South Dakota ELA K.L.2.c
The Standard
- K.L.2
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when writing.
Recognize end punctuation.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025) · Conventions of Standard English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find the mark at the end of a printed sentence. They name it as a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given three short sentences, students point to and name each end mark correctly. They look at the end of the sentence, not the first letter, to find it.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call every end mark a period. They may confuse a question mark with an exclamation point or look for the mark at the start of the sentence.
How to Assess It
- Print three short sentences, one ending with each mark. Ask students to circle and name each end mark.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips with different end marks; have them circle each mark and match it to a punctuation card.
Write three short sentences with different end marks on the board and ask, 'What changes at the end of each sentence?'
Project a picture book page with all three marks; call out one mark and have students point to an example.
Show a birthday card reading 'Happy birthday!' and a note reading 'Where is my coat?'; have students point to both end marks.
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