Timing a helpful project
Explore Fry high-frequency words through “Timing a helpful project,” a Grade 3 Glow Sight Words lesson. This lesson connects 10 focus words with a short reading passage and opportunities to talk about meaning.
What children will practice.
Read the taught words began, begin, start, stop, last, next, late, until, while, soon in plain print and supported text; explain the text’s meaning and build or spell a selected word when ready.
Fry sight words in this lesson.
Words to revisit: city · country · together · both
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.
Timing a helpful project
We began our project last week. Next time, we will begin at the start of class. Work while the room is quiet, then stop when the bell rings. Wait until tomorrow to finish; soon is better than late, but accuracy matters.
Teacher-supported practice text. An adult reads untaught words; learners read taught targets and discuss the meaning. This is not a controlled decodable passage.
Preview the reading activity.
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 a practice companion. The printable lesson also works away from a screen. Full teaching materials are included with a paid adult account.
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 3rd 100 group. Ten banks of ten, each divided into three short sessions. Grade placement is a Glow pathway, not an official Fry level.