Revised 26 November 2012
Elementary Social Studies: Principal’s Vertical Curriculum
Fourth Six–Weeks
Weeks 1-3
VII.B.1 Child demonstrates that all people need food,
clothing and shelter.
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K.2 (B) identify contributions of patriots and good
citizens who have shaped the community.
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K.3 ( A) place events in chronological order.
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1.2 (A) identify contributions of historical figures,
including Sam Houston, George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who
have influenced the community, state, and nation.
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**What students might be doing:
VII.A.3 Child organizes their life around events, time,
and routines.
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TEKS/SEs*
The student is expected to -
1.12 (B) identify and describe the roles of public
officials in the community, state, and nation.
2.4(A) identify contributions of historical figures,
including Thurgood Marshall, Irma Rangel, John
Hancock, and Theodore Roosevelt, who have
influenced the community, state, and nation.
2.12(C) identify ways that public officials are selected,
including election and appointment to office.
3.4A describe and explain variations in the physical
environment, including climate, landforms, natural
resources, and natural hazards.
3.5D create and interpret maps of places and regions
that contain map elements, including a title, compass
rose, legend, scale, and grid system.
4.3 (C) identify leaders important to the founding of
Texas as a republic and state, including José Antonio
Navarro, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson
Jones.
4.3 (E) explain the events that led to the annexation
of Texas to the United States, including the impact of
the U.S.-Mexican War.
5.4E identify the causes of the Civil War, including
sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery, and the
effects of the Civil War, including Reconstruction
and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the
U.S. Constitution.
5.19C identify and compare leadership qualities of
national leaders, past and present.
*Some of the TEKS/SEs, not comprehensive
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Weeks 4-6
TEKS/SEs*
The student is expected to -
**What students might be doing:
placing pictures of weather cards in order to show
how the weather was yesterday, today and predict
what the weather will be tomorrow
choosing foods people need to live using a wants
and needs chart
VII.D.1 Child identifies flags of the United States and
Texas.
VII.D.2 Child recites the Pledge of Allegiance to the
United States flag and the state flag and observes a
moment of silence.
 comparing the similarities and differences of the US
and the Texas flags
 reciting the Pledge of Allegiances to the US flag and
the state flag and observing a moment of silence
identifying and illustrating a good citizen and their
contributions through the use of visuals, literature,
and charts
placing pictures of events in chronological order
K.1 (A) explain the reasons for national patriotic
holidays such as Presidents' Day, Veterans Day, and
Independence Day.
K.2 (A) identify contributions of historical figures,
including Stephen F. Austin, George Washington,
Christopher Columbus, and José Antonio Navarro, who
helped to shape the state and nation.
1.2 (B) identify historical figures such as Alexander
Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Garrett Morgan, and
Richard Allen, and other individuals who have exhibited
individualism and inventiveness.
1.13 (B) identifying historical figures such as Benjamin
Franklin, Francis Scott Key, and Eleanor Roosevelt who
have exemplified good citizenship.
2.2(B) apply vocabulary related to chronology, including
past, present, and future.
 writing sentences explaining why presidents are
honored during Presidents’ Day
2.2 (C) create and interpret timelines for events in the
past and present.
 creating timelines for events in the past and present
3.4(C) describe the effects of physical processes such
as volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes in shaping
the landscape.
3.4(D) describe the effects of human processes such as
building new homes, conservation, and pollution in
shaping the landscape.
4.7 (A) describe a variety of regions in Texas and the
United States such as political, population, and
economic regions that result from patterns of human
activity.
4.4 (A) describe the impact of the Civil War and
Reconstruction on Texas.
 describing in writing how physical processes help
shape the land
 describing in writing the effects of human process
have in shaping the land
identifying examples of Abraham Lincoln, George
Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.’s influence
on the nation through class discussions after read a
louds
Identifying pictures of community public officials, by
describing their roles
reading and reporting about historical figures who
made contributions and how each influenced the
community, state and nation
identifying ways that public officials are selected by
researching and practicing the election process
describing in writing the variations in the physical
environment in the United States and the
community
creating maps of the regions of the United States
and explaining why each region is group together
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examining texts to identify the leaders of the
Republic of Texas and writing comparisons and
contrasts of their accomplishments
discussing texts and visuals that describe events
that led to the annexation of Texas and writing
analyses of the events and explaining how
annexation by the U.S. solved those problems
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identifying and debating the causes of the Civil War
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identifying and comparing the leadership qualities of
Jefferson Davis and Robert E. L.ee using a Venn
Diagram include current national leaders.
5.5(A) analyze various issues and events of the 20th
century such as industrialization, urbanization,
increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression,
the world wars, the civil rights movement, and military
actions.
5.11(B) describe how the free enterprise system works
in the United States.
**Some examples of the many possible purposeful and aligned activities students might be doing
 identifying the contributions of Stephen F. Austin and
José Antonio Navarro, by illustrating contributions and
writing a title for each one
 identifying two pictures that describe Richard Allen
who exhibited individualism
 identifying historical figures who have exemplified
good citizenship.
 applying the correct chronological term (past, present
or future) to select visuals
 comparing settlement patterns and economic activities
in the period of early statehood and writing analysis of
how settlements and economic activities linked Texas
with other southern states
 analyzing texts to investigate the economic, social,
and political effects of the Civil War on Texas and
describing in writing how those events affected the
lives of different people in Texas
 analyze in writing how industrialization has helped
transform society by creating a public service
announcement
 describe in writing how the free enterprise system
work in the United States by connecting it to
industrialization
Dallas ISD, Elementary Social Studies PVC