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

ELAKindergartenConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify words that begin questions and tell what kind of information each one seeks. They use the right word to ask about people, things, places, times, reasons, and methods.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students choose a question word that matches the information they want. They can ask clear questions such as “Who is running?” and “Where is the ball?”
Common Misconceptions: Students may use what for every question or confuse who with where. They may also mix up when and where, or answer why without giving a reason.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of children at a playground. Ask each student to make two questions about the picture using two different question words.

Lesson moves

Hide a toy in the room, then let students draw question-word cards and ask questions to find it.
Show a busy picture and ask students to say or write one who, what, where, when, why, or how question.
Play Question Word Match by pairing question cards with answer cards, such as “Who?” with “the teacher.”
Interview a school worker using prepared question-word cards, then share what each question helped the class learn.

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