One thing that I plan on having in my classroom is a word wall. But not just the classic word wall, with words. And not the differentiated word wall with pictures and words, but I want to include an interactive word wall. This is inspired partly from instruction from CalTeach and partly from the linked article by Jackson and Narvaez.
To achieve an interactive word wall
"We ask students to supply the items (realia) and assign finding objects or examples for the wall as homework. Students can prepare labels, write definitions, create illustrations, and suggest relevant connections and patterns. The connections that they make are insightful and often surprising."
The article outlines steps to creating the word wall
1. Planning the word wall based on standards and classroom goals
2. Create a student worksheet based on pre-planning and sketches
3. Place the Word Wall
4. Build the Word Wall in Class
5. Complete Student Record Sheet and Word Wall Together
This seems like a lot of good work to start on, and I will do my best to get a few planned out before the beginning of the school year (at least one).
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