Writing wall

If you teach elementary students, you probably have a word wall, but a word wall doesn't meet the needs of all students. I'm sharing the reasons I stopped using a word wall and what I do instead in this post. Your second-grade and third-grade students may have more writing success with word wall alternatives like personal student dictionaries. Grab free differentiated word lists and read about the word wall alternatives that my 2nd and 3rd-grade class loved! #wordwall #studentdictionary

I sat down to type out this blog post and am realizing that it's August 3rd already! How in the world did THAT happen? Time just flies on b...

First grade anchor charts are great tools for reminding kids about concepts in math, writing, spelling, science, and more! Check out these great ideas.

Looking to foster a love of writing? Try setting up a writing corner featuring a bulletin board with useful tools to inspire student writing.

Make the walls of your classroom work for you and your students! Ideas for planning a Writing Wall that will truly support your little writers.

Scaffolding Beginning Writers We are 14 days into school (woohoo) and I wanted to share some of the ways I’m supporting my very-beginning writers. One of the best parts of 1st grade is seeing…

This writing process bulletin board set is a great way to keep students engaged in the writing process-- plus it will help you keep track of their personal writing goals! I use the large pencil clip chart to help students track their progress. I also use the editable goal cards to help us focus on specific skills or trouble spots in our writing!

If you'd come into my home, you'd see the occasional punctuation (@ and &) hanging on the walls as well as a framed dictionary entry (triptych), but never

Hello friends! Who else has been busy working in their classroom? It can definitely get overwhelming trying to get everything set up. Don't stress, friends! I'm here to help! I wanted to show you my FAVORITE part of my classroom and how you can set it up quickly and easily while still sticking to a budget! I'm going to share some tips and fabulous freebies with you! Here it is… My writing center is functional, cute, and was surprisingly easy to put together! Obviously your classroom doesn't…

"Hopes and Dreams" is the New Year's Eve Wishing Wall at the TIMES SQUARE INFORMATION CENTER located at the beautifully restored landmark Embassy Movie Theatre. Visitors can write down their personal goals, dreams and wishes on a piece of confetti. The wishes on colored paper will be collected at the end of the year, and added to the confetti that will flutter down onto the streets of Times Square at the 12 o’clock hour on New Year’s Eve, after the ball drop. The Information Center is…