[iteach4th]

I have a high frequency words word wall in my 4th grade classroom. We have "Word Wall Wednesday" each week during our reading mini-lesson. I'm looking for fun, 10 to 15 minute activities to do with my group using our word wall. I've run out of ideas, and I like to make this a fun lesson to start our day.

Any great ideas for word wall games or activities out there? I'd love to hear what you do! Thanks so much!

[flowerlady]

to have a dry erase easel (this particular teacher had a medium sized one) positioned on the counter beneath her word wall. Before snack time she would have a student choose a word from the wall and proceed to play a game of hangman with the class.

The students really enjoy this as its fun and they are able to visually scan the wall for possible answers.

[AussieBird]

Five games from
http://www.education-world.com/a_les...esson328.shtml

OOPS!
A fun game provides word recognition, vocabulary, and spelling practice. (Grades pre-K-8)

Erasing Relay
A fast-moving game provides practice in recognizing grade-appropriate vocabulary. (Grades pre-K-8)

Mind Reader
Students use clues to figure out the "mystery word." (Grades pre-K-8)

Hot Seat
A student in the "hot seat" asks questions to discern the secret word. (Grades pre-K-8)

Vocabulary Toss
Reinforce vocabulary with this game combining reading and basketball skills. (Grades pre-K-8)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES See Education World Word Wall Resource Page.


http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN03/wordwall.html
H.O.T.S. Activities for Use With the Classroom Word Wall
(H.O.T.S. = Higher Order Thinking Skills) - Download and print concept wheel

http://www.teachersdesk.org/spelldot.html
Spelling Dots Game



Graphic Organizer( Following post...)

[AussieBird]

Graphic Organizer for written work,

You could also laminate some pages and write with dry erase markers or similar.

[AussieBird]

http://www.innovativeclassroom.com/T...ocus.asp?id=90
Download the spinner.
Make your own rules or use these:

Students will each need a piece of paper and pencil to record their answer. They take turns spinning. They must all come up with a word that begins with the letter that the spinner lands on ( you can vary this to suit); it must relate to the Category ( eg theme words or HF words)for that round. If two students have the same answer for that round, then neither gets a point. Continue the game until one gets 5 points.

[dolmansaxlil]

I replied on the Busy Board as well, but I just thought of another game.

Kaboom!
Students stand in a circle. You give them a word wall word to spell. The students each say one letter, moving around the circle. If they hesitate for too long, or make a mistake, they're "out" and sit down. At the end of the word, the next person says "Kaboom!" and they're out and sit down.
So:
BOUGHT
Student 1: B
Student 2: O
Student 3: U
Student 4: T (they're out)
Student 5: G
Student 6: H
Student 7: T
Student 8: Kaboom! (They're out).

If you don't like making them "out", you could have them do something (jumping jacks or whatever) and then rejoin the circle. But I find that it moves really quickly.