CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1b

ELAKindergartenConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name people, places, animals, and things with common nouns. They use action words to tell what someone or something does in speech and simple sentences.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can look at a picture and produce a clear sentence, such as The dog runs. They choose a naming word and an action word that make sense together.
Common Misconceptions: Students may name an action when asked who or what is in a picture. They may think every verb ends in -ing. They may pair words that do not make sense, such as The rock eats.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of a child jumping. Ask, “Who or what do you see? What is happening? Say or write one sentence using both words.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of people, animals, objects, and actions, then have students match cards and say a sentence for each pair.
Show a playground picture and ask, “Who or what do you see, and what is each one doing?”
Play Noun or Verb: say a familiar word, and students touch their head for a noun or clap for a verb.
Take a classroom walk, then have students name one object and tell an action someone can do with it.

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Learning progression

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