Welcome to the  "Talking Wall" 
teacher pages!

We have had a wonderful time exploring the "talking walls" around the world and then discovering the "talking walls" in our own homes, community, and state.  We believe that you and your students would also enjoy participating in this unit or a similar one. Everything you need to get started is here. Feel free to use, adapt, and take off from any of these materials. Jump in and join us!
 

Background and Starting Sparks for our project:

            TALKING WALLS                        $17.95 hardcover
            Written by Margy Burns Knight          Illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien
            Publisher:  Tilbury House                    ISBN # 0-88448-102-6

           TALKING WALLS: The Stories Continue             $17.95 hardcover
            Written by Margy Burns Knight          Illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien
            Publisher:  Tilbury House                    ISBN # 0-88448-164-6

             Click here for more information and background about these two books.
 

Curriculum Basis:

Click here to see how out unit connects to the Guiding Principles  for our students as life long learners.
                            [The building blocks listed are as identified by Maine in its Learning Results]

If you are a Maine teacher:
    Click here to see how we connected our unit to the State of Maine Learning Results standards and performance indicators.
 
If you are a teacher from outside of Maine or want even more curriculum connections:
    Click here to see how a "talking walls" unit can connect across your curriculum.

Unit Plan and Teacher Materials:

Click here if you would like a step by step plan for creating a "talking wall" unit or project in your school.
        [This plan has several options but there are many more possibilities you will think of once you begin!]
 

If you have any questions- - -

    email us:     talkingwalls@cape.k12.me.us

    snail mail us:   "Talking Walls" Project
                           Cape Elizabeth Middle School, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107 

Small Request:

    If you use any of our ideas or have students visit our site, please try to let us know by email or snail mail so that we can keep track of how far our project has spread. Likewise, if you have any suggestions or ideas to improve it...also let us know!

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