Using word walls for different subjects also seems like a really good idea. I liked the idea Dr. Steffes discussed about using different colors for the different subject areas. Perhaps I could have two word walls, one for high frequency/vocabulary words and another for subject area vocabulary.
In diagnostic and corrective reading we looked into word walls a bit more. I learned some really interesting ways that they can be created. For instance, not on the wall but on the ceiling. One idea I really liked, which could be used on a subject area word wall, was using pockets for the word wall. Another great idea was to have the wall be interactive. I think this would be a great idea for subject areas. What do you think your word wall will look like? More traditional? Colorful? Maybe on the ceiling?
Example of an interactive word wall.
Oh, my! I LOVE the idea of putting them on the ceiling. That is so out-of-the-box. It sounds like something my daughter would have thought of in a jam. The only think is the clean up if it ever needed to be cleaned. If you could use secure pins maybe that would work. I wouldn't want to use adhesives that could damage any tile or paint. Thanks Claire! Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting idea. I am short and I don't like heights, so items in my classroom probably won't be up very high. I like the word walls for different subjects. I saw some pins for science word walls.
ReplyDeleteI love the interactive word wall you posted, I like the variety of mediums used. I have a tendency to be pretty traditional and I also like the color coordinated word wall. I really kind of like the ceiling idea, its pretty creative. This is a bit off subject but the ceiling word wall reminded me of how the students in each class decorate one of the ceiling tiles in the school at the end of the year. Some of the tiles are in their classrooms and some are in the hallway ceilings. Great idea, Claire!
ReplyDeleteHi Clair, I LOVE the idea of putting the word wall on the ceiling!! I think students would love the idea of doing something differently, and there would be so much more space to categorize different subject areas up there:)
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