TEKS Concepts and Objectives used in Fall 2007
|
Week |
EAC's
Weekly Theme |
Objectives
and Expectations Aligned to TEKS |
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August 27-31 |
Best
School Year Ever! (Welcome Back!) |
* collecting, recording, and representing data
* generate ideas for writing using drawing as a pre-
writing technique
*
identifying the main idea and retelling the story |
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September 4-7 |
Show
Some Respect! (Character Education) |
* 3.3 the student adds and subtracts to solve
meaningful problems involving whole numbers
*use reasoning and information from within text to explain the
motives of characters and story events.
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September 10-14 |
"El
Grito de Dolores" (Celebrating
Diez y Seis and Hispanic Culture) |
*cultures have multiple elements that have a strong influence on how people live * 3.11a identify and describe the importance of
earth materials including rock, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere
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September 17-21 |
Scrub
Club (National Clean Hands Week) |
* demonstrate the ability to lead and follow, and
mirror a partner using both locomotor and non-locomotor movement
* The student uses information, critical thinking, and scientific
problem solving to make informed decisions. |
|
September 24-28 |
Puppy
Power! (National Dog Week) |
* 3.1b make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal and recycling of materials * use reasoning and information from within text to
explain the motives of characters and story events
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October 1-5 |
Location,
Location, Location! Explorers
of the |
* 3.9 the student recognizes congruence and symmetry * exhibit an identifiable voice in personal narratives and in stories, such as personal voice and showing what the writer thinks and feels * location and place can be determined by using the
tools of geography
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October 9-12 |
Migrating
Monarchs |
* use structural cues to recognize words such as
compounds and base words
* 3.6 the student uses patterns to solve problems * the student knows that there is constancy and
change in living systems
*explain the need for foods as a source of
nutrients that provide energy
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October 15-19 |
World
Rainforest Week |
* people in different communities adapt to or
modify the physical environment
* travel forward, sideways, and backward changing
direction quickly and safely in dynamic situations
* 3.2 use scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory
investigations |
|
October 22-26 |
All
Around Arachnids |
* distinguish fiction from nonfiction, including
fact and fantasy
* 3.13 student solves problems by collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting sets of data * 3.8a observe and describe the habitats of
organisms within an ecosystem |
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October 29 - Nov. 2 |
Ghostbusters! |
* Observe and record the functions of plant parts. * Write to entertain such as to compose (humorous
poems or) short stories.
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November 5 - 9 |
Diwali
Festival of Lights |
* Tell and write time shown on digital and
traditional (analog) clocks.
* The student understands how people learn about
themselves through customs, celebrations, and traditions. |
|
November 12 - 16 |
Rise
Up |
* Determine how a text's main (or major) ideas are
supported with details
* Demonstrate knowledge of figurative language
(idioms, similes, metaphors, poetic images, jargon and personification)
and multiple meaning words in context.
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|
November 19th, 20th |
Count
Your Blessings |
* The student applies mathematics to solve problems
connected to everyday experiences and activities in and outside of school.
* The student understands the customs, symbols, and celebrations
that represent a society's beliefs and principles. |
|
November 26 - 30 |
Hopi
New Year! (Hopi Native
Americans) |
* The student understands how one era of history
influences other eras of history.
* The student understands how people and cultures are similar to,
and different from, each other. |
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December 3-7 |
Spread
the Word! (Communication) |
* The student understands how individuals have
created or invented technology in different societies, past and present.
* 3.7 Know that matter has physical properties.
*The student knows that there is constancy and change in non-living
systems.
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December 10 - 14 |
Planes,
Trains, and Automobiles |
* The student understands how technology has
affected daily lives, past and present.
* The student understands how to apply critical thinking skills to
identify a social studies problem and evaluate solutions.
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December 17 - 21 |
Bright
Winter Lights |
* People of all cultures observe ethnic and
cultural celebrations.
* The student uses patterns to solve problems.
* Demonstrate key elements in manipulative skills such as underhand
throw at various levels. |