Oklahoma Social Studies 1.P.3.1.A
The Standard
- 1.P.3
- Engage in critical, active reading of primary and secondary sources related to social studies concepts.
- 1.P.3.1
- Comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.
Locate the topic or main idea and supporting details of a text.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.P.3.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read a short text and name its topic or tell what it is mostly saying. They point to details in the text that support their answer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can say that a passage is about crossing guards and explain that crossing guards help children cross safely. They can point to the stop sign and stopped cars as supporting details.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name one small detail, such as a stop sign, as the main idea. They may also choose a detail they know about the topic but cannot find in the text.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Read, “The crossing guard holds up a stop sign and waits for cars to stop so children can cross safely.” Write the topic, a main idea sentence, and two details from the text.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a short crossing guard passage and printed cards to sort into topic, main idea, and supporting details piles.
Read a paragraph about a crossing guard, then ask, “What is it mostly saying, and which two actions help you know?”
Play Detail Detective: write “The crossing guard helps us cross safely,” then have students sort “holds a stop sign,” “watches cars,” and “likes apples.”
Bring a printed library hours flyer, then ask students to name its topic and point to the days and times as details.
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Related Standards
- 2.P.3.2.B
Locate facts (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how) to demonstrate an understanding of key details in a text.
- 2.P.3.1.A
Summarize the main idea and locate supporting details of a text (e.g., primary and secondary sources).
- K.P.3.1.A
The Kindergarten version of this standard.
- 3.P.3.1.A
Summarize the main idea and locate supporting details of a text (e.g., primary and secondary sources).
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