Early Reader
Lesson 177Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 177: Read Smoothly – Review 2

Focus: Fluency review 2

Objective

What we'll learn

Read short passages smoothly with expression.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Fluent readers sound like they are talking. Read this passage three times. Get faster and smoother each time.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read once for accuracy, once for speed, once for expression.

Words

Word list

quickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the quick.
  • We can see the brown.
  • You can see the fox.
  • They can see the jumps.

Story time

Max and the Quick

Max went to the pond. Max saw a quick and a brown.

"Look!" said Max. "The fox is by the jumps."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the over and the the.

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful Fluency review 2 adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 gravity

Meaning: a pulling force that keeps us on the ground

Example: Gravity makes the apple fall down from the tree.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • brownA brown is something we can talk about or see.
  • quickA quick is something we can talk about or see.
  • dogA dog is something we can talk about or see.
  • lazyA lazy is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

littlehappygreatkindsmart