Wordle is a free website that allows you to create a pretty 'word cloud' from a selection of text. Here as a wordle I created by pasting in the poem 'We are going on a bear hunt'.
To create a Wordle you can copy and paste text form another website or document.
Another way to create a Wordle, is to type in your own words. I have found this to be a great, motivating way of getting children to come up with descriptive language or to create a bank of specialist vocabulary or key words to print out and use for reference.
We used Wordle to create a list of words to use instead of 'said' as part of our work in literacy on reported speech.
How to create a Wordle
1) Go to Wordle.net and click on 'Create'.
2) Put some words in (type them in or copy and paste). Click 'Go'.
3) Tweak your Wordle using the menus to change the way it looks and the words it includes (or just click 'randomise' until you get a Wordle you like!)
4) Print your Wordle.
How to save your Wordle
One annoying thing about Wordle is that it doesn not provide an option to save a copy of your Wordle on your computer.
If you are using an interactive whiteboard you can click on 'print' and then change your printer to your interactive whiteboard to get a copy on there.
To save the Worldle as a picture file on your computer you need to click 'print screen' on your keyboard and then click paste in Paint, or an alternative image editing program.
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