The TEKS are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do in each subject and grade level in Texas public schools. They provide a consist
Texas, United States
The TEKS are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do in each subject and grade level in Texas public schools. They provide a consistent educational framework that guides curriculum development, instructional practices, and the state's standardized assessment system (STAAR).
The TEKS are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do in each subject and grade level in Texas public schools. They provide a consistent educational framework that guides curriculum development, instructional practices, and the state's standardized assessment system (STAAR).
Year Adopted: 2017 (ELAR), 2012 (Math), 2021 (Science), 2022 (Social Studies)
Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, English I-IV, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History, US History
The student develops word-level and text-level skills by using letter-sound relationships, decoding, and spelling.
Key skills: Phonological awareness, Letter-sound relationships, Decoding VC and CVC words, High-frequency word recognitionThe student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
Key skills: Establishing purpose for reading, Generating questions, Making and confirming predictions, Creating mental imagesThe student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.
Key skills: Distinguishing between fiction and non-fiction, Identifying plot elements, Analyzing character traits, Recognizing poetic structuresThe student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.
Key skills: Writing multi-paragraph responses, Using text evidence to support claims, Paraphrasing complex ideas, Comparing themes across textsThe student applies mathematical process standards to understand how to represent and compare whole numbers, the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and relationships within the numeration system.
Key skills: Counting to 100, Representing numbers with objects, Comparing sets, Identifying coinsThe student applies mathematical process standards to develop and use strategies and methods for positive rational number computations in order to solve problems with efficiency and accuracy.
Key skills: Adding and subtracting fractions, Dividing whole numbers, Multiplying decimals, Simplifying expressionsThe student applies mathematical process standards to manage one's financial resources effectively for lifetime financial security.
Key skills: Defining income tax, Distinguishing gross vs net income, Balancing a budget, Identifying record-keeping systemsThe student applies the mathematical process standards when using properties of linear functions to write and represent in multiple ways, with and without technology, linear equations, inequalities, and systems of equations.
Key skills: Determining domain and range, Calculating rate of change, Writing linear equations in slope-intercept form, Solving systems of equationsThe student knows that energy exists in many forms and can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems.
Key skills: Identifying light energy sources, Observing heating and cooling effects, Predicting motion of objectsThe student knows that matter has chemical and physical properties and can undergo chemical and physical changes.
Key skills: Identifying atoms and subatomic particles, Using the Periodic Table, Recognizing chemical reactions, Calculating densityThe student knows that natural events can impact Earth systems.
Key skills: Predicting lunar phases, Modeling the solar system, Analyzing plate tectonics, Interpreting weather mapsThe student knows the mechanisms of genetics such as the role of nucleic acids and the principles of inheritance and variation.
Key skills: Explaining DNA structure, Predicting outcomes with Punnett squares, Identifying types of mutations, Explaining protein synthesisThe student understands how individuals, events, and issues related to the history of Texas from the early beginning to the present day have shaped our state.
Key skills: Summarizing the Texas Revolution, Identifying Native American groups in Texas, Explaining the impact of the oil industry, Describing the cattle drive eraThe student understands the basic principles of the Texas Constitution and the structure and functions of the state government.
Key skills: Identifying the three branches of state government, Explaining the concept of checks and balances, Differentiating between state and local government responsibilitiesThe student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts in the post-World War II era.
Key skills: Describing the containment policy, Analyzing the Cuban Missile Crisis, Explaining the impact of the G.I. Bill, Identifying the significance of the Space RaceTEKS are implemented through local district curricula. Teachers use 'Scope and Sequence' documents to ensure all standards are covered before state testing windows. Implementation often includes 'Celebrate Freedom Week' and 'Constitution Day' as mandated by state law. New Science TEKS (Adopted 2021) and Social Studies TEKS (Revised 2022) are being fully integrated into classrooms for the 2024-2025 school year.
Student mastery is assessed via the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Testing occurs in Grades 3-8 for Math and Reading; Grades 5 and 8 for Science; Grade 8 for Social Studies; and via End-of-Course (EOC) exams for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.
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