4th Grade Social Studies Year-at-a-Glance
Ongoing: ​Valid Primary and Secondary Source (4.21A); Analyze information (4.21B); Organize and interpret information (4.21C); Identify different points of view (4.21D); Maps
and graphs (4.21E); Social Studies vocabulary (4.22A); Main idea and Supporting Details (4.22B); Oral communication (4.22C); Create written and visual material (4.22D);
Conventions (4.22E); Problem solving processes (4.23A); Decision making processes (4.23B)
First Six Weeks
History
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The origins, similarities, and differences of
American Indian groups in Texas and North
America before European exploration (4.1)
Importance of the Texas Revolution, the
Republic of Texas, and the annexation of
Texas to the United States (4.3)
Geography
★ Geographic tools to collect, analyze, and
interpret data (4.6)
★ Regions in Texas (4.7)
★ Location and patterns of settlement and the
geographic factors that influence where people
live (4.8)
★ How people adapt to and modify their
environment (4.9)
Government
★ How people organized governments in different
ways during the early development of Texas
(4.14)
★ Important ideas in historical documents of
Texas and the United States (4.15)
Citizenship
★ Importance of active individual participation in
the democratic process (4.17)
★ Importance of effective leadership in a
constitutional republic (4.18)
Economics
★ Basic economic activities of early societies in
Texas and North America (4.10)
★ Patterns of work and economic activities in
Texas (4.12)
Second Six Weeks
History
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★
The origins, similarities, and differences of
American Indian groups in Texas and North
America before European exploration (4.1)
Causes and effects of European exploration
and colonization of Texas and North America
(4.2)
Geography
★ Location and patterns of settlement and the
geographic factors that influence where people
live (4.8)
★ How people adapt to and modify their
environment (4.9)
Government
★ How people organized governments in different
ways during the early development of Texas
(4.14)
Citizenship
★ Important customs, symbols, and celebrations
of Texas. (4.16)
Culture
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Contributions of people of various racial, ethnic,
and religious groups to Texas (4.19)
Economics
★ Basic economic activities of early societies in
Texas and North America (4.10)
Third Six Weeks
History
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★
Causes and effects of European exploration
and colonization of Texas and North America
(4.2)
Importance of the Texas Revolution, the
Republic of Texas, and the annexation of
Texas to the United States (4.3)
Geography
★ Location and patterns of settlement and the
geographic factors that influence where people
live (4.8)
★ How people adapt to and modify their
environment (4.9)
Government
★ How people organized governments in different
ways during the early development of Texas
(4.14)
★ Important ideas in historical documents of
Texas and the United States (4.15)
Citizenship
★ Important customs, symbols, and celebrations
of Texas. (4.16)
★ Importance of active individual participation in
the democratic process (4.17)
★ Importance of effective leadership in a
constitutional republic (4.18)
Economics
★ Basic economic activities of early societies in
Texas and North America (4.10)
★ Patterns of work and economic activities in
Texas (4.12)
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How Texas, the United States, and other parts
of the world are economically interdependent
(4.13)
Science, Technology, and Society
★ Impact of science and technology on life in
Texas (4.20)
Fourth Six Weeks
History
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Causes and effects of European exploration
and colonization of Texas and North America
(4.2)
Importance of the Texas Revolution, the
Republic of Texas, and the annexation of
Texas to the United States (4.3)
The political, economic, and social changes in
Texas during the last half of the 19th century
(4.4)
Important issues, events, and individuals of the
20th century in Texas (4.5)
Geography
★ Geographic tools to collect, analyze, and
interpret data (4.6)
★ Location and patterns of settlement and the
geographic factors that influence where people
live (4.8)
★ How people adapt to and modify their
environment (4.9)
Government
★ Important ideas in historical documents of
Texas and the United States (4.15)
Citizenship
★ Important customs, symbols, and celebrations
of Texas. (4.16)
★ Importance of active individual participation in
the democratic process (4.17)
★ Importance of effective leadership in a
constitutional republic (4.18)
Culture
★ Contributions of people of various racial, ethnic,
Fifth Six Weeks
History
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Causes and effects of European exploration
and colonization of Texas and North America
(4.2)
Contributions of Important Texans (4.3B)
The political, economic, and social changes in
Texas during the last half of the 19th century
(4.4)
Important issues, events, and individuals of the
20th century in Texas (4.5)
Geography
★ Location and patterns of settlement and the
geographic factors that influence where people
live (4.8)
★ How people adapt to and modify their
environment (4.9)
★ Effect of Technology (4.13A)
Government
★ How people organized governments in different
ways during the early development of Texas
(4.14)
Citizenship
★ Important customs, symbols, and celebrations
of Texas. (4.16)
★ Importance of active individual participation in
the democratic process (4.17)
★ Importance of effective leadership in a
constitutional republic (4.18)
Culture
★
Contributions of people of various racial, ethnic,
and religious groups to Texas (4.19)
Sixth Six Weeks
History
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★
The political, economic, and social changes in
Texas during the last half of the 19th century
(4.4)
Important issues, events, and individuals of the
20th century in Texas (4.5)
Geography
★ Location and patterns of settlement and the
geographic factors that influence where people
live (4.8)
★ How people adapt to and modify their
environment (4.9)
★ Effect of Technology (4.13A)
Citizenship
★ Important customs, symbols, and celebrations
of Texas. (4.16)
Culture
★
Contributions of people of various racial, ethnic,
and religious groups to Texas (4.19)
Economics
★ Basic economic activities of early societies in
Texas and North America (4.10)
★ Characteristics and benefits of the free
enterprise system in Texas (4.11)
★ Patterns of work and economic activities in
Texas (4.12)
★ How Texas, the United States, and other parts
of the world are economically interdependent
(4.13)
Science, Technology, and Society
★ Impact of science and technology on life in
and religious groups to Texas (4.19)
Economics
★ Basic economic activities of early societies in
Texas and North America (4.10)
★ Characteristics and benefits of the free
enterprise system in Texas (4.11)
★ Patterns of work and economic activities in
Texas (4.12)
★ How Texas, the United States, and other parts
of the world are economically interdependent
(4.13)
Science, Technology, and Society
★ Impact of science and technology on life in
Texas (4.20)
Economics
★ Basic economic activities of early societies in
Texas and North America (4.10)
★ Characteristics and benefits of the free
enterprise system in Texas (4.11)
★ Patterns of work and economic activities in
Texas (4.12)
★ How Texas, the United States, and other parts
of the world are economically interdependent
(4.13)
Science, Technology, and Society
★ Impact of science and technology on life in
Texas (4.20)
Texas (4.20)