Kentucky Reading and Writing RL.K.4

ELAKindergartenReading Literature

The Standard

With prompting and support, identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Craft and Structure

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen to a story or poem and point to words that hint at how someone feels. They find words that help them imagine a sound, smell, taste, sight, or touch.
What Mastery Looks Like: When you read, “I grin as the cold wind whistles,” they point to “grin” as a clue to feeling happy. They point to “cold” or “whistles” and tell you what they might feel or hear.
Common Misconceptions: Children may name a feeling but not point to the words that gave them the clue. They may choose an object, like “dog,” instead of “barks,” which helps them imagine a sound.
How to Assess It: Read aloud, “The cold wind whistles. I smile.” Ask children to point to a word that shows a feeling and one that helps them hear or feel the wind.

Lesson moves

Read “Warm sun tickles my nose. I grin.” Have children sort word cards for “warm,” “tickles,” and “grin” under senses or feelings.
Read “My knees shake in the dark.” Ask, “Which words make you think the speaker might feel scared?”
Play word detective with “I grin as rain patters.” Children point to “grin” for a feeling and “patters” for sound.
After washing hands, read “Cold water splashes my fingers” and ask which words match what their hands just felt.

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