An actor at work
Explore Fry high-frequency words through “An actor at work,” a Kindergarten 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 am, at, an, as 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.
Introduce a few words at a time and revisit them across 2 short sessions. Choose a starting point using words and phonics patterns the learner has already been taught.
An actor at work
I am at the rug. I act as an owl.
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.
A Glow-selected 40-word starting set from Fry’s first 100. This is not an official Fry grade assignment.