Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 113 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES › Subchapter A - ELEMENTARY › Section 113.12 - Social Studies, Grade 1, Adopted 2022

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Implementation. The provisions of this
				  section shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2024-2025
				  school year.
(b) Introduction.
(1) In Grade 1, students study their
				  relationship to the classroom, school, and community to establish the
				  foundation for responsible citizenship in society. Students develop concepts of
				  time and chronology by distinguishing among past, present, and future events.
				  Students identify anthems and mottoes of the United States and Texas. Students
				  create simple maps to identify the location of places in the classroom, school,
				  and community. Students explore the concepts of goods and services and the
				  value of work. Students identify individuals who exhibit good citizenship.
				  Students describe the importance of family customs and traditions and identify
				  how technology has changed family life. Students sequence and categorize
				  information. Students practice problem-solving, decision-making, and
				  independent-thinking skills.
(2) To
				  support the teaching of the essential knowledge and skills, the use of a
				  variety of rich material is encouraged. Motivating resources are available from
				  museums, historical sites, presidential libraries, and local and state
				  preservation societies.
(3) The
				  eight strands of the essential knowledge and skills for social studies are
				  intended to be integrated for instructional purposes. Skills listed in the
				  social studies skills strand in subsection (c) of this section should be
				  incorporated into the teaching of all essential knowledge and skills for social
				  studies. A greater depth of understanding of complex content material can be
				  attained when integrated social studies content from the various disciplines
				  and critical-thinking skills are taught together. Statements that contain the
				  word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those
				  containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
				  examples.
(4) Students identify the
				  role of the U.S. free enterprise system within the parameters of this course
				  and understand that this system may also be referenced as capitalism or the
				  free market system.
(5) Throughout
				  social studies in Kindergarten-Grade 12, students build a foundation in
				  history; geography; economics; government; citizenship; culture; science,
				  technology, and society; and social studies skills. The content, as appropriate
				  for the grade level or course, enables students to understand the importance of
				  patriotism, function in a free enterprise society, and appreciate the basic
				  democratic values of our state and nation as referenced in the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), §28.002(h).
(6)
				  Students understand that a constitutional republic is a representative form of
				  government whose representatives derive their authority from the consent of the
				  governed, serve for an established tenure, and are sworn to uphold the
				  constitution.
(7) Students must
				  demonstrate learning performance related to any federal and state mandates
				  regarding classroom instruction. Although Grade 1 is not required to
				  participate in Celebrate Freedom Week, according to the TEC, §
											29.907, primary grades
				  lay the foundation for subsequent learning. As a result, Grade 1 Texas
				  essential knowledge and skills include standards related to this patriotic
				  observance.
(8) Students discuss
				  how and whether the actions of U.S. citizens and the local, state, and federal
				  governments have achieved the ideals espoused in the founding
				  documents.