South Dakota ELA K.W.3

ELAKindergartenWriting

The Standard

Narrate a story, telling about the events in chronological order with a character and setting using a combination of drawing, dictating and writing.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students tell a simple story using pictures, spoken words, and early writing. They show who is in it, where it happens, and what happens in order.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student draws three scenes that make sense in sequence. They name a character and place, then tell or write what happens in each scene.
Common Misconceptions: Some children list unrelated actions instead of telling one connected story. Others put the ending first or name the character without showing where the story happens.
How to Assess It: Give each child a sheet with three boxes. Ask, “Draw and tell a story about a lost mitten. Who finds it, where are they, and what happens first, next, and last?”

Lesson moves

Give students a toy bear and a paper park; have them act out three events, then draw each one in a separate box.
Show a picture of a cat in a kitchen and ask, “What happened first, next, and last?” Have students dictate or write their stories.
Give partners three shuffled cards showing a dog finding, carrying, and returning a ball; have them order the cards and tell the story.
After recess, have children draw three moments from a playground game and label or dictate who played and where.

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