[cnstarz]

If you teach WTW, what do you have the other kiddos doing while you are teaching a group? How many times a week do you meet with your groups?

I have my kids in workstations during guided reading (about 40 minutes), and I hesitate to keep them there any longer. I'd welcome any ideas! Thanks!

[javamomma]

I only meet with groups on Monday when I introduce words. The other group is doing journal writing at that time.

Monday: Introduce words/word sorts
Tuesday: Activity (3 times each, triangles, etc)
Wednesday: Spelling sentences
Thursday: Activity sheet
Friday: Test

I have an hour 20 minutes for my reading block. I have each group 20 minutes. So I assign about 20 minutes of seatwork. Then the rest of the time is reading workshop. My class couldnt handle the entire time doing independent reading.

Hope this helps.

[2teach4]

what is triangles?

[wondering]

We meet with three groups in 45 minutes once a week. While I am with a group the second group is reading and eating their snack and the third group is doing a word search using the words from their sort.
The rest of the week the children do a spelling activity each morning.
Monday-cut your word sort and put in your storage envelope
Tuesday-sort your words at your space
Wednesday-sort your words and record in your spelling journal
Thursday-choose ten words from your sort and create sentences
Friday-glue your words in your spelling journal
The children also have word work activities to do during Daily 5, like stamps, rainbow words, Franklin spellers, magnet letters.
I do team with another second grade partner and we divided the 45 students into 6 groups of various sizes. We have also had the Spec. Ed staff pull a seventh group when needed.
The children have a spelling notebook at home to do similar activiities.