CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.3
The Standard
With prompting and support, 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 things in an informational text go together. They might connect two people, two events, an idea and a detail, or two facts. They should use simple language like, “They both help animals,” “First this happened, then that happened,” or “The picture shows the same thing as the words.”
Mastery looks like a child explaining a clear link after listening to or reading a short nonfiction text with support. Many students can name two facts, but struggle to explain how they are connected. They often need sentence frames, rereading, and picture support.
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on activity: Give students two picture cards from a nonfiction book and have them place a yarn line between cards that go together.
- Discussion prompt: Ask, “How are these two facts connected?” and offer frames like “They are both about...” or “First..., then....”
- Quick assessment: Read one page aloud, name two details, and ask each student to tell how the details go together.
- Real-world connection: After a fire drill, ask students how the alarm and lining up are connected.
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What This Unlocks
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