CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3

ELA1st GradeKey Ideas and Details

The Standard

Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text

What This Standard Means

Students need to notice how two parts of an informational text go together. They might explain how two people are alike, how one event caused another, how two ideas fit together, or how one fact adds to another. They should use words and pictures from the text to support their thinking.

Mastery looks like a child saying, “The rain helped the plant grow,” or “Both animals use shells for protection,” without guessing. Students often get stuck naming two facts but not explaining the link. They may also rely on picture clues only, so keep asking, “How are these connected?”

Ways to Teach It

Hands-on: Give pairs two picture cards from a nonfiction book and have them place a linking word card between them, such as because, both, or next.
Prompt: After reading, ask, “What two things in this book go together, and how do you know?”
Quick check: Read two sentences aloud and ask students to draw a line showing whether they tell cause, sequence, or same idea.
Real-world connection: Show a school lunch menu and ask how milk, fruit, and vegetables connect to keeping bodies healthy.

Before This Standard

If students are struggling here, check these first.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.3
Students move from describing text connections with support to doing the same comparison independently.

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What This Unlocks

Mastery here sets students up for these next.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3
Students move from explaining a connection between two details to explaining how multiple events, ideas, or steps relate in sequence.