I have transferred to a new school district as well as a new grade so now all of my first grade word lists, cards and high frequency games got moved to the back of the cabinet. So... I needed to make new 2nd grade versions, of everything. Bummer! First, I wanted to jazz up my word wall bulletin board. My school district uses the Journeys reading curriculum so I knew I needed to use those specific word lists. I like the small white cards that come with our basal set, but I find they all look the same in a big stack by lesson 18, let alone a tower or white by lesson 30. I instead used an easy to read font and made my own cards just a bit bigger than those sent by the program. I also added the lesson number and story title to the front of each card. I love having those right in plain view because it gives the students (and myself, volunteers, or aides) a quick reminder what story/lesson to refer to. Another trick I like to use each year is ...