Having I Can Statements prepped and ready-to-go can help make your lesson planning a little easier. This post shares ready-to-print 4th Grade Literacy I Can Statements using the common core standards, including a link to an editable version.
There is one page for each 4th grade literacy common core standard (with a few having two pages if the standard includes more than one skill). There are statements for the reading standards (literature, informational, and foundational skills), writing standards, speaking and listening standards, and language standards.
Each I Can Statement Page Includes:
Here are some ways that you can use these I Can Statements in your literacy instruction.
1. Hang the I Can Statements as Daily Objectives – I like to have a dedicated space in the classroom to hang my I Can Statements as my daily/weekly objectives. I refer to them during my lesson and some of my students really enjoy checking the board at the beginning of the week to see what skills we are learning.
2. Small Group Instruction – Use the posters to guide and focus small group instruction and help the students discuss the skill.
3. Reading Centers and Stations – Place the I Can Statements with the center materials. This will help the students know exactly what skills they are practicing in centers/stations. They will also be able to refer to the statements if an adult (ahem..admin) asks them what they are practicing. This will need to be modeled though.
4. Guide Self-Assessment – Going along with using these as daily objectives, I like to use the statements to guide self-assessment. After a lesson, review the I Can Statement and have the students self-assess and reflect on their mastery of the skill.
One way to organize and store the I Can Statements is inside page protectors in a binder. This will allow you to simply take out the page protector with the statement you need. You can then hang it up or display it however you wish, placing it back in the binder when you are finished.
If you would like an editable version, click here —> Editable I Can Statements. Here are the fonts used – KG Sorry Not Sorry Chubby , Champagne and Limousine and Century Gothic. Note: If you don’t use the fonts that I used, you may see some issues with capital and lowercase letters since one of the fonts I used is all capital letters.
