Our Class Can...

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• Write the word “can” on the whiteboard in large block letters.
• Start with a short song. Sing or say, “C-A-N, I can spell can, C-A-N, I can spell can!”
• Have students repeat after you in a whisper voice, then in a loud voice.
• Tell students to clap for each letter while they say, “C-A-N, I can spell can.”
• Encourage your students to spell “can” by putting their fingers in the air and “air writing” the word. You can make this even more exciting by having them dip their fingers in invisible ink before writing in the air.

Guided Practice

• Ask your students to think about all of the things they can do.
• Model a response by saying, “I can cook.” Ask your students what they can do.
• Have students share with a partner something they can do. Have them finish the sentence, “I can ____.”
• Share out what students can do. Record their responses on the whiteboard or chart paper.

Independent working time

• Pass out the I can! worksheet to each student and have students complete their page by tracing the letters and finishing the sentence by drawing a picture.