Math+Word+Wall

**Math Word Wall**

**Content** Math vocabulary

**Grade Level** Middle School

**Curriculum Standards** This could align with any of the 8th Grade CSOs for Math by using the vocabulary associated with each concept.

**Description of Practices** The teacher (or students) choose important words out of a chapter or from a concept to place on the word wall. On the wall, the main heading would have the concept name, and then under it students would place the words associated with the concept. For example, they may write "triangles" as the main concept. Under it, they could put things like "right, obtuse, acute." If the teacher wanted them to, they could even create visual examples to put with the words. Word walls are usually associated with elementary grades, but have proven useful even with older students.

**Implementation Considerations** This could be used in any classroom, whether general education or self-contained. It would be helpful to many students, especially those who need to see things visually. Having it on the wall makes it easily accessible for students and memorable for them as well.

**Example** The citation below gives a good example of a middle school that used this for math as well as other subjects. http://youtu.be/ydg8CTFlfek (This is a company that sells pre-made word cards for use on the wall.) http://youtu.be/TNPpR-_Alak (This shows 3rd grade so it would need modified for secondary)

**Citation** Yates, P. H., Cuthrell, K., & Rose, M. (2011). Out of the Room and into the Hall: Making Content Word Walls Work. //Clearing House//, //84//(1), 31-36.