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.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: K.2.E: The student is expected to develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.

• 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: 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.

• Math: K.111.2.b.7

  Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to directly compare measurable attributes.

  • Math: K.7.A: The student is expected to give an example of a measurable attribute of a given object, including length, capacity, and weight.
  • Math: K.7.B: The student is expected to compare two objects with a common measurable attribute to see which object has more of/less of the attribute and describe the difference.

• Math: 1.111.3.b.7

  Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select and use units to describe length and time.

  • Math: 1.7.A: The student is expected to use measuring tools to measure the length of objects to reinforce the continuous nature of linear measurement.
  • Math: 1.7.D: The student is expected to describe a length to the nearest whole unit using a number and a unit.

• Math: 1.111.3.b.8

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

  • Math: 1.8.A: The student is expected to collect, sort, and organize data in up to three categories using models/representations such as tally marks or T-charts.

• Math: 2.111.4.b.9

  Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select and use units to describe length, area, and time.

  • Math: 2.9.D: The student is expected to determine the length of an object to the nearest marked unit using rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, or measuring tapes.

• 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.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.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

• Science: 2.112.4.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 2.112.4.b.1.A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations
  • Science: 2.112.4.b.1.B: use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems
  • Science: 2.112.4.b.1.E: collect observations and measurements as evidence
  • Science: 2.112.4.b.1.F: record and organize data using pictures, numbers, words, symbols, and simple graphs

• Science: K.112.2.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: K.112.2.b.1.A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations.
  • Science: K.112.2.b.1.B: use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems.
  • Science: K.112.2.b.1.E: collect observations and measurements as evidence.
  • Science: K.112.2.b.1.F: record and organize data using pictures, numbers, words, symbols, and simple graphs.

• Science: K.112.2.b.2

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs. The student is expected to:

  • Science: K.112.2.b.2.B: analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns.

• Science: K.112.2.b.6

  Matter and its properties. The student knows that objects have physical properties that determine how they are described and classified. The student is expected to identify and record observable physical properties of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material, and generate ways to classify objects.

  • Science: K.112.2.b.6: Matter and its properties. The student knows that objects have physical properties that determine how they are described and classified. The student is expected to identify and record observable physical properties of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material, and generate ways to classify objects.

• Science: 1.112.3.b.1

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 1.112.3.b.1.A: ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations.
  • Science: 1.112.3.b.1.B: use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems.
  • Science: 1.112.3.b.1.E: collect observations and measurements as evidence.
  • Science: 1.112.3.b.1.F: record and organize data using pictures, numbers, words, symbols, and simple graphs.

• Science: 1.112.3.b.2

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 1.112.3.b.2.B: analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns.

• Science: 1.112.3.b.6

  Matter and its properties. The student knows that objects have physical properties that determine how they are described and classified. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 1.112.3.b.6.A: classify objects by observable physical properties, including shape, color, and texture, and attributes such as larger and smaller and heavier and lighter.

• Science: 2.112.4.b.2

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 2.112.4.b.2.B: analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns

• Science: 2.112.4.b.3

  Scientific and engineering practices. The student develops evidence-based explanations and communicates findings, conclusions, and proposed solutions. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 2.112.4.b.3.B: communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats