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

• 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.110.2.b.6.F: respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

• ELA: K.110.2.b.8

  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.

  • ELA: K.110.2.b.8.B: discuss rhyme and rhythm in nursery rhymes and a variety of poems

• 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: 1.110.3.b.1.C: share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language
  • ELA: 1.110.3.b.1.D: 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.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: 1.110.3.b.7.F: respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

• ELA: 1.110.3.b.12

  Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts -- genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

  • ELA: 1.110.3.b.12.A: dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry

• 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: 2.110.4.b.1.C: share information and ideas that focus on the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language
  • ELA: 2.110.4.b.1.D: 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.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: 2.110.4.b.7.F: respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

• ELA: 2.110.4.b.12

  Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts -- genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

  • ELA: 2.110.4.b.12.A: compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry

• 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.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: 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: 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: 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

• 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: 2.112.4.b.1.G: develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or design a prototype for a solution to a problem

• 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.1.G: develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or design a prototype for a solution to a problem.

• Science: K.112.2.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: K.112.2.b.3.A: develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models.
  • Science: K.112.2.b.3.B: communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats.
  • Science: K.112.2.b.3.C: listen actively to others' explanations to identify important evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion.

• Science: K.112.2.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student uses recurring themes and concepts to make connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: K.112.2.b.5.A: identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions.

• Science: K.112.2.b.12

  Organisms and environments. The student knows that plants and animals depend on the environment to meet their basic needs for survival. The student is expected to:

  • Science: K.112.2.b.12.A: observe and identify the dependence of plants on air, sunlight, water, nutrients in the soil, and space to grow.

• Science: K.112.2.b.13

  Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and undergo processes that help them interact and survive within their environments. The student is expected to:

  • Science: K.112.2.b.13.C: identify and record the changes from seed, seedling, plant, flower, and fruit in a simple plant life cycle.
  • Science: K.112.2.b.13.D: identify ways that young plants resemble the parent plant.

• 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.1.G: develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or design a prototype for a solution to a problem.

• Science: 1.112.3.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: 1.112.3.b.3.A: develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models.
  • Science: 1.112.3.b.3.B: communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats.
  • Science: 1.112.3.b.3.C: listen actively to others' explanations to identify important evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion.

• Science: 1.112.3.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student uses recurring themes and concepts to make connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 1.112.3.b.5.A: identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions.

• Science: 1.112.3.b.8

  Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy is everywhere and can be observed in everyday life. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 1.112.3.b.8.A: investigate and describe applications of heat in everyday life such as cooking food or using a clothes dryer.

• Science: 1.112.3.b.12

  Organisms and environments. The student knows that the environment is composed of relationships between living organisms and nonliving components. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 1.112.3.b.12.A: classify living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce young.
  • Science: 1.112.3.b.12.C: identify and illustrate how living organisms depend on each other through food chains.

• 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.A: develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models
  • Science: 2.112.4.b.3.B: communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats
  • Science: 2.112.4.b.3.C: listen actively to others' explanations to identify important evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion

• Science: 2.112.4.b.5

  Recurring themes and concepts. The student uses recurring themes and concepts to make connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 2.112.4.b.5.A: identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions

• Science: 2.112.4.b.12

  Organisms and environments. The student knows that living organisms have basic needs that must be met through interactions within their environment. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 2.112.4.b.12.A: describe how the physical characteristics of environments, including the amount of rainfall, support plants and animals within an ecosystem
  • Science: 2.112.4.b.12.C: explain and demonstrate how some plants depend on other living things, wind, or water for pollination and to move their seeds around

• Science: 2.112.4.b.13

  Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms have structures and undergo processes that help them interact and survive within their environments. The student is expected to:

  • Science: 2.112.4.b.13.A: identify the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of plants and compare how those structures help different plants meet their basic needs for survival