Vocabulary bulletin boards

This board helps my students remember some of the word parts we have highlighted throughout the year. Greek and Latin word parts are the toughest (we put those in the root section), but once they master them, they can continuously add examples (leaves) throughout the year seeing their vocabulary and the tree get thicker and thicker!

Vocabulary charts are a great way to introduce diverse vocabulary to your students. They are a great reference point for ESL learners too.

As you scroll through the internet or Pinterest, you will find tons of ideas and version for a Focus Board. I discovered Focus Boards when I was a Reading Specialist and Literacy Coach. I found numerous ways that using a Focus Board in a classroom would be beneficial, so when I relocated to FL and […]

Quick and fun way to get vocabulary in! I put the mystery word in the blue envelope with just the first letter showing. Each day I add a new clue, a synonym, an antonym, examples or using it in a sentence and the definition. Each day the kids can guess what the word is!

I got a huge stack of these cards along with my new reading series. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s “Journeys”) I had no idea what I was going to do with them, because initially they…

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Are you looking for INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES and IDEAS for your SCIENCE WORD WALL? Use your bulletin board display of vocabulary as more than just a part of your classroom decor with these 8 free ideas! You will be able to start using these activities in your classroom immediately with any content-area vocabulary. See how these activities were used in an upper elementary 4th grade and 5th grade classroom. The strategies these activities use will help your students master domain-specific words.