K-2 TEKS Samples ELAR ◦ K.7A Respond to rhythm and rhyme in poetry through identifying a regular beat and similarities in word sounds. ◦ 1.8A Respond to and use rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry. ◦ 2.7A Describe how rhyme, rhythm, and repetition interact to create images in poetry. Math ◦ K.5 Identify, extend, and create patterns of sounds, physical movement, and concrete objects. *aligned with STAAR assessed curriculum in grades 3&4 ◦ 1.5A Use patterns to skip count by twos, fives, and tens. *aligned with STAAR assessed curriculum in grades 3&4 ◦ 2.5C Use patterns and relationships to develop strategies to remember basic addition and subtraction facts. Determine patterns in related addition and subtraction number sentences. Science ◦ K.9B Examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight and space for plants. ◦ 1.9A Sort and Classify living and nonliving things based upon whether or not they have basic needs and produce offspring. ◦ 2.9A Identify the basic needs of plants and animals. Social Studies ◦ K.5A Identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather. ◦ 1.5A Identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather. ◦ 2.6.A Identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the continents and each of the ocean, on maps, and globes.

3-5 TEKS Samples ELAR ◦ 3.6A Describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse). ◦ 4.4A Explain how the structural elements of poetry (e.g. rhyme, meter, stanzas, line breaks) relate to form (e.g., lyrical poetry, free verse). ◦ 5.4A Analyze how poets use sound effects (e.g., alliteration, internal rhyme, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme) to reinforce meaning in poems. Math ◦ 3.7B Identify and describe patterns in a table of related number pairs based on a meaningful problem and extend the table. ◦ 4.7A Describe the relationship between two sets of related data such as ordered pairs in a table. ◦ 5.5A Describe the relationship between sets of data in graphic organizers such as lists, tables, charts, and diagrams. Science ◦ 3.9A Observe and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they support populations and communities within an ecosystem. ◦ 4.9A Investigate that most producers need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food, while consumers are dependent on other organisms for food. ◦ 5.9A Observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by interacting with the living and non-living elements. Social Studies ◦ 3.4A Describe and explain variations in the physical environment, including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards. ◦ 4.7B Identify, locate, and compare the geographic regions of Texas (Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains) including their landforms, climate, and vegetation ◦ 5.7B Describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics such as the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Coastal Plains.