Lily Tells the Truth

Ages 3–7 · 8 minutes · English, Stories

Telling the truth is important!

Learn about honesty and the difference between telling a lie and telling the truth.

Part of

Social-Emotional Stories

Standards alignment

Alabama

ELA21.1.26 — With prompting and support, use textual evidence to explain the central message or moral of a literary text.
SS10.K.2 — Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens within the family, classroom, school, and community.
SS10.K.3 — Describe how rules provide order, security, and safety in the home, school, and community.

Alaska

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, using key details, and demonstrate understanding their message (e.g., teach a lesson, make you laugh, tell a scary story, tell about an event) or lesson.
RL.K.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, major events, and problem-solution in a story, song, or poem.

Arizona

K.RL.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
K.SL.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
1.RL.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their main idea, central message, or lesson.
K.RL.10 — With prompting and support, actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
K.RL.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
K.L.5.b — Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their antonyms.

Arkansas

K.RC.2.RF — Answer questions about key details in a text.
K.RC.7.RF — Demonstrate comprehension of age and grade-appropriate texts by speaking or writing.
C.1.K.6 — Discuss the need for rules.

California

K.1.2 — Learn examples of honesty, courage, determination, individual responsibility, and patriotism in American and world history from stories and folklore.
K.1.3 — Know beliefs and related behaviors of characters in stories from times past and understand the consequences of the characters' actions.
K.1.1 — Follow rules, such as sharing and taking turns, and know the consequences of breaking them.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Colorado

RWC20-GR.1-S.2-GLE.1-EO.a.ii — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.f — Retell stories or information from books through conversation, artistic works, creative movement, or drama.
SS.P.3.1 — Understand that individuals have many wants and must make choices.
SS.P.4.2 — Understand that rules allow groups to work effectively.

Connecticut

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Delaware

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Florida

ELA.1.R.1.2 — Identify and explain the moral of a story.
ELA.K.R.1.1 — Describe the main character(s), setting, and important events in a story.
ELA.K.V.1.1 — Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.
SS.K.CG.1.1 — Identify the purpose of rules and laws in the home and school.

Georgia

ELAGSE1RL2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
ELAGSE1RL3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
ELAGSEKRL2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
SSKCG1.b — Explain why rules should be followed.

Hawaii

K.RL.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
1.RL.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
SS.K.1.8.1 — Compare rules that apply in different settings and evaluate the consequences of following or not following rules
1.RL.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Idaho

K.SS.4.1.3 — Identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility.
1.RC.L.5a — Retell the beginning, middle, and end of familiar stories (including fables and fairy tales) with key details heard or read, demonstrating understanding of their central messages or morals.
1.SS.4.1.4 — Identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility.
K.RC.L.5b — Describe the connection between characters, settings, and major events in stories heard.
2.SS.4.1.2 — Explain that there are benefits for following the rules and consequences for breaking the rules at home, school, and in the neighborhood.

Illinois

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
SS.2.EC.1 — Demonstrate how our choices can affect ourselves and others in positive and negative ways.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Indiana

K.C.2 — Give examples of how to be a responsible family member and member of a group.
K.CC.3 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (E)
K.RC.4 — With support, make predictions about what will happen in a text.
K.RC.5 — With support, retell the main idea and key details of a text.

Iowa

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
RL.K.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Kansas

Benchmark K.1.2 — The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about choices and consequences.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.13 — Listen to high quality prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for Kindergarten.
Benchmark K.1.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate significant choices and consequences that have impacted our lives and futures.

Kentucky

K.C.PR.2 — Describe consequences of following or not following rules.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, orally recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the lesson learned in the story.
RL.1.2 — With prompting and support, recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the author’s message, lesson learned and/or moral.
RL.K.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings and major events in a story in order to make meaning of the story development.

Louisiana

K.8 — Describe the importance of fairness, responsibility, respect, and hard work. For example: a. Taking care of personal belongings and respecting the property of others. b. Following rules and recognizing consequences of breaking rules. c. Taking responsibility for assigned duties.
RL.1.2.b — Recognize and understand the central message or lesson.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
1.15 — Describe the importance of fairness, responsibility, respect, and hard work. For example: a. Taking care of personal belongings and respecting the property of others. b. Following rules and recognizing consequences of breaking rules. c. Taking responsibility for assigned duties.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Maine

R.4.K.a — Ask and answer questions with prompting and support about who, what, when, where, and how.
R.6.1.a — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, including details about who, what, when, where, and how.
SL.2.K.a — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details to seek help if something is not understood.
R.5.1.a — Retell texts, including details about who, what, when, where, and how; demonstrate an understanding of the theme.

Maryland

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.PK.1 — With modeling and support, answer questions about details in a text.
explaining that the consequences of choices lie in the future.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Massachusetts

PreK.T1.4 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about literature and informational social studies texts read aloud, and act out or give examples of characters who show fairness, friendship, kindness, responsibility, and respect for one another.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
PreK.T1.2 — With prompting and support, follow agreed-upon rules, limits, and expectations.

Minnesota

0.1.4.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text, with prompting and support.
0.2.5.2 — Verbally or visually respond to a story, with support and guidance.
0.3.1.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (e.g., poems, rhymes, songs) by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
1.1.4.2 — Identify the central idea, message or moral of a text, with prompting as needed.

