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Describe It So I Can See It is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on describing something with details a listener can picture, aligned to Common Core standard SL.K.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Describe It So I Can See It

SL.K.4

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Draw in the space, then write on the lines.

1.Draw and write about how a bird builds a nest. Say what it does first.
  • I said what the bird does first
  • I said what happens next
2.A friend asks "What did it look like?" Write one more sentence to answer them.
  • I answered the question
  • I wrote a whole sentence

LessonPrint · SL.K.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Describe It So I Can See It

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.At least two nest-building steps in the order they happen.
  2. 2.A complete sentence describing what the thing looked like.

Questions about Describe It So I Can See It

What does the Describe It So I Can See It worksheet cover?

It practises describing something with details a listener can picture — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core SL.K.4: Describe something you know well, and add more when asked. The instruction to pupils is “Draw in the space, then write on the lines”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Describe It So I Can See It practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.4 — SL.K.4, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Describe It So I Can See It is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on SL.K.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Describe It So I Can See It come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Describe It So I Can See It can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Describe It So I Can See It free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Describe It So I Can See It, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach SL.K.4?

Yes — “Describing Something Clearly” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for SL.K.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Describe It So I Can See It is the practice that follows it.

More practice for SL.K.4

Describe something you know well, and add more when asked.

Teaching this next? Describing Something Clearly is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.K.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.