Grow Sight Word- Tier 2 Elementary

Goal: 10 words per week × 30 weeks
Total: 300 words
Pacing: 25 instructional weeks + 5 review/assessment weeks

Day	Focus	Activity Example
Monday	Introduce new sight words	Flashcards, read-alouds, partner reading
Tuesday	Recognition & writing	Word tracing, rainbow writing, spelling practice
Wednesday	Reading fluency	Mini stories, oral reading, highlight sight words
Thursday	Application & comprehension	Fill-in-the-blank, short paragraph writing
Friday	Review & assessment	Word games, short quiz, creative reading project

Instructional Goal:

Strengthen automatic word recognition, introduce spelling fluency, and apply sight words in meaningful reading and writing contexts.

🧩 WEEK-BY-WEEK WORD LIST

Focus: Reinforcing core Dolch and Fry sight words; confidence in sentence reading.

Week 1: after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly
Week 2: from, give, going, had, has, her, him, his, just, know
Week 3: let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put, round
Week 4: some, stop, take, thank, them, then, think, walk, were, when
Week 5: always, because, been, before, both, does, don’t, fast, first, found
🌀 Review Week: Reading and sentence practice using all 50 words

Focus: Reading for understanding; connecting sight words to meaning.

Week 6: gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, right
Week 7: sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use
Week 8: very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your, around
Week 9: away, best, call, cold, cut, done, draw, eight, fall, far
Week 10: full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, keep, kind, laugh, light
🌀 Review Week: Partner reading, sentence scramble, and story building

Focus: Using sight words in writing and conversation.

Week 11: long, made, myself, never, only, pick, seven, shall, show, six
Week 12: small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm, better, bring, carry
Week 13: clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got
Week 14: grow, hold, hot, hurt, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, myself
Week 15: never, only, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten
🌀 Review Week: Creative writing using sight word banks and mini stories

Focus: Reinforcing automatic recognition and speed reading.

Week 16: cold, does, fast, goes, green, made, many, off, or, pull
Week 17: right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us
Week 18: use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your
Week 19: always, around, because, been, before, both, but, buy, by, call
Week 20: came, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eat, fall, far, full
🌀 Review Week: “I Can Read 100 Words” fluency challenge and reading log

Focus: Reading sight words in longer passages; comprehension building.

Week 21: fast, found, gave, goes, grow, hold, keep, kind, laugh, light
Week 22: long, made, myself, never, only, pick, seven, shall, show, six
Week 23: small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm, better, bring, carry
Week 24: clean, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow
Week 25: hold, hot, hurt, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, myself, never
🌀 Review Week: Reading comprehension games, “Story of the Week” assignment

Focus: Review, confidence building, and transition to independent reading.

Weeks 26–29: Mixed review of all 300 sight words through stories and reading fluency games.
Week 30: “Grow Tier Reading Garden” — students create their own illustrated storybook using at least 20 sight words.

🪴 Final Project:

Each student becomes a “Fluency Gardener,” planting word “flowers” on a classroom bulletin board for every word mastered.

Strengthens automatic recognition and retention through consistent repetition.
Expands fluency through sentence- and paragraph-level reading.
Builds spelling confidence and comprehension through daily application.
Encourages creativity and ownership of learning through projects and celebrations.

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