Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.2.a
The Standard
- C.K.2
- Compose informative and/or explanatory texts, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to establish a topic and supply information about the topic.
With guidance and support from adults, strengthen writing through peer collaboration and adding details through writing and/or pictures as needed.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Children share a drawing or writing with a partner. They listen to a question, then add a picture, label, or words to make their idea clearer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A child can explain what their work shows. When a partner asks where something happened, the child adds a place in the picture or with words.
Common Misconceptions
- Children may think a finished drawing cannot change. Some add objects that do not help explain their idea. Others copy a partner's idea instead of adding to their own.
How to Assess It
- Pair children with their drawings about recess. Have partners ask, "What else happened?" Check that each child adds one detail in words or pictures.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have children draw a pet, then trade with a partner who asks one question; children add the answer with crayons or words.
Show a drawing of a birthday cake and ask, "What could the artist add so we know whose birthday it is?"
Play Detail Detective: partners look at each other's playground drawings and suggest one label or object to add.
Have children make a note about recess for someone at home; partners ask what game they played before they add a detail.
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Related Standards
- C.2.1.a
With guidance and support from adults, strengthen writing through peer collaboration and adding details through writing and/or pictures as needed.
- C.1.2.a
The 1st Grade version of this standard.
- C.1.1.a
With guidance and support from adults, strengthen writing through peer collaboration and adding details through writing and/or pictures as needed.
- C.2.2.a
The 2nd Grade version of this standard.
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