Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.2.b

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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.

Introduce the topic.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name what their drawing or writing is about before giving details. They can speak, dictate, or write a simple opening sentence.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student draws a dog and begins, 'My dog is named Max,' rather than 'He runs fast.' A listener can tell right away what the page is about.
Common Misconceptions: Some students start with 'It is fun,' leaving the reader guessing what 'it' means. Others give details, like 'It has four legs,' without naming the animal.
How to Assess It: Ask students to draw an animal they know and say, dictate, or write the first sentence for their page. Check whether the sentence names the animal.

Lesson moves

Give students animal picture cards; have them draw one animal and dictate an opening sentence that names it.
Read 'It is fun' and 'My kite flies high' beside a kite drawing; ask partners which sentence tells the topic.
Play topic match: students pair picture cards of bikes, cats, and apples with opening sentences that name each one.
Make a class book of favorite lunch foods; each child draws one food and writes or dictates a first sentence naming it.

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