Word Walls –

How to build bridges to knowledge not barriers to learning

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A word wall is a literacy tool composed of an organized collection of words which are displayed in large visible

letters on a wall, bulletin board, or other display surface in a classroom. Word walls are considered interactive and collaborative tools that create student-centered artifacts.

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Word Wall Tips

• Use it. Refer to it. Point to it.• It doesn’t have to be a wall• Include phrases, illustrations, pictures• Encourage students to contribute

Social studies word wall

Technology word wall

Science word wall

Science word wall

Math word wall

Math Word Walls

• Vocabulary,• “In Your Own Words” • Functions, shapes

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Science Word Walls

• Sequences• Connections• Etymology

Social Studies word walls

• Place, period• Time lines

Themes and Occasions

• Holiday vocabulary for foreign languages• Vocabulary of loans and mortgages for Dollars

and Sense• Vocabulary of art – era, medium

How to use word walls• Dead Word Wall• Word Wall Bingo• Word Wall Warm-up• KWL

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“The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I

know is what I have words for.”

-- Ludwig Wittgenstein