I Think I Can
Big
Idea!
Why is it important to always try your best?
What does it mean to keep
trying?
How does it feel to try
something that is difficult?
How does it feel to succeed
at something that is difficult?
Activate Prior Knowledge
1. Have you ever tried to do something that
was hard to do?
2. Did you learn how to do it on the first try?
3. Did you keep trying, or did you give up?
4. Who has helped you learn something new?
Vocabulary
1. signal – to make a movement that informs
2. explorer – one who travels in search of new information
3. frustrating – causing one to feel helpless or hopeless
4. veer – to change direction
Franklin
Rides A Bike By Paulette Bourgeois
In this story, young
Franklin wants to ride
his bike without
training wheels. He
keeps trying even after
several falls and near
falls.
Focus Questions Who encourages Franklin to learn to ride his bike
without training wheels? Who helps you when you try to do
Stop and
something new? Read
Who encourages Franklin to
keep trying?
Discussion
Why is it difficult for Franklin to
try? Does Franklin reach his goal?
How does he do it?
Concept / Question
Board
Brainstorm ideas Make a poster of
of things you have goals or things you
tried to learn and want to learn but
have kept trying you haven’t tried
until you learned it! yet.
Set Goals
•To build their vocabulary.
• To read with greater fluency.
•To answer questions such as When is it good to keep trying?
Is there ever a time when you should stop trying?
•To investigate questions and ideas about trying.
River Oaks First Grade Imagine It!