word wall handout

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Presented by: Cheryl Dick

Do a Word Wall Don’t Just Have One

Jensen. E. (2007)

Common Household Items

1.  Refrigerator 11. Television 2.  Toaster 12. Bed 3.  Can Opener 13. Couch 4.  Lamp 14. Diamonds 5.  Frying Pan 15. Maid 6.  Spatula 16. Washing Machine 7.  Laundry Soap 17. Dishwasher 8.  Toilet Paper 18. Pencil 9.  Vacuum 19. Microwave 10.  Radio 20. Chocolate

Memory Pegs

Adapted from: Rich Allen (2008)

1.  Sun

2.  I See

3.  Triangle

4.  Hot Stove

5.  Starfish

6.  Sticks

7.  7-UP

8.  Snowman

9.  Line

10.  Hen

11.  Fence

12.  Eggs

13.  Black Cat

14.  Love

15.  15 Minutes of Fame

16.  Drive

17.  Magazine

18.  Vote

19.  Remote

20.  20/20 Vision

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ROY G BIV Repetition

Oxygen

Yearning for Meaning

Glucose

Bias Attention

Intense Emotion

Variety of Word Tools

Teaching spelling is like building a house. You need a solid foundation.

•  Introduce five new words each week.

•  Make words accessible.

•  Practice the words by cheering and writing them.

•  Do a variety of review activities.

•  Make sure that Word Wall words are spelled correctly in any writing students do.

Arens, Loman, Cunningham, and Hall, 2005

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Word Wall Words � first � beautiful � there � who � friend

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Word Jar

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Download Chants: http://

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“If You’re Happy and You Know It” by

“Mary Had a Little Lamb” cat

� Spell the word c-a-t, c-a-t, c-a-t

� Spell the word c-a-t all day long

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“Oh My Darlin’” they

� T-h-e-y, t-h-e-y, t-h-e-y

� Spells they

� T-h-e-y, t-h-e-y, t-h-e-y

� Spells they

Bingo where

There are five letters in this word

And where is its name

W-h-e-r-e w-h-e-r-e w-h-e-r-e

And where is its name-o

“Skip to the Lou” school

� S-c-h o-o-l, s-c-h o-o-l, s-c-h o-o-l

� School to the Lou my darlin’

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WORDO

WORDO

Cunningham, and Hall, 2005

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Word Wall WORDO there

their

too

two

everybody

something

to

they’re

someone

always

beautiful

can’t WORDO

friend

off

anything

anyone

couldn’t

shouldn’t

wouldn’t

your

you’re

next

where

wear

Sparkle

WHEEL T _ E _ E

S

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Be a Mind Reader � It is on the word wall. � It has five letters in it. � It is a homophone. � The contraction ‘they’re’ sounds just like it.

� It completes this sentence: _____ animals are always trying to escape.

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Arens, Loman, Cunningham, and Hall, 2005

Snowball Fight

Hollas, B. (2005)

What’s My Name?

Hollas, B. (2005)

Circle the Category

Hollas, B. (2005)

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Word Wall on the Move

Hollas, B. (2005)

Fan and Pick