Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Our Learning Wall

I am a visual learner. In my classroom, I always had colorful charts and diagrams up for the kids. Every inch of my walls were covered with learning materials and kids' artwork and writing. Our homeschool "classroom" is upstairs in our apartment which lacks the wall space I would cover with learning charts and maps. So I created a small version of a learning wall for J. I add any items that I feel that J needs for a quick reference while working. I thought I would share with you our learning wall and perhaps, you will be encouraged to create your own wall.


Our learning wall/ceiling includes a number line, the days of the week, the months of the year, shapes, money, tally rhyme, number writing rhymes. I have color words, an alphabet chart, right and left hands, how J's name is written correctly.


You can add skip counting charts, basically anything that would help your child. This is a quick reference wall and it definitely helps. J uses it often. We review the days of the week and months of the year every day as part of our math/calendar time. Here are some great links so you can create your own learning wall. Hope these help.

Links

Nicole Johnson has a free writing card with vocabulary, colors, shapes, good for reference if you don't want to devote a whole wall to a learning resource. 

Hallie Martin has another desk plate with several concepts.

Confessions of a Homeschooler has some calendar time printables.

Alphabet Chart

Ready for School has a cute chart with sweet pictures.

Tricia Lyday has a free chart with a polka dot theme.

KinderKids has another free chart.

Mindy Sumens has a freebie that you can print in color or black and white.

Maria Manroe and Kellie Bollman also have cute charts as well.

Cathy's Collection has a cute set of letter writing rhymes for correct formation of letters. 

Diagraphs and Blends charts

Kelli Bollman has a free chart posted on her TPT store.

Julie Van Alst has a freebie chart as well.

Wild About Teaching has a free chart - the one I have hanging up.

DK Coleman has cute penguin version of blends that could be used as a review game.

Rome's Readers has a word family chart that will probably make it to my wall as soon as we learn them.

Calendar charts

Days of the Week
Tea Lea has days of the week with a gingham border.

Angie Amos has a free set of mini days of the week cards.

Teaching Preschoolers has the printable I used on my wall.

Julia Rother has a cute set with polka dots.

Jessica Mashburn has a cute doodle version that are all most color free,

Months of the Year

Apple Girl Amber has a free monthly calendar set.

First Grade Charades has months of the year calendar cards.

Number Rhymes

Stephanie Gabos has number rhyme posters that you could print 2 to a page for smaller learning spaces.

Teacher Sarah has number rhyme cards with cute illustrations. I may print these and add them to my wall.

Mrs. Leeby has even and odd owl charts for learning even and odd numbers.

Number Lines

Hope King has a cute number line with old time records. 

From the Pond has adorable cupcake number cards.

Teacher's File Cabinet has a math resource page with lots of learning.

Fishyrobb has another math resource sheet.

Mr. Printables has the printable number line that I used for my wall as well as a cute alligator one.

Colors

Linda Hemry has a desk tag which has left/right/ alphabet, colors

Latoya Reed has color flashcards to print for your wall.

Imaginative Teacher has a cute color poster on an artist palette.

Evelyn Riveria has a file folder based color chart.

Heidi Raki has simple colored words for your wall.

Lauren C. has crayons (these are so cute).

Money

Clutter Free Classroom has a money reference chart.

Angela Haas has a money anchor chart.

Kinder Learning Garden has a coin and dollar chart.










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