Heart word wall first grade

Have you ever wondered about the difference between a Word Wall and a Sound Wall in the elementary classroom. This blog post dives into the details on both. Find out what each is and how you can use both of these tools to help your students. Both a word wall and sound wall can help your students improve their phonics skills and reading abilities. A word wall can also help improve vocabulary, spelling and writing. Head over and read this blog post for all of the details.

Do You Want to Dramatically Accelerate Your Kindergartners’ Writing Proficiency? Fluency with high-frequency “heart word” sentences is your key to success!

If you use heart words in your classroom, these editable heart word cards are perfect for displaying or for using as sorting cards during small group instruction. This post will give you lots of practice ideas for mapping words in a kindergarten or first grade classroom.

I’ve got a little confession to make to you, teacher friends. Last summer I wrote a blog post about how using a simple and kid-friendly sound wall in the classroom can be an effective way to enhance phonics and reading instruction. This is completely true of course, but by golly, I have learned a thing […]

Sight words. High-frequency words. Red Words. Heart words. Who cares what they are called as long as your kids learn them, right? And to a certain degree you are right. But, I do think there are some key differences. So, let’s talk vocabulary and then get to the good stuff—how we teach them to our children. I used to think that people who harped on the difference between high-frequency words and sight words were making a big deal out of nothing. I honestly didn’t see why it even mattered…

Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third-grade classroom. These resources are all FREE and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

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

A thoughtful word wall can be a really powerful literacy tool in first grade classrooms. If you're new to first grade, or just want to give your current word wall a facelift, check out this article. This blog post includes ideas and strategies for building first grade word walls kids will actually use as they grow toward becoming independent writers and readers. #FirstGradeWordWalls #WordWalls #FirstGradePhonics #FirstGradeSightWords #WordWallActivities #SpellingActivities