Kentucky Reading and Writing C.K.2.f

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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.

Provide a concluding idea.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Children finish their writing with a last idea that fits the topic. They can draw, dictate, or write that idea.
What Mastery Looks Like: A child can add a fitting last thought to a short story or a piece about a topic. The reader can tell the piece is finished.
Common Misconceptions: Some children stop without adding a last thought. Others write only “The end” or add an idea that has nothing to do with the piece.
How to Assess It: Show children these sentences: “We put a seed in soil. We gave it water.” Ask them to draw, tell, or write one last thought that fits.

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of a seed, a watering can, and a sprout; have them order the cards and dictate a last thought.
Write “I lost my mitten. I found it by the door” on the board; ask, “What could I say last?”
Read a mitten story and offer three endings: “The end,” “I am glad I found it,” and “My dog is blue”; children choose one.
Have children write a thank-you note to the cafeteria staff and finish with a specific thought, such as “We loved the apples.”

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