental print word wall via From Kindergarten with Love
Word family wall via Teacher Web
Themed Word Walls
Ocean word wall & reading area via Teaching Happily Ever After
Hollywood word wall via Thriving Third Graders!
Ahoy, matey. A pirate-themed word wall via Room Mom 101
The word wall woods via First Grade O.W.L.s {freebie included!}
Popcorn Word Wall via The Teacher Wife
Portable Word Walls
Seasonal personal word walls via Mrs. Albanese’s Kindergarten Class {tons of freebies!}
Portable Word Walls via Kindergarten Smiles
Holiday Word Walls
Last year, I began creating thematic word walls to teach my sons about the holidays. My oldest son has autism, and these were a tremendous boon to his vocabulary! Here are the three I made:
Halloween Word Wall from momnivore’s dilemma
Thanksgiving word wall via momnivore’s dilemma
Christmas Word Wall also via momnivore’s dilemma
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Hope these word walls inspire you,
Nicolette
Thank you for sharing my word wall idea!! 🙂 Thanks for all the other great ideas!