Comic strips are a great way to teach story sequencing. Cut your child's favorite comic strip into individual frames. Glue each frame to an index card. Number the back of each frame in correct sequence. Shuffle the cards and have the kids try to put them back in order.
Wildflowers are an important part of Texas' heritage.
Read The Legend of the Bluebonnet and The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola. Choose one Texas wildflower and write your own legend describing how it came into existence or how it got its name. Illustrate the book with watercolor pictures. Read it as a family. Read My Buddy by Audrey Osofsky, Be Good to Eddie Lee by Floyd Cooper and The Storm by Marc Harschman.