Find resources aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

identify the effects of population growth and distribution on the physical environment; and

Motivation to Read

Geography. The student understands how humans use and modify the physical environment. The student is expected to:

analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of Texas such as advancements in the agricultural, energy, medical, computer, and aerospace industries;

describe the setting.

determine the length of an object to the nearest marked unit using rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, or measuring tapes;

identify the roles of governmental entities and private citizens in managing the environment such as the establishment of the National Park System, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Endangered Species Act.

Child engages in story-related pre‐reading activities.

identify ways in which people have modified the physical environment such as building roads, clearing land for urban development and agricultural use, and drilling for oil;

evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land; and

Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts. The student is expected to:

determine a solution to a problem involving length, including estimating lengths;

Child self‐selects books and other written materials to engage in pre‐ reading behaviors.

Economics. The student understands domestic and foreign issues related to U.S. economic growth from the 1870s to 1920. The student is expected to:

identify positive and negative consequences of human modification of the physical environment such as the use of irrigation to improve crop yields; and

analyze how scientific discoveries and technological innovations have resulted in an interdependence among Texas, the United States, and the world.

demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes;

describe how the economic impact of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Homestead Act contributed to the close of the frontier in the late 19th century;

use concrete models of square units to find the area of a rectangle by covering it with no gaps or overlaps, counting to find the total number of square units, and describing the measurement using a number and the unit; and

Child recognizes that all print carries meaning and serves as a means for communication.

Phonological Awareness

identify ways people can conserve and replenish natural resources.

Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:

discuss rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration in a variety of poems;

describe the changing relationship between the federal government and private business, including the growth of free enterprise, costs and benefits of laissez-faire, Sherman Antitrust Act, Interstate Commerce Act, and Pure Food and Drug Act;

read and write time to the nearest one-minute increment using analog and digital clocks and distinguish between a.m. and p.m.

Data analysis. The student applies mathematical process standards to organize data to make it useful for interpreting information and solving problems. The student is expected to:

Child identifies the individual words in a spoken sentence.

Economics. The student understands the value of work. The student is expected to:

differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas;

discuss elements of drama such as characters and setting;

explain how foreign policies affected economic issues such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the Open Door Policy, Dollar Diplomacy, and immigration quotas; and

describe the economic effects of international military conflicts, including the Spanish-American War and World War I, on the United States.

explain that the length of a bar in a bar graph or the number of pictures in a pictograph represents the number of data points for a given category;

Child distinguishes differences between similar-sounding words.

explain how work provides income to purchase goods and services; and

analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:

the central idea and supporting evidence with adult assistance;

organize a collection of data with up to four categories using pictographs and bar graphs with intervals of one or more;

Child uses two familiar base words to form a compound word with   pictorial or gestural supports.

explain the choices people in the U.S. free enterprise system can make about earning, spending, and saving money and where to live and work.

organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

Economics. The student understands significant economic developments between World War I and World War II. The student is expected to:

Economics. The student understands the roles of producers and consumers in the production of goods and services. The student is expected to:

identify bias and points of view from the historical context surrounding an event that influenced the participants;

features and simple graphics to locate or gain information; and

analyze causes of economic growth and prosperity in the 1920s, including Warren Harding's Return to Normalcy, reduced taxes, and increased production efficiencies;

write and solve one-step word problems involving addition or subtraction using data represented within pictographs and bar graphs with intervals of one; and

Child manipulates compound words with pictorial or gestural support.