Georgia K.L.GC.1.1

ELAKindergartenGrammar, Usage, & Mechanics

The Standard

Usage: Use nouns and verbs to share complete thoughts when speaking. (Introduce, Master)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name a person, animal, place, or thing and tell what it does. They combine both parts when speaking so a listener understands the whole idea.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a picture, a student can say, “The dog runs,” rather than only “dog” or “running.” The student can make a new sentence with a different naming word and action word.
Common Misconceptions: Some students give one-word labels, such as “cat,” or action fragments, such as “is jumping.” Others leave out the doer or think any long string of words makes a sentence.
How to Assess It: Show a picture of a child kicking a ball. Ask, “Tell me who you see and what is happening in one sentence.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs toy animals and action cards, then have each student choose one of each and say, “The rabbit hops.”
Show a playground picture and ask, “Who do you see, and what is that person doing?” Each child answers with a full sentence.
Play Noun-Verb Match by pairing picture cards, then award a point when a student says a sentence naming the doer and action.
During cleanup, students report one classmate’s action, such as, “Mia stacks blocks.”

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