* 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
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