Together with the band
Explore Fry high-frequency words through “Together with the band,” 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 are, they, them, with 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: he · she
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.
Together with the band
They are in the band. I sit with them.
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.