I Can. Action Verbs Song for Kids (+ Flashcards and Worksheets)

My vacation is over and I am back to share my new songs, worksheets and other educational materials to help ESL teachers make their English lessons more fun and engaging.

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Here is my new song I have written to teach the verb “can”, some action verbs and names of animals. This very simple song is suitable for fun activities while singing even with the smallest children. For example, in the course of singing the song kids could repeat actions of animals as seen in the little cartoon below which would certainly stimulate young learners’ cognition and memory.

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Song lyrics:

Yes, I can, I can.
Yes, I can.
Yes, I can, I can.
Yes, I can.

I can jump, jump, jump like a kangaroo.
I can swim, swim, swim like a whale, too.
I can walk, walk, walk like a tall giraffe,
And like an ostrich I can run.

Yes, I can, I can.
Yes, I can.
Yes, I can, I can.
Yes, I can.

I can crawl, crawl, crawl like a jungle snake,
I can sleep, sleep, sleep like a sloth all day,
I can fly, fly, fly like a bird in the sky,
And like a monkey I can climb.

Yes, I can, I can.
Yes, I can.
Yes, I can, I can.
Yes, I can.

Flashcards

As usual I’ve created two sets of colorful flashcards to go with my “Action Verb Song” for kids to learn and remember some motion verbs and practice in using the modal verb can. The names of some wild animals are also introduced in the song. The first action verbs flashcard set contains cards with both pictures and words to help teachers introduce the new vocabulary in class. The second set includes flashcards with pictures only while words can be found on separate cards. I often use this set of flashcards for different games aiming at memorizing new vocabulary and practicing its usage.

Wild Animals Action Verbs Flashcards

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Worksheets

Also I would like to share some worksheets for young English learners to practice in spelling of English animal names and action verbs.

Worksheet 1: In this task children should determine the correspondence between English letters and sounds as well as correctly match the wild animals with the letters their names begin with.

Wild Animals Matching Letters and Pictures Worksheet

Worksheet 2: Using this assignment learners should read the animal names and match them with pictures.

Wild Animals Matching Words and Pictures Worksheet

Worksheet 3: This task also aims at practicing spelling of wild animal names. Students are asked to determine what letters are missing in words, insert these letters and then match the word with the corresponding picture.

Jungle Animals Insert the Letters Worksheet

Worksheet 4: This assignment helps children remember some action verbs. Pupils should read the words and match them with the corresponding picture.

Action Verbs Matching Vocabulary Worksheet

Worksheet 5: This task suggests mastering pupils’ skills in building sentences with the modal verb can. Children should make sentences using the given chart and write them down on the lines below.

Action Verbs Modal Verb Can Worksheet

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