South Dakota ELA 1.SL.2

ELA1st GradeSpeaking & Listening

The Standard

Ask and answer questions about key ideas and details from content presented orally or through other media.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students listen to a short story or look at pictures. They ask and answer questions about the main idea and details they heard or saw.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can ask a question that fits the story or pictures. They can answer a classmate’s question with a detail from what was presented.
Common Misconceptions: Students may ask about something they know already instead of what they heard or saw. They may guess an answer rather than use a detail that was given.
How to Assess It: Read aloud: “Mia planted a bean seed in a cup. She put it by the sunny window.” Ask, “Where did Mia put the cup?” Then have each student ask one question a partner can answer from the story.

Lesson moves

Read “A rabbit hid a carrot under a log”; pairs arrange rabbit, carrot, and log picture cards, then ask and answer where the carrot went.
Show pictures of a child planting and watering a seed; ask partners, “What did the child do first?”
Read “A fox found a red mitten by the gate”; pass a ball as students take turns asking and answering questions about the story.
Read today’s lunch menu aloud, then have partners ask and answer which fruit and main dish are offered.

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