M12: Revisiting Word Walls

Remember hearing about word walls in the writing module of this course? Check out how word walls are used to support the content-areas:

word wall math Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations Word Wall
"The purpose of the mathematics word wall is to identify words and phrases that students need to understand and use so as to make good progress in mathematics. Mathematical language is crucial to children's development of thinking. If students do not have the vocabulary to talk about math concepts and skills, they cannot make progress in understanding these areas of mathematical knowledge. They need to be familiar with mathematical vocabulary and mathematical terms to understand written and spoken instructions" (Reading Rockets, n.d, paragraph 8). ​
interactive Science word wall

Using Interactive Word Walls in Science
"Students remove words from the wall and make connecting statements about the words. The class can then create a summarizing statement, for example: cells make up tissues, and tissues make up organs" (Reading Rockets, n.d paragraph 10)

 
social studies word wall Social Studies Word Walls are consistently changing based on the content being taught and the needs of the students. As an activity, teachers can ask students to search for key words in an assigned reading to collect examples of important vocabulary terms. These words can then be recorded on the word wall for later reference.

You can read more about word walls by clicking this link (Reading Rockets) Links to an external site.