Cluster 1: 1st Nine Weeks

Social Studies: Social studies skills are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. The standards support students' application of critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills. To see a full list of your grade level social studies skills, please click here.

Science: Scientific and engineering practices (SEPs) and recurring themes and concepts (RTCs) are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. These standards support students’ application of how scientists/engineers think and what they do. To see a full list of your grade level SEPs and RTCs, please click here.

Cluster 1:

1st Nine Weeks

Suggested Pacing:

8/13 - 10/9

Knowledge and Skills

K.9 Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.9C  use voting as a method for group decision making

Knowledge and Skills

K.8 Government. The student understands the role of authority figures. The student is expected to:

Readiness

K.8A  identify authority figures in the home, school, and community

Supporting

K.8B  explain how authority figures enforce rules

Knowledge and Skills

K.7 Government. The student understands the purpose of rules. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.7A  identify purposes for having rules

Supporting

K.7B  identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school

Knowledge and Skills

K.6 Matter and its properties. The student knows that objects have physical properties that determine how they are described and classified. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.6A  identify and record observable physical properties of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material, and generate ways to classify objects

Knowledge and Skills

K.1 History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.1A  identify national patriotic holidays such as Constitution Day, Presidents' Day, Veterans Day, and Independence Day

Knowledge and Skills

K.2 History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.2A  identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and Jose Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation

Knowledge and Skills

K.7 Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that forces cause changes in motion and position in everyday life. The student is expected to:

Readiness

K.7A  describe and predict how a magnet interacts with various materials and how magnets can be used to push or pull

Knowledge and Skills

K.8 Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy is everywhere and can be observed in everyday life. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.8A  communicate the idea that objects can only be seen when a light source is present and compare the effects of different amounts of light on the appearance of objects

Supporting

K.8B  demonstrate and explain that light travels through some objects and is blocked by other objects, creating shadows

Cluster 2: 2nd Nine Weeks

Social Studies: Social studies skills are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. The standards support students' application of critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills. To see a full list of your grade level social studies skills, please click here.

Science: Scientific and engineering practices (SEPs) and recurring themes and concepts (RTCs) are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. These standards support students’ application of how scientists/engineers think and what they do. To see a full list of your grade level SEPs and RTCs, please click here.

Cluster 2:

2nd Nine Weeks

Suggested Pacing:

10/13 - 12/19

Knowledge and Skills

K.2 History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to:

Supporting

*Essential

K.2A  identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and Jose Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation

Knowledge and Skills

K.9 Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to:

Readiness

K.9A  identify the United States flag and the Texas state flag

Supporting

K.9B  recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag

Knowledge and Skills

K.9 Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.9A  identify, describe, and predict the patterns of day and night and their observable characteristics

Supporting

K.9B  observe, describe, and illustrate the Sun, Moon, stars, and objects in the sky such as clouds

Knowledge and Skills

K.10 Earth and space. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and systems that can be observed. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.10A  describe and classify rocks by the observable properties of size, shape, color, and texture

Knowledge and Skills

K.3 Geography. The student understands the concept of location. The student is expected to:

Readiness

K.3A  use spatial terms, including over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location

Readiness

K.3B  locate places on the school campus and describe their relative locations

Readiness

*Essential

K.3C  identify and use geographic tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes.

Knowledge and Skills

K.10 Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among individuals. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.10A  identify similarities and differences among individuals such as kinship and religion

Knowledge and Skills

K.11 Culture. The student understands the importance of family traditions. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.11A  describe and explain the importance of family traditions

Supporting

K.11B  compare traditions among families

Cluster 3: 3rd Nine Weeks

Social Studies: Social studies skills are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. The standards support students' application of critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills. To see a full list of your grade level social studies skills, please click here.

Science: Scientific and engineering practices (SEPs) and recurring themes and concepts (RTCs) are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. These standards support students’ application of how scientists/engineers think and what they do. To see a full list of your grade level SEPs and RTCs, please click here.

Cluster 3:

3rd Nine Weeks

Suggested Pacing:

1/6 - 3/6

Knowledge and Skills

K.4 Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place to better understand self, home, family, classroom and the world around them.  The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.4A  identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, Earth’s resources, and weather

Knowledge and Skills

K.10 Earth and space. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and systems that can be observed. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.10B  observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons

Supporting

K.10C  identify evidence that supports the idea that air is all around us and demonstrate that wind is moving air using items such as a windsock, pinwheel, or ribbon

Knowledge and Skills

K.11 Earth and space. The student knows that earth materials are important to everyday life. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.11A  observe and generate examples of practical uses for rocks, soil, and water

Knowledge and Skills

K.4 Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place to better understand self, home, family, classroom and the world around them.  The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.4B  identify how geographic location influences human characteristics of place such as shelter, clothing, food, and activities

Science and Social Studies Integrated Inquiry Unit

Knowledge and Skills

K.5 Economics. The student understands the difference between human needs and wants and how they are met. The student is expected to:

Knowledge and Skills

K.12 Organisms and environments. The student knows that plants and animals depend on the environment to meet their basic needs for survival. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.5A  identify basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter

Readiness

*Essential

K.12B  observe and identify the dependence of animals on air, water, food, space, and shelter

Supporting

K.5B  explain the difference between needs and wants

Knowledge and Skills

K.13 Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and undergo processes that help them interact and survive within their environments. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.5C  explain how basic human needs and wants can be met.

Readiness

*Essential

K.13B  identify the different structures that animals have that allow them to interact with their environment such as seeing, hearing, moving, and grasping objects

Cluster 4: 4th Nine Weeks

Social Studies: Social studies skills are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. The standards support students' application of critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills. To see a full list of your grade level social studies skills, please click here.

