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    Lesson:
    Can - for Ability

    General:
    Time: 40 mins - 1 hour
    Objectives: Talking about ability, asking Can you? questions and answering with
    I can .
    Structures: "Can you ..?"
    "I can "
    "What can you do?"
    Target Vocab: jump, run, swim, hop, stomp my feet, turn around, fly, ride a bike

    You will need to download:


    Flashcards: jump, run, swim, hop, stomp my feet, turn around, fly, ride a bike
    Printables: Basic Actions Ability worksheet
    Basic Actions Ability 3 worksheet
    What Can You Do? Song Poster
    Warm Up & Wrap Up lesson sheet
    Readers: I Can
    Songs: What Can You Do?
    These can be downloaded at http://www.eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-lesson-plans.html

    You will also need:


    colored crayons / pencils
    CD / Tape player or something to play the song on

    Notes:
    This is a high energy lesson which is great fun and allows your students to pick up the
    structures quickly. Parts of this lesson can be used in other lessons as energy burners
    (especially the song).

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    Lesson Overview:
    Warm Up and Maintenance:
    1. See our "Warm Up & Wrap Up" lesson sheet.

    New Learning and Practice:


    1. Teach the actions vocab
    2. Play "Quick flashcard actions"
    3. Play "Teacher Says"
    4. Teach "Can you ..?", "I can "
    5. Sing the "What Can You Do?" song
    6. Do "Basic Actions Ability" worksheet
    7. Read classroom reader "I Can"

    Wrap Up:
    1. Set Homework: "Basic Actions Ability 3" worksheet
    2. See our "Warm Up & Wrap Up" lesson sheet.

    Lesson Procedure:
    Warm Up and Maintenance:
    See our "Warm Up & Wrap Up" lesson sheet.

    New Learning and Practice:


    1. Teach the actions vocab
    Start with flashcards of the actions in the song (jump, run, swim, hop,
    stomp my feet, turn around). Have all your students stand up and pull
    out the first flashcard (e.g. "Jump"). Get the students to do the action
    as soon as you reveal the card. Shout out the word as you are all doing
    the action and encourage everyone to shout the word as well. Do this
    for all 6 cards.

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    2. Play "Quick flashcard actions"


    Lay the flashcards face down on the ground and mix them up. With your students still
    standing, quickly turn over one card for all to see and shout out the action (e.g. jump).
    Everyone jumps for a second or two. Then turn over another card and shout the action for
    everyone to do. This should be quick paced with actions changing frequently.

    After a few rounds mix the cards up again and pick up one
    card. This time dont show it to everyone look at it
    yourself and then shout out the word (e.g. "Run!") and see
    if everyone does the right action. If they are having
    problems show the card. Do this for all of the cards until
    everyone is getting the actions right.

    3. Play "Teacher Says"


    This is the game "Simon Says" but using the word "teacher", or your name, instead. Go
    straight into the game (no explanations necessary) by saying "Teacher says (jump)". Do the
    action and make sure everyone else follows along. Do a few more "run, turn around, swim,
    etc." Then at some point give a command without the "Teacher says" part (e.g. "Jump!").
    First time round, everyone will jump, so make it very clear that they shouldnt do this when
    you dont say "Teacher says". After a while your students will get the hang of it. Play the
    game faster and faster. When a student makes a mistake they have to sit the rest of the
    game out. The last student standing is the winner.

    4. Teach "Can you ..?", "I can "


    Take out two more flashcards for the actions "fly" and "ride a bike". Have all your students
    sit down. Pull out the "Jump" flashcard. Say "I can jump" point to yourself and nod your
    head. Then jump and again say "I can jump". Do the same for another flashcard (e.g. run).
    Then pull out the "fly" flashcard. Look surprised and shake your head, saying "No. I cant
    fly". Motion trying to fly but falling on the ground.

    You can also ask some students "Can you fly?" some are bound to say "Yes", but look
    shocked and say "No. No I dont think so.". Next do a few more actions (turn around, hop)
    and then pull out the "ride a bike" flashcard. Again, say I cant ride a bike and motion

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    trying to but falling off. Then finish with the remaining flashcards (you can choose whether
    to say you can or cant swim).

    Now, pull out a flashcard (e.g. hop) and say to the class "Can you hop?". Encourage
    everyone to say, "Yes, I can hop and show you how. Do this with all of the flashcards try
    and encourage some to say they cant do some actions (e.g. ride a bike, swim and especially
    fly!).

    5. Sing the "What Can You Do?" song


    Place the flashcards on the board in order of the song, or pin up the "What Can You Do?"
    song poster. Play the song and sing along encourage everyone to sing and do the actions
    with you. For the first time you use this song, play it a couple of times.

    Lyrics for "What Can You Do?" Gestures for "What Can You Do?"

    (Each verse gets faster and faster) The actions to this song are simple simply do
    each action as they come up in the song. Its
    Verse 1: probably best for everyone to do the actions on
    What can you do? What can you do? the spot otherwise things could get a bit hectic!

    Can you jump? I can jump!


    Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump,
    jump, jump, jump, I can jump!

    Can you run? I can run!


    Run, run, run, run, run, run,
    run, run, run, I can run!

    Verse 2:
    What can you do? What can you do?

    Can you swim? I can swim!


    Swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim,
    swim, swim, swim, I can swim! "Can you hop? I can hop!
    Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop,
    Can you hop? I can hop! hop, hop, hop, I can hop!"
    Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop,
    hop, hop, hop, I can hop!

    Verse 3:
    What can you do? What can you do?

    Can you stomp your feet? I can stomp my feet!


    Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp,
    stomp, stomp, stomp, I can stomp my feet!

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    Can you turn around? I can turn around!


    Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn,
    turn, turn, turn, I can turn around!

    Verse 4:
    (Lets do all six!)
    Lets jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump.
    Lets run, run, run, run, run, run.
    Lets swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim.
    Lets hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop.
    Lets stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp.
    Lets turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn.
    Lets jump, run, swim, hop, stomp, turn.
    We can!

    6. Do "Basic Actions Ability" worksheet


    To finish off this section of the lesson, give out worksheets which
    have the vocab from the song. As your students are doing the
    worksheets, ask questions (e.g. "What is this?", "Can you swim?",
    etc.).

    7. Read classroom reader "I Can"


    To finish off this section of the lesson, we'll read a nice, simple story. Before class,
    download and print off the reader "I Can" from our website. As you go through each page,
    point to the pictures and elicit each key word, for example:

    Teacher: What is this?


    Students: It's a rabbit.
    Teacher: And here the rabbit says "I can ..."
    Students: Jump!
    Teacher: (to students) Can you jump?
    Students: Yes! (students start jumping)

    Get the students really involved in the story by asking lots of questions (e.g. eliciting colors
    and other objects) and getting them to do the actions in the story.

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    Wrap Up:
    1. Assign Homework: "Basic Actions Ability 3"
    2. Wrap up the lesson with some ideas from our "Warm Up & Wrap Up" lesson sheet.

    All flashcards, worksheets, craft sheets and songs used in this lesson plan
    can be downloaded at eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-lesson-plans.html
    More free Lesson Plans are available at eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-lesson-
    plans.html

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