Design, test, explain
Explore Dolch high-frequency words through “Design, test, explain,” a Grade 3 Glow Sight Words lesson. This lesson connects 4 focus words with a short reading passage and opportunities to talk about meaning.
What children will practice.
Read the taught words cut, draw, show, try in plain print and supported text; explain the text’s meaning and build or spell a selected word when ready.
Dolch sight words in this lesson.
Words to revisit: six · seven
Introduce a few words at a time and revisit them across 1 short session. Choose a starting point using words and phonics patterns the learner has already been taught.
Design, test, explain
Draw a paper bridge. Cut out the plan, try it over a gap, and show how it holds a block.
Teacher-supported practice text. An adult reads untaught words; learners read taught targets and discuss the meaning. This is not a controlled decodable passage.
From a few words to a little discovery.
The complete lesson pairs this reading sample with teacher-led word practice, conversation, and a student response. Its printable materials include word cards for revisiting the same words and a separate answer key for the grown-up.
Use Glow Sight Words as an optional practice companion alongside books and explicit reading instruction. The printable lesson also works on its own.
Conventional Dolch list labels are navigation aids; choose by readiness and what has been taught. The separate noun list is not part of this lesson release.
All 41 words in the app’s Third Grade Dolch service-word list.