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 to print each unit on it's own color. Lesson 1 is usually red or coral, lesson 2 yellow and so on. By the end of the year I not only have a beautiful bulletin board, my students have color associations with the words. If they are struggling with the word 'anything' I'll remind them to check the beginning sounds and all blue cards.
This is what they look like during the prep phase, pretty little rainbow. I like to copy, laminate and cut them all prior to school starting and save them so I can just tape them up as the weeks progress.
I also edited these cards by leaving the consonants black and making the vowels red. I like to copy these on pastel colored card stock or white if I don't have 6 different colors for each unit. I keep this set with my aide or myself to be used during small groups or interventions.
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 to print each unit on it's own color. Lesson 1 is usually red or coral, lesson 2 yellow and so on. By the end of the year I not only have a beautiful bulletin board, my students have color associations with the words. If they are struggling with the word 'anything' I'll remind them to check the beginning sounds and all blue cards.
I also edited these cards by leaving the consonants black and making the vowels red. I like to copy these on pastel colored card stock or white if I don't have 6 different colors for each unit. I keep this set with my aide or myself to be used during small groups or interventions.
Both sets can be purchased separately or together in a bundle for a discounted price. Check them out by clicking any of the images in this post.
~Keep it up Buttercup!
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