Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.2.d

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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.

Use grade-appropriate conjunctions to develop text structure within sentences.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students join two related ideas in one sentence using words like and, but, and so. They choose a word that shows addition, contrast, or a result.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given two picture cards, a student says or writes one sentence that links the ideas. The joining word fits the meaning, and the sentence makes sense when read aloud.
Common Misconceptions: Students may use and for every pair of ideas, even when the second idea is a contrast or result. They may use but when the ideas do not contrast.
How to Assess It: Display: “The playground is wet, ___ we play inside.” Have students choose and, but, or so and tell why their choice fits.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards and word cards labeled and, but, so; have them build a sentence and read it aloud.
Show a picture of rain and a child indoors; ask, “Why does so fit in ‘It rained, so we played inside’?”
Play conjunction swap: say “I like apples, but I dislike pears,” then ask students to change but to and and fix the sentence.
Have students write “The glue is open, so put on the cap” and post it near the classroom supplies.

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