Writing Door - Word Synonym Chips

So this is my inaugural post on my teacher blog, and I'll be starting off with something I have been working on over the last week: our Word Door.

For a while, we have had our unit words over by the unused back door of the classroom, and I have been making some things to spice it up with some interactive displays.

The first of which is our "Word Chips" display, displaying synonyms on french fries, in boxes patterned after McDonalds fries boxes, with a key word on the front.

The children can go and take a chip for the words back to their desk when they are writing.  The boxes I made myself, using laminated coloured paper.  They are stuck to a foam board using velcro, so when I want to change to a different set of words, they will be easy to replace.

I first found the idea on a few pinterest posts, one of which uses pockets, and the other uses envelopes.

 

Also found the pattern for the fries box on pinterest, and may be using the pattern for other things as well!  Some people have been using it for little gift packages and the like, so could come in handy!

 

We have been focusing on synonyms for our words of the day as well, so the children are gaining awareness of them, and we can play different games as well as using the chips as a resource for writing time.