TEKS Concepts and Objectives used in Fall 2007

 

Week

EAC's Weekly Theme

Objectives and Expectations Aligned to TEKS

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

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.                                

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               

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                                       

October 1-5

Location, Location, Location!  Explorers of the New World

* 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                                                     

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                                                              

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

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.                   

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 Reading !  Children's Book Week

* 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. 

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.

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.                                               

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.                                                           

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.