Fry sight wordsGrade 1 · Glow pathwayLesson 03

Our class through time

Explore Fry high-frequency words through “Our class through time,” a Grade 1 Glow Sight Words lesson. This lesson connects 10 focus words with a short reading passage and opportunities to talk about meaning.

3 sessions14–18 min per sessionFree PDFs with an adult account

What children will practice.

Read the taught words am, is, are, was, were, be, been, have, has, had in plain print and supported text; explain the text’s meaning and build or spell a selected word when ready.

In the learner’s words: I can read the words, explain their meaning, and use them in my own sentences.

Fry sight words in this lesson.

amisarewaswerebebeenhavehashad

Words to revisit: a · an

Introduce a few words at a time and revisit them across 3 short sessions. Choose a starting point using words and phonics patterns the learner has already been taught.

A look inside

Our class through time

I am here today. Jo is here too, and we are ready. Yesterday it was wet, so our boots were muddy. We have been outside. Jo has a brush; I had a cloth. Soon the boots will be clean.

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.

Glow pathways: Pre-K and Kindergarten starters from the first hundred; Grade 1 first hundred, Grade 2 second hundred, Grade 3 third hundred. These grade assignments are Glow’s teaching choices.

All 100 words in Fry’s 1st 100 group. Ten banks of ten, each divided into three short sessions. Grade placement is a Glow pathway, not an official Fry level.

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