Texas History Unit (7 TEKS-Aligned Lessons)

Texas History is a TEKS-aligned Unit featuring SEVEN COMPLETE lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text to teach 4th Grade students about Native Americans in Texas, Explorers, Missions, the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, Statehood, and so much more!

We've packed this Unit with a balanced mix of engaging hands-on activities that students need to learn about Texas History:

Questions after each of the 7 Texas lessons to assess Informational Text Comprehension
TEKS-aligned Language Skills after each of the 7 lessons to foster Literacy in Social Studies
thought-provoking Discussion Questions to encourage Critical Thinking
Reference Mapping Skills using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
using Number Coordinates to solve Mystery puzzles and plot points on a Grid
differentiation between Primary and Secondary Sources
Time Lines using Picture Cues (Great for ELL Students!)
Research Project about Spanish Missions in Texas. We provide all information
Creative and Expository Writing. KWLH Charts and pre-writing questions included!
Journal Writing to trace the route of Pioneers to Texas during the 1830s
How-to-Draw and How-to-Make activities to practice Functional Text Comprehension
Vocabulary Quizzes

Students will practice Functional Text Comprehension by following written directions to make their own 3D Pueblo Dwellings. All patterns and step-by-step directions included!

Lesson 1: First People
Lesson 2: Explorers
Lesson 3: Spanish Missions
Lesson 4: Americans in Texas
Lesson 5: The Texas Revolution
Lesson 6: The Texas Republic
Lesson 7: Statehood

We've included a context-appropriate Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher level Writing and Research projects.

Authors Victoria Smith and Amy Headley are veteran teachers in Arizona with more than 40 years of teaching experience between them. They formed Splash! Publications with a very simple goal: provide teachers with resources that can be used immediately. No lessons to plan, vocabulary words to define, or activities to create. Simply open these teacher resources and start teaching.

Each of their 60 + teacher-created resources has been classroom tested and contains complete lessons with measurable objectives and a balanced mix of lower and higher level activities that keep students asking for more! Created by Teachers. It Just Makes Sense.