Kentucky Reading and Writing RL.1.3

ELA1st GradeReading Literature

The Standard

Describe characters, settings and major events in a story, using key details in order to make meaning of the story development.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Key Ideas and Details

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name who is in a story and where it happens. They tell the big events in order and use words or pictures from the story to explain what changes.
What Mastery Looks Like: After hearing The Three Little Pigs, a student can tell what happens at each house in order. They can explain why the brick house changes the ending.
Common Misconceptions: Some students retell every small action instead of picking the events that move the story forward. Others name a character when asked where the story happens, or give a reason for an event that the story does not support.
How to Assess It: After reading The Three Little Pigs, ask: “Who is in the story, where does it happen, and what happens when the wolf reaches the brick house?” Have students point to one picture or line that supports their answer.

Lesson moves

Give pairs straw, craft sticks, and blocks to build three houses, then use a paper fan to test which stays standing.
Ask partners to finish this sentence: “The brick house changes the story because ___.”
Put picture cards of the three house scenes in order, then have partners tell what happens at each one.
Show photos of a brick house and a tent, then ask which holds up better in strong wind and how that fits the story.

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