A wall chart is a type of large poster often displaying

information for educational use or entertainment.

Wall charts are a fantastic tool to broadcast information in an easy-to-digest way
and can serve many helpful functions in class, including:
Stimulating visual learners with bright, colorful surroundings
Linking key concepts with memorable images to boost fact recall
Reinforcing key concepts in the curriculum
Providing handy reference points for students maximizing
teaching time
Teaching students how best to present information to an
audience
Creating a fun, friendly and compelling learning environment students want to
learn in.
A wall chart might be a simple resource but getting them right can be quite an art!
Those that cause distractions without clearly conveying information can do more
harm than good, as the last thing you need in a classroom is even more distraction!
Meanwhile, if a chart is bare, boring and bland, it's not going to capture the
imagination or attention of your students.
So how can you create or choose wall charts that balance interest and information
perfectly? There are some crucial factors that make or break wall charts, such as:
Spacing
Never try to cram everything onto a single chart. One of the very best things about
them is that they can be used to present information clearly and visually - by
cramming tonnes of information all together on one wall chart you lose this benefit.
Facts become jumbled, images become unclear and you're left with a confusing mess!
One very effective technique is to create clearly delimited areas for each key
concept within each topic. For example, if you are teaching your class about key
artistic movements, create clear sections for Impressionism, Modernism,
Romanticism, Conceptual art etc. and link each concept with a strong clear image and
concise summary statement.
Text Size
Not too big, not too small! Many a wall chart has been ruined by text which is simply
unreadable from students' desks. This is common sense but something that often
gets forgotten.
Colour
A colourful classroom is great for visual learners but it is important not to over-
stimulate. Ensure your wall charts are about their topic, not about a snazzy colour
scheme, and you should get the balance just right. A pale yellow background is said to
boost learning and make text easier to read, especially for dyslexic students.
Images
Again, don't overdo it. Cluttering wall charts with dozens of images will be
counterproductive, yet linking one key point with a single, relevant, memorable image
can be a powerful tool that aids recall and fact retention.

SUGGESTIONS FOR USE
Post the complete wall-chart in your classroom to help
your instructional assistants, parents, and others working in your classroom become
familiar with the developmental sequences of the DRDP access.
Post sections of the wall-chart in areas of the classroom where they are most
relevant to help assistants and volunteers understand that developmental progress
occurs through play and daily activities.
Encourage staff and volunteers to contribute their observations of childrens
mastery of the Measures, using the wall-charts as a guide.
Use the wall-chart as a handy reference for yourself while observing childrens skills
in typical routines and activities.
A flashcard or flash card is a set of cards bearing information, as
words or numbers, on either or both sides, used in classroom drills
or in private study. One writes a question on a card and an answer
overleaf. Flashcards can bear vocabulary, historical dates, formulas
or any subject matter that can be learned via a question and answer
format. Flashcards are widely used as a learning drill to
aid memorization by way of spaced repetition.

WHAT ARE THE USES OF FLASH CARDS?
Prioritization
One use of flash cards is to prioritize your studying by writing or typing the most
important information you need to know on cards and concentrating on that
information above all else. You can also organize your cards into categories to help
you focus on whatever you need to know at any given time.
Memorization
Flash cards are also useful for both committing older
material to memory and learning new material. If you find
yourself forgetting something, review your old flash cards to
remind yourself of what you've learned. You can even keep
your flash cards and study them years later, keeping your
education fresh in your mind.
Customization
You can use flash cards to learn your own way, learning
information rendered in your own words. Flash cards are a
way to take charge of your education by helping you focus on
what you want to know and how you want to know it. You can
use flash cards for remembering things outside of formal
education, too.
Timing
Flash cards are also useful for learning at your own rate. You can bring them with you
and study them whenever you have some spare time. It's also possible to use them in
the long-term, throughout your life. Experiment with using flash cards in new and
different ways; it won't hurt to try it out.

FLASHCARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS
One way to enhance learning is to incorporate color into
the card-making process. If you are using flashcards to
study a foreign language, for instance, you may use pink for
feminine nouns and blue for masculine nouns.
You could also use colors to indicate regular and irregular
verbs in foreign languages. Color coding is especially helpful for students who are
visual or tactile learners.
Computer-generated cards can also enhance the learning process. Students can type
a list to create question cards, cut them out, and fill in the answers by hand on the
back side. Tactile learners benefit by using this process, as writing the answers
actually becomes part of the learning process.
If you find that writing out the answers is the most beneficial part of the process
for you, you can simply repeat the process of printing the list and writing the
answers.
To create cards in Microsoft Word, simply use three columns and a large font size.
You can highlight your individual words or questions to change size and color.
To create cards in Excel, create a table three columns wide. You can tab from one
column to another to input words or questions. You can highlight columns to change
font size or to print.
If you want to use your cards repeatedly for the entire school year, you may want to
laminate them.
You can keep blank index cards on hand as you take class notes. When you hear an
important term, you can write the term on a card right away and add the answers
later, when you study. This process encourages you to reinforce the information you
hear in class.
When studying with flashcards, make a small check mark on the corner of those you
get right. When you have made two or three marks on a card, you know you can put it
in a separate pile. Keep going through your main pile until all cards have two or three
marks.
Cut up poster boards to make very large cards. These come in many colors, so you
can use the colors to create specific meanings.

FLASHCARDS FOR STUDY GROUPS
For classes that require you to memorize many definitions, such as social studies
or history classes, you may want to gather together to create a master list of
flash cards using the glossary in the back of your textbook. If possible, use color
coding to indicate for which chapter each term is relevant.
Make a matching game with your cards for your study group. Make separate cards
for the questions and the answers, leaving the back sides blank. Place the cards
face down and turn them over, one by one, trying to find matches.
Make a competition with your cards by forming two teams. Assign a scorekeeper
to hold up cards and keep track as team members call out the right answers. This
would be a good way to get parents involved!