Fry sight wordsGrade 2 · Glow pathwayLesson 03

Questions in the science notebook

Explore Fry high-frequency words through “Questions in the science notebook,” a Grade 2 Glow Sight Words lesson. This lesson connects 10 focus words with a short reading passage and opportunities to talk about meaning.

3 sessions16–20 min per sessionFree PDFs with an adult account

What children will practice.

Read the taught words ask, answer, why, where, know, think, learn, study, means, any 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.

askanswerwhywhereknowthinklearnstudymeansany

Words to revisit: after · before

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

Questions in the science notebook

We ask why the ice melts and where the water goes. Do we know the answer? We think and study. We learn that melt means to become liquid. Does any ice remain?

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 2nd 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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