Word Wall Plus

Ok, so we've all heard of a word wall. Anne McNamara (6th grade), however, takes the word wall to the next level (as she does with many things in her classroom). Check out how each word has a visual representation of the word drawn right onto the picture. I found myself mesmerized staring at the wall while I was observing, and I'm sure her students do too.

Beyond High School

Getting our students thinking about college is so incredibly important. Melanie Robak (who teaches high school math) has an entire bulletin board dedicated to it, with information about colleges, various programs, and more. This is great for high school teachers, but junior high teachers should definitely consider it as well -- the earlier the idea is in their head, the better.

Top Dogg

Visiting Nick Fleege's classroom recently, I saw this tracking idea for basic math skills. When a students gets 100% on a math facts drill, they get a dogg on the wall with their name and the drill they passed. Not only is it very visually appealing, but I think it would be pretty easy to create and maintain.