Science: Scientific and engineering practices (SEPs) and recurring themes and concepts (RTCs) are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. These standards support students’ application of how scientists/engineers think and what they do. To see a full list of your grade level SEPs and RTCs, please click here.

Cluster 4:

4th nine weeks

Suggested Pacing:

3/9 - 5/22

Knowledge and Skills

K.12 Organisms and environments. The student knows that plants and animals depend on the environment to meet their basic needs for survival. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.12A  observe and identify the dependence of plants on air, sunlight, water, nutrients in the soil, and space to grow

Knowledge and Skills

K.13 Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and undergo processes that help them interact and survive within their environments. The student is expected to:

Readiness

*Essential

K.13A  identify the structures of plants, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits

Supporting

K.13C  identify and record the changes from seed, seedling, plant, flower, and fruit in a simple plant life cycle

Supporting

K.13D  identify ways that young plants resemble the parent plant

Science and Social Studies Integrated Inquiry Unit

Knowledge and Skills

K.12 Science, technology, and society. The student understands ways technology is used in the home and school and how technology affects people's lives. The student is expected to:

Knowledge and Skills

K.4 Scientific and engineering practices. The student knows the contributions of scientists and recognizes the importance of scientific research and innovation on society. The student is expected to:

Supporting

K.12A  identify examples of technology used in the home and school

Supporting

K.4A  explain how science or an innovation can help others

Supporting

*Essential

K.12B  describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people's needs

Supporting

K.4B  identify scientists and engineers such as Isaac Newton, Mae, Jemison, and Ynes Mexia and explore what different scientists and engineers do

Supporting

K.12C  describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology

Knowledge and Skills

K.6 Economics. The student understands the value of jobs. The student is expected to:

Readiness

K.6A  identify jobs in the home, school, and community

Supporting

K.6B  explain why people have jobs

Social Studies Skills | Scientific and Engineering Practices & Recurring Themes and Concepts

Social Studies: The following social studies skills should be embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. The following standards support students' application of critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.

K.13 Social Studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:

• K.13.A identify and state facts based on relevant evidence
• K.13 B identify different kinds of historical sources and artifacts and explain how they can be used to study the past
• K.13 C gather information about a topic using a variety of valid oral and visual sources such as interviews, music, pictures, symbols, and artifacts with adult assistance
• K.13.D sequence and categorize information

K.14 Social Studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to:

• K.14.A place events in chronological order
• K.14.B use social studies terminology related to time and chronology correctly, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow;
• K.14.C communicate information visually, orally, or in writing based on knowledge and experiences in social studies
• K.14.D create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.
• K.14 E apply and practice classroom rules and procedures for listening and responding respectfully

K.15 Social Studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others. The student is expected to:

• K.15.A use democratic procedures to collaborate with others when making decisions on issues in the classroom, school, or community; and
• K.15 B use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.

Science: The following scientific and engineering practices (SEPs) and recurring themes and concepts (RTCs) are embedded daily throughout student learning opportunities. The following standards support students’ application of how scientists/engineers think and what they do.

K.1 Scientific and engineering practices. The student asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

• K.1A  ask questions and define problems based on observation or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations
• K.1B  use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems
• K.1C  identify, describe, and demonstrate safe practices during classroom and field investigations as outlined in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards
• K.1D  use tools, including hand lenses, goggles, trays, cups, bowls, sieves or sifters, notebooks, terrariums, aquariums, samples (rocks, sand, soil, loam, gravel, clay, seeds, and plants), windsock, demonstration thermometer, rain gauge, straws, ribbons, non-standard measuring items, blocks or cubes, tuning fork, various flashlights, small paper cups, items that roll, noise makers, hot plate, opaque objects, transparent objects, foil pie pans, foil muffin cups, wax paper, Sun-Earth-Moon model, and plant life cycle model to observe, measure, test, and compare
• K.1E  collect observations and measurements as evidence
• K.1F  record and organize data using pictures, numbers, words, symbols, and simple graphs
• K.1G  develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or design a prototype for a solution to a problem

K.2 Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs. The student is expected to:

• K.2A  identify basic advantages and limitations of models such as their size, properties, and materials
• K.2B  analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns
• K.2C  use mathematical concepts to compare two objects with common attributes
• K.2D  evaluate a design or object using criteria to determine if it works as intended

K.3 Scientific and engineering practices. The student develops evidence-based explanations and communicates findings, conclusions, and proposed solutions. The student is expected to:

• K.3A  develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models
• K.3B  communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats
• K.3C  listen actively to others' explanations to identify important evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion.

K.4 Scientific and engineering practices. The student knows the contributions of scientists and recognizes the importance of scientific research and innovation on society. The student is expected to:

• K.4A  explain how science or an innovation can help others
• K.4B  identify scientists and engineers such as Isaac Newton, Mae Jemison, and Ynes Mexia and explore what different scientists and engineers do

K.5 Recurring themes and concepts. The student uses recurring themes and concepts to make connections across disciplines. The student is expected to:

• K.5A  identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions
• K.5B  investigate and predict cause and effect relationships in science
• K.5C  describe the properties of objects in terms of relative size (scale) and relative quantity
• K.5D  examine the parts of a whole to define or model a system
• K.5E  identify forms of energy and properties of matter
• K.5F  describe the relationship between structure and function of objects, organisms, and systems
• K.5G  describe how factors or conditions can cause objects, organisms, and systems to change or stay the same