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Child uses sentences that provide many details, remains on topic, and clearly communicates intended meaning.

retell texts in ways that maintain meaning;

classify and sort polygons with 12 or fewer sides according to attributes, including identifying the number of sides and number of vertices;

describe how people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups attempt to maintain their cultural heritage while adapting to the larger Texas culture;

Geography. The student understands the impact of geographic factors on major events. The student is expected to analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the Klondike Gold Rush, the Panama Canal, the Dust Bowl, and the levee failure in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

examine information from various sources about places and regions.

interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing; and

compose two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional solids with given properties or attributes; and

identify examples of Spanish influence and the influence of other cultures on Texas such as place names, vocabulary, religion, architecture, food, and the arts; and

Geography. The student understands the causes and effects of migration and immigration on American society. The student is expected to:

Geography. The student understands how physical characteristics of places and regions affect people's activities and settlement patterns. The student is expected to:

respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate.

decompose two-dimensional shapes such as cutting out a square from a rectangle, dividing a shape in half, or partitioning a rectangle into identical triangles and identify the resulting geometric parts.

Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select and use units to describe length, area, and time. The student is expected to:

analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt; and

identify contributions to the arts by Texans such as Roy Bedichek, Diane Gonzales Bertrand, J. Frank Dobie, Scott Joplin, Elisabet Ney, Amado Peña Jr., Walter Prescott Webb, and Horton Foote.

describe how weather patterns and seasonal patterns affect activities and settlement patterns;

Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:

find the length of objects using concrete models for standard units of length;

analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from immigration to the United States.

Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the political, economic, and social development of Texas. The student is expected to:

describe how natural resources and natural hazards affect activities and settlement patterns;

discuss topics and determine theme using text evidence with adult assistance;

describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions;

describe the inverse relationship between the size of the unit and the number of units needed to equal the length of an object;

Geography. The student understands the relationship between population growth and the physical environment. The student is expected to:

compare types and uses of technology, past and present;

explain how people depend on the physical environment and natural resources to meet basic needs; and

identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as Walter Cunningham, Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Benjy Brooks, Michael Dell, and Howard Hughes Sr.;

identify the characteristics of different communities, including urban, suburban, and rural, and how they affect activities and settlement patterns.

describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently; and

represent whole numbers as distances from any given location on a number line;

identify the effects of population growth and distribution on the physical environment; and

Motivation to Read

analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of Texas such as advancements in the agricultural, energy, medical, computer, and aerospace industries;

Geography. The student understands how humans use and modify the physical environment. The student is expected to:

describe the setting.

determine the length of an object to the nearest marked unit using rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, or measuring tapes;

identify the roles of governmental entities and private citizens in managing the environment such as the establishment of the National Park System, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Endangered Species Act.

Child engages in story-related pre‐reading activities.

evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land; and

identify ways in which people have modified the physical environment such as building roads, clearing land for urban development and agricultural use, and drilling for oil;

Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts. The student is expected to:

determine a solution to a problem involving length, including estimating lengths;

Child self‐selects books and other written materials to engage in pre‐ reading behaviors.

Economics. The student understands domestic and foreign issues related to U.S. economic growth from the 1870s to 1920. The student is expected to:

analyze how scientific discoveries and technological innovations have resulted in an interdependence among Texas, the United States, and the world.

identify positive and negative consequences of human modification of the physical environment such as the use of irrigation to improve crop yields; and

demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes;

describe how the economic impact of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Homestead Act contributed to the close of the frontier in the late 19th century;