More high-frequency words: like, to, is, can, and

Skills targeted

Read and write first 25 high-frequency words: I, a, the, see, my, like, to, is, can, and, we, go, on, in, it, me, you, are, this, will, that, with, for, of, was

Objectives

Students read in isolation: like, to, is, can, and.
Students use each in a complete sentence orally.

Vocabulary

sight word

Lesson plan

Warm-up

3 min

Word-wall review — first 5 words.

Teacher moves

Point and read together
Speed-round at end

Direct instruction

7 min

Five more forever-friends today: like, to, is, can, and. Watch each — say it, spell it, build it.

Key examples

Silent E — we'll learn that rule later in first grade.

model Build with magnets.

prompt Like. L-I-K-E. The E is silent.
This one connects two things: 'cat AND dog.'

model Build.

prompt And. A-N-D. Three letters.

Checks for understanding

Read each card aloud.
Use 'like' in a sentence: 'I like ___.'
Use 'and' in a sentence.

Guided practice

10 min

Tasks

Build each word with magnetic letters.

scaffold Card visible.
Sentence frame: 'I can ___' / 'I like ___' — each child shares.

scaffold Picture card swap.
Word-wall placement.

scaffold Teacher coaches letter recognition.

Formative assessment

2 min

Exit ticket

Read all 10 word-wall words aloud.

scoring ≥8 of 10 correct = mastery for this batch; 6-7 = practicing; <6 = reteach with daily flashcard drill.

Closure

Moves

Chant new five: like, to, is, can, and

Media


        M-K-F-VOC-16-A

Chart

Photo of the word wall now with 10 cards placed under appropriate letters. Visible columns: A (a, and), C (can), I (I, is), L (like), M (my), S (see), T (the, to). Each card uses 60-pt sans-serif word + memory icon.

Homework

5 min

Tasks

Find each of the 5 new words in a book at home.

Exercises in this lesson

eng.gK.f.ex_30 Read these words aloud: like, to, is, can, and	read aloud · diff 2
eng.gK.f.ex_31 Use 'can' in a sentence: 'I can ___.'	sentence frame · diff 3

Differentiation

Scaffolds

Reduce to 3 words
Pre-built sentence supports
Color-code
Daily 5-minute drill in small group

Extensions

Read a class decodable book using all 10 words
Add the next batch (we, go, on, in, it)

English Learners

Bilingual cards
Frequent retrieval
Audio repetition

Ieps 504s

Tactile cards
Reduce to 2
1-on-1 daily review

Teacher notes

Continue pacing of 5 new HFW per week through this term — by week 18 the wall has 25 words. Pair every new word with a sentence frame so the word lives in usage, not memorization.