Fry sight wordsGrade 2 · Glow pathwayLesson 05

Compare the collections

Explore Fry high-frequency words through “Compare the collections,” 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 big, little, large, small, most, much, very, too, same, different 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.

biglittlelargesmallmostmuchverytoosamedifferent

Words to revisit: read · letter · turn · another

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

Compare the collections

One large box holds a big model. A small box holds a little model. They look very different, but use the same shape. Most pieces fit; one is too wide. We do not need much glue.

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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