Agriculture Pays

Students discover that agricultural careers are interconnected and that agriculture influences many parts of their daily lives.

Grades
K – 2
TX: Grades K – 2
Estimated Time
45 minutes or two 30-minute sessions
Updated
January 13, 2023
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Standards

Texas Content Area Standards

  • ELA: K.110.2.b.1

    Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

    • ELA: K.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas by speaking audibly and clearly using the conventions of language.
    • ELA: K.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including taking turns.
  • ELA: K.110.2.b.5

    Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.

    • ELA: K.5.G: The student is expected to evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance.
    • ELA: K.5.H: The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance.
  • ELA: K.110.2.b.6

    Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

    • ELA: K.6.E: The student is expected to interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing.
  • ELA: 1.110.3.b.1

    Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking - - oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

    • ELA: 1.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.
    • ELA: 1.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, and making appropriate contributions.
  • ELA: 1.110.3.b.2

    Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking - - beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.

    • ELA: 1.2.F: The student is expected to develop handwriting by printing words, sentences, and answers legibly leaving appropriate spaces between words.
  • ELA: 1.110.3.b.6

    Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.

    • ELA: 1.6.G: The student is expected to evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance.
    • ELA: 1.6.H: The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance.
  • ELA: 1.110.3.b.7

    Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

    • ELA: 1.7.E: The student is expected to interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing.
  • ELA: 2.110.4.b.1

    Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking -- oral language. The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion.

    • ELA: 2.1.C: The student is expected to share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.
    • ELA: 2.1.D: The student is expected to work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including listening to others, speaking when recognized, making appropriate contributions, and building on the ideas of others.
  • ELA: 2.110.4.b.6

    Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.

    • ELA: 2.6.G: The student is expected to evaluate details read to determine key ideas.
    • ELA: 2.6.H: The student is expected to synthesize information to create new understanding.
  • ELA: 2.110.4.b.7

    Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

    • ELA: 2.7.E: The student is expected to interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing.
  • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.5

    Economics. The student understands the difference between human needs and wants and how they are met. The student is expected to:

    • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.5.A: identify basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter
    • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.5.C: explain how basic human needs and wants can be met
  • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7

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

    • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7.A: distinguish between producing and consuming
    • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7.B: identify ways in which people are both producers and consumers
    • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.7.C: trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product
  • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16

    Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

    • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16.E: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
    • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.16.F: create written and visual material such as stories, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas
  • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.13

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

    • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.13.D: sequence and categorize information
  • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14

    Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to:

    • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14.C: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
    • Social Studies: K.113.11.c.14.D: create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps
  • Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.16

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

    • Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.16.D: sequence and categorize information
  • Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17

    Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral, visual, and written forms. The student is expected to:

    • Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17.C: communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
    • Social Studies: 1.113.12.c.17.D: create and interpret visual and written material
  • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.15

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

    • Social Studies: 2.113.13.c.15.D: interpret oral, visual, and print material by sequencing, categorizing, identifying the main idea, predicting, comparing, and contrasting