Novemeber: Gratitude

Week 1: Can you share or show me what Gratitude means? When someone shows you Gratitude, how does it make you feel? 

Week 2: How does it feel to think about and share what you are Grateful for? What are 2 things you are Grateful for at school? At home? 

Week 3: How do you know if you are showing Gratitude? Can you share a time this week when you practiced Gratitude? 

Week 4: How are you feeling today? 

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 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or TEKS are the state standards for Texas public schools from kindergarten to year 12. They detail the curriculum requirements for each subject area. Click on the link below to explore these standards. 

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills 

Literacy

Students will understand that …

EU1 Language is written and printed in an organized manner.

EU2 Words and images impact meaning.

EU3 Effective readers apply the relationship between letters and sounds, and spelling patterns to decode language.

EU4 Punctuation and grammar guide readers through the text.

Students will be skilled at …

S1 describing plot elements.

S2 discussing author's purpose.

S3 connecting the main characters and reason for their actions.

S4 recognizing the central idea and supporting evidence.

S5 planning and composing informational text.

S6 publishing and sharing informational writing.

Inquiry and Innovation 

Students will understand that …

U1  Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.  

U2 Creative thinking allows individuals to develop new or innovative ideas and challenge norms or current ways of thinking.

U3 Unlearning is difficult, but helps us build adaptability skills. 

U4 Responsible risks can be rewarding. 

U5 “What if” questions cause us to think in ways that promote adaptability.

Students will be skilled at …

S1 formulating questions and seeking answers. 

S2 researching new ideas and subjects.

S3 using age-appropriate tools and models to investigate and observe the natural world.

S4 collecting and comparing data using pictures, numbers, and words.

S5 making predictions based on observable patterns.  

S6 defining a problem and designing a solution.

S7 creating and interpreting visuals

S8 communicating/expressing ideas based on knowledge, experiences, and observations and providing reasons.

Math 

Students will understand that…

U1 There are many ways to represent a quantity, but the best way is based on the problem in front of you.

U2 Objects, pictures, and numbers can be used to represent problem situations.

U3 There are multiple strategies and methods for finding an accurate mathematical solution.

U4 The relationship among operations and their properties increases flexibility as mathematicians.

U5 Equations and Inequalities are true statements.

Students will be skilled at …

S1 representing numbers on a ten frame.

S2 composing ten with and without objects.

S3 applying fact strategies to add and subtract within 20.

S4 explaining strategies to add and subtract using objects, pictures, and number sentences up to 20.

S5 generating and solving problems when given a number sentence.

S6 determining the unknown in an addition or subtraction equation.

S7 understanding that expressions on each side of the equal sign have the same value.

S8 representing addition and subtraction using models and number sentences.

S9 applying the mathematical process standards.