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This page provides Reading Academy learners with additional teaching resources for your K-5 classrooms. The resources on this page support the content learned in the Texas Reading Academies and required TEKS.
This Smore newsletter provides you with various resources to support your students with understanding and remembering the tragic event on September 11, 2001.
September 11th or Patriot Day Writing Assignment
September 11th "My Hero" Writing Assignment:
Part 1. Many people affected by the events of September 11, 2001 are considered heroes. What does it mean to be a hero?
Part 2. Write a short letter to someone in your life you consider to be a hero. Make sure to include why you think they deserve to be called a hero and how their actions have positively impacted your life.
Celebrate Freedom Week
Celebrate Freedom Week
Each year, during the week that includes September 17, Texas schools honor Celebrate Freedom Week (TEC § 29.907) to highlight the values and ideals on which the United States was founded as well as the sacrifices that were made for freedom in the founding of the country.
The TEA Celebrate Freedom Week web page provides a variety of lessons, activities, and instructional materials for Celebrate Freedom Week and Constitution Day.
Celebrate Freedom Week - week of September 17th
Celebrate Freedom Week - week of September 17th
Click on the button below to access grade level TEKS based lesson plans.....
A resource for Celebrate Freedom Week provided by TEKS Resource System.
Guide to