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Wall Talk is just a fancy name for all those posters, charts and students' work on the walls in your classroom and around the school.
Making the Most of Your Classroom Walls
Classroom walls don’t have to be Instagram-worthy so long as they display the right information and allow students to shine. By Rachel Fuhrman, Edutopia
Anchor Charts
Anchor Charts
Sometimes it helps students to be able to refer to a poster on the wall as they work. These may include literary terms, figurative language, advanced language, etc. Here are some ideas.
Academic Hall of Fame
Academic Hall of Fame
Why not use QR codes to share student- made video clips or podcasts
Dynamic Student Showcase
Dynamic Student Showcase
Here the students will add their own content to the posters on the wall. For example, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms, ABC cards for new words, idioms, hexagonal thinking connections... The world is your oyster. Please don't forget to share your ideas with us.
Prefixes
Prefixes
Students make new words by swapping parts of the original word
Synonyms
Synonyms
Students add a synonym to their word of the day/week
Bumper-sized Word Games
Bumper-sized Word Games
There is so much potential for this section: Crosswords, Daily Wordle, Dingbats, Boggle etc. All you need to do is post a massive copy of the word game on the wall for students to fill in. Don't forget to change the games regularly!
Reading Charts
Reading Charts
Every time your students finish a book, fill in a 'book' on a reading chart. Here's a link to a beautiful one.
Book Quotes
Book Quotes
Whenever your students read a book, they could make a poster with a quote from that book. See this link.
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