Word Wall Reflection

This past times schoolhouse year, I attempted to keep a give-and-take wall for my Algebra 1 too Algebra two classes.  I don't recall I e'er had a instructor utilisation a give-and-take wall when I was inwards school.  And, none of the teachers I did my pupil instruction alongside had give-and-take walls.  I didn't acquire virtually them inwards college, either.  So, I gauge I learned virtually give-and-take walls via blogs too pinterest. 

I didn't actually utilisation my give-and-take walls to their amount potential during this firstly yr of teaching.  I recall I updated them virtually iii times over the course of written report of the schoolhouse year.  I never created words for the final few units of each subject. 


Algebra two Word Wall

Students didn't utilisation them every bit much every bit I would lead hold hoped, but I didn't learn them how to utilisation it.  I did lead hold a few students who would utilisation it when they couldn't recall of a word.  And, every bit before long every bit they started using it, other students would start using it.  So, they are useful.  I only postulate to uncovering a agency to improve contain it into my classroom routines.  

Algebra 1 Word Wall

One twenty-four hours inwards Algebra 1, I required my students to lead a give-and-take from the give-and-take wall too write a alphabetic lineament to the celebrity of their choice.  In their letter, they had to explicate what the vocab give-and-take meant.  Those were enlightening to read.  And, they made me realize how out of impact I am alongside popular culture. 

I seat upwards the words randomly, too I recall that was a mistake.  I'm going to supersede the fun fonts alongside a font that tin hold upwards easily read from across the classroom.  Next year, I recall I desire to color-code the words past times unit.  And, I desire to seat the units upwards inwards a linear fashion.  I know it won't hold upwards every bit "cute," but I recall it volition hold upwards to a greater extent than functional too atomic number 82 to a higher degree of usage past times my students.  If they are looking for a give-and-take that they lead hold learned recently, they volition await at the most of late added words.  If they've forgotten a give-and-take from the firstly of the schoolhouse year, they tin rapidly await at the firstly sets of words.

Next year, I volition prompt my students to utilisation the give-and-take wall to a greater extent than often.  When I desire my students to limited themselves using to a greater extent than specific too appropriate terms, I tin straight them to the give-and-take wall.  The give-and-take wall inwards my classroom volition exclusively be as useful every bit I brand it.  Next year, it volition add together to a greater extent than than only color to my walls.  It volition add together to the learning environment.

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