* Please note: these standards are for students in grade 3 - except where noted. If your grade level is different, please use the TEKS website to find your applicable standard.

Social Studies TEKS

3.1 History. The student understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities. The student is expected to:

A. describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities over time.

3.3.History. The student understands the concepts of time and chronology. The student is expected to:

A. use vocabulary related to chronology, including ancient and modern times and past, present, and future times;

C. describe historical times in terms of years, decades, and centuries

3.4 Geography. The student understands how humans adapt to variations in the physical environment. The student is expected to:

A. describe and explain variations in the physical environment including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards

D. identify and compare the human characteristics of selected regions.

3.5 Geography. The student understands the concepts of location, distance, and direction on maps and globes. The student is expected to:

B. use a scale to determine the distance between places on maps and globes

3.7 Economics. The student understands the purposes of spending and saving money. The student is expected to:

A. define and identify examples of scarcity

B. explain the impact of scarcity on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
explain the impact of scarcity on interdependence within and among communities

3.8 Economics. The student understands how businesses operate in the U.S. free enterprise system. The student is expected to:

B. explain how supply and demand affect the price of a good or service

C. explain how the cost of production and selling price affect profits

3.14 Culture. The student understands the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities. The student is expected to:

A. identify selected individual writers and artists and their stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of cultural heritage from communities around the world

B. explain the significance of selected individual writers and artists and their stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of cultural heritage to communities around the world.

3.16 Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to:

A. obtain information, including historical and geographic data about the community, using a variety of print, oral, visual, and computer sources

B. sequence and categorize information

C. interpret oral, visual, and print material by identifying the main idea, identifying cause and effect, and comparing and contrasting

D. Use various parts of a source, including the table of contents, glossary, and index, as well as keyword computer searches, to locate information
interpret and create visuals including graphs, charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and maps

3.17 Social studies skills. The student communicates effectively in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

A. express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences

B. create written and visual material such as stories, poems, pictures, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas

C. use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

English Language Arts and Reading TEKS

3.1 Listening/speaking/purposes. The student listens attentively and engages actively in various oral language experiences. The student is expected to:

A. determine the purpose(s) for listening such as to get information, to solve problems, and to enjoy and appreciate (K-3)

B. respond appropriately and courteously to directions and questions (K-3)
listen critically to interpret and evaluate (K-3)

3.2 Listening/speaking/culture. The student listens and speaks to gain knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures. The student is expected to:

A. connect experiences and ideas with those of others through speaking and listening (K-3)

3.4 Listening/speaking/communication. The student communicates clearly by putting thoughts and feelings into spoken words. The student is expected to:

A. use vocabulary to describe clearly ideas, feelings, and experiences (K-3)

B. clarify and support spoken messages using appropriate props, including objects, pictures, and charts (K-3)

3.8 Reading/vocabulary development. The student develops an extensive vocabulary. The student is expected to:

A. develop vocabulary by listening to and discussing both familiar and conceptually challenging selections read aloud (K-3)

B. develop vocabulary through reading (2-3)

3.9 Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently. The student is expected to:

B. establish purposes for reading and listening such as to be informed, to follow directions, and to be entertained (K-3)

D. monitor his/her own comprehensions and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using such strategies as rereading, searching for clues, and asking for help (1-3)

F.make and explain inferences from texts such as determining important ideas, causes and effects, making predictions, and drawing conclusions (1-3)

3.12 Reading/inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts research using information from various sources. The student is expected to:

D. use multiple sources, including print such as an encyclopedia, technology, and experts, to locate information that addresses questions (2-3)

E. interpret and use graphic sources of information, including maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams (2-3)

I. use compiled information and knowledge to raise additional, unanswered questions (3)

J. draw conclusions from information gathered

3.13 Reading/culture. The student reads to increase knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of culture. The student is expected to:

A. connect his/her own experiences with the life experiences, language, customs, and culture of others (K-3)

B. compare experiences of characters across cultures (K-3)

3.14 Writing/purposes. The student writes for a variety of audiences and purposes and in various forms. The student is expected to:

A. write to record ideas and reflections (K-3)

3.17 Writing/grammar/usage. The student composes meaningful texts applying knowledge of grammar and usage. The student is expected to:

C. compose elaborated sentences in written texts and use the appropriate end punctuation (3)

D. compose sentences with interesting, elaborated subjects (2-3)

3.20 Writing/inquiry/research. The student uses writing as a tool for learning and research. The student is expected to:

B. record his/her own knowledge of a topic in a variety of ways such as by drawing pictures, making lists, and showing connections among ideas