Mississippi

K.CI.1.3 — Describe character traits of productive citizens.
K.CI.2.3 — Differentiate between positive and negative consequences.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
K.CI.2.1 — Identify the purpose of rules and explain why rules should be followed.

Missouri

K.R.1.C.a — text to self (text ideas and own experiences)
K.SL.3.A.c — confirming comprehension by retelling information and asking appropriate questions based on read-alouds or other media
K.R.1.A.c — retelling main ideas or important facts from a read aloud or familiar story
K.R.1.B.b — demonstrating understanding of opposites (antonyms)
K.SL.2.A.a — demonstrating active listening, according to classroom expectations

Montana

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including stories by and about American Indians, that include key details and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Nebraska

LA.K.RP.1 — With prompting and support, orally retell familiar stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
LA.K.RP.6 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a literary text.
LA.1.RP.1 — Retell familiar stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson from a literary text.

Nevada

SS.K.10. — Share and discuss stories that illustrate honesty, courage, friendship, respect, and responsibility.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

New Hampshire

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

New Jersey

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

New Mexico

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
K.8 — Identify the consequences of following and not following rules.
RL.1.NM.1 — Identify the main topic, retell key details of a text, and make predictions;

New York

K.5a — Children and adults must follow rules within the home, school, and community to provide for a safe and orderly environment.
K.8b — People use folktales, legends, oral histories, and music to teach values, ideas, traditions, and important events from the past.
KR2 — Retell stories or share key details from a text. (RI&RL)
KSL6 — Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
1R3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, or pieces of information in a text. (RI&RL)

North Carolina

K.B.1.3 — Summarize stories that illustrate how positive character traits such as empathy, resilience, and respect, help people contribute to their communities.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
K.C&G.1.3 — Identify the consequences of following or not following rules in the classroom, school, and community.
SL.K.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

North Dakota

3.R.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details before, during, and after reading a variety of genres, literary, and informational texts using text evidence to compare, contrast, predict, and infer.
3.R.8a — Describe characters' feelings, traits, motivations, and actions after reading a story.
3.R.1 — Comprehend information during and after listening to a grade-level text.

Ohio

RL.1.2.a — Demonstrate understanding of the lesson.
1.10 — Rules exist in different settings. The principles of fairness should guide rules and the consequences for breaking rules.
2.10 — Respect for the rights of self and others includes making responsible choices and being accountable for personal actions.

Oklahoma

K.1.1 — Describe the importance of rules, personal responsibilities, and natural consequences as a member of a family, class, and school.
PK.1.1 — Describe the importance of rules and personal responsibilities including working together to make decisions as a member of a family and classroom community.

Oregon

K.SL.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
1.RL.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Pennsylvania

CC.1.3.1.A — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CC.1.4.PK.T — With guidance and support from adults and peers, respond to questions and suggestions, add details as needed.

Rhode Island

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
SS1.4.4 — Resolving problems Explain how to resolve problems in different settings

South Carolina

ELA.1.AOR.2.1 — Retell a story using main story elements and identify a lesson in a literary text.
K.CG.2 — Explain the purpose of rules and laws, and discuss consequences of breaking them.This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into identifying rules and laws in the classroom, home, and the community and how these rules are necessary for safety.

South Dakota

1.RL.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
K.RL.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
1.RL.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
K.SL.2 — Confirm understanding from a source of information by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

Tennessee

K.RL.KID.2 — With prompting and support, orally retell familiar stories, including key details.
1.RL.KID.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Texas

1.12A — identify characteristics of good citizenship, including truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government by educating oneself about the issues, respectfully holding public officials to their word, and voting; and

Utah

K.2.1.c — Identify examples of individual honesty and responsibility.
P3.R.5 — With prompting and support, ask and answer simple questions about a text. (RL & RI)
1.2.1.f — Communicate positive feelings and ideas of self (e.g., positive self image, good friend, helper, honest).
P4.SL.1 — Participate in conversations with peers and adults, using ageappropriate vocabulary on topics and texts.

Virginia

K.1.a — The student will apply history and social science skills to practice citizenship in the classroom by taking responsibility for one’s actions.
K.1.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to practice citizenship in the classroom by practicing honesty and showing kindness to oneself and others.
K.RL.1.D — With prompting and support, generate predictions about story characters and events using the text.
K.RL.1.A — With prompting and support, activate prior (experience) and background (content) knowledge and make connections to what is read.
K.1.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to practice citizenship in the classroom by recognizing the purpose of rules and practicing self-control.

Washington

RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
H2.K.2 — Explain how their actions may cause change in others.
RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Washington, D.C.

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
K.5 — Explain why classrooms and schools have rules and describe the consequences of not following them.
RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Wisconsin

ELA.K.R.1 — With prompting and support, develop and answer questions about a text. (RI&RL)
ELA.K.R.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and important events in a story or pieces of information in a text. (RI&RL)
ELA.1.R.2 — Identify a main topic or central idea in a text with guidance and support; retell important details. (RI&RL)
ELA.K.R.2 — With prompting and support, retell stories (RL); share key details from a text. (RI)
SS.PS3.a.1 — Describe and explain the effect an action has on members of a group. Express an opinion and vote on a topic in their lives.

Wyoming

RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.