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SUBMITTED BY: Patrick Bickford     BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: Abigail Myers, Ishikawa ALT    EDITED BY: まだ

Can Animals

GRAMMAR: Helping Verb: Can     EXAMPLE: I can fly.     DATE ADDED: 07-27-09

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 35-50 min.
 
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Brief Outline: Students practice an array of activities to help them learn the proper way of using the 'can' helping verb.

 

Materials Needed:

  • CanAnimals worksheet - there are two worksheet included, the second you'll need to copy and cut because there are three copies on one page.

 

Detailed Explanation:

  1. Hand out the first page of the worksheet and tell the students to fill in the worksheet as they listen to the JTE/ALT.  NOTE: there is a toolbox to help the students spell the words they have trouble with.

    • JTE: You are a bird.
    • ALT: I am a bird.
    • JTE: You can fly.
    • ALT: I can fly.
    • JTE: And, you can eat insects.
    • ALT: And, I can eat insects.
    • JTE: But, you can't read.
    • ALT: But, I can't read.
    • JTE: And, you can't cook.
    • ALT: And, I can't cook.
  2. Repeat this pattern for the rest of the animals on the worksheet, having the students fill in the blanks.
  3. There are four boxes at the bottom of the first worksheet.  They are clues to an animal.  Have the students individually read the clues and write the answers.

  4. Then, hand out the second worksheet to the students.  The students secretly choose in an animal and write in on their paper.

  5. Once all the students have written an animal, have them stand up and walk around and asking each other "Can you..." questions.  The student answering must reply, "Yes, I can." or "No, I can't."  When a student figures out which animal a student has chosen, they write the student's name on the correct line: Takumi is a dog.

  6. Once the students have completed this handout and if time allows, have them practice writing various can/can't sentences in their notebook.  Takumi is a dog.  He can walk.  And, he can run.  But, he can't read or write.

  

Comments:

  • (Feb 24, 2011) Anonymous said: The words insects and see are not in the toolbox. I recommend adding them so all the relevant words are used.

  • (Feb 21, 2011) Captain America above said: What a constructive and positive individual you are!

  • (Feb 15, 2011) Anonymous said: 1. It's a good activity but a sheet clearly explaining in more detail what the ALT has to read would be helpful and time saving for the ALT. For example, "Repeat this pattern for the rest of the animals" but one of the boxes is a boy/girl, so I can fly (which follows the pattern) doesn't make sense. Does the alt use the words in the toolbox? Of course common sense leads us to not say this but the teachers notes could be made more user friendly here. 2. How does the activity at the bottom relate to the first activity, especially when the ALT has to choose (seemingly at random) the sentences in the first section? 3. Penguin is spelt wrong on the handout in the "I am a penguin" box.

 

 

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