Pamela French

Posted on 8/01/09

On 7/31/09, teachermommy78 wrote:
> I've taught in a multiage classroom all but two of my 10
> years of teaching, and have gotten pretty comfortable with
> it. One of the areas I struggle with is the word wall. I
> taught a stand alone first grade last year and really used
> that word wall. It was wonderful. We had a daily
> minilesson and activity. I feel like the kids really
> learned a TON. We did it all in 15-20 minutes and it fit
> just right into the day. Now I have 2 grades to incorporate
> who have such different lists. 1st grade is basic sight
> words. 2nd grade is so much more complex. I'm finding it
> hard balancing the two with that time frame. I'm
> considering differentiating completely and just fitting time
> into writing conferences or something, but to be honest, I
> know that wouldn't last. Any ideas?

Couple of ideas, would it hurt for second grade to review the
sight words? Or maybe just alternate days for the word wall
work, giving the grade that needs the most work 3 days a week
and the other 2.

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