Do you know how to "do the word wall"?

Monday, April 4, 2016

Do you know how to "do the word wall"?

Doing the word wall
Smarties, Smarties,
Doing the word wall all day long.

This is the song I used to sing to start "doing" our word wall when I taught Kindergarten. Did anyone sing it in their head to the Da Butt lyrics by E.U.? If you did you are my soul sister! I would even celebrate sometimes with "Johnny knows a word wall word, OH YEAH!" I can't make this stuff up.

The above craziness is not required in "doing the word wall" although I highly recommend you come up with some sort of signal or chant to start it off. It makes it so much more fun. A lot of the time I would use the word wall as a time filler, or a brain break (this was in the dark ages before go noodle). The song signaled everyone to get ready.

Here is how we would "do the word wall".
I had a cup full of sticks.
On the sticks were activities to do to practice the word wall.
We would pick a stick.
Pick a word.
Practice the word doing the activity on the stick.
Repeat.

I am now a Reading Specialist, and do not do this with my small groups of students since I push in. What would you do if your reading specialist started doing the butt in your room? However this is my go too activity when I have to cover a classroom. I made these to replace my popsicle sticks. They are way cooler. Get them here FREE!