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
What This Standard Means
Students need to use common naming words and action words when they speak, draw, and write. They should name people, places, animals, and things, and pair them with actions that make sense, like dog runs or teacher reads.
Mastery looks like a child using simple nouns and verbs correctly in oral sentences and early writing. Students often mix up naming and action words, leave out the verb, or use a vague word like stuff or do instead of a clearer word.
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on activity: Give students picture cards and have them match a noun card to a verb card, then act out the sentence.
- Discussion prompt: Show a playground picture and ask, “Who or what do you see, and what are they doing?”
- Quick assessment: Point to three classroom objects or people and ask each student to say a sentence with a noun and verb.
- Real-world connection: During lining up, ask students to describe what classmates are doing, such as Maya walks or Ben zips.
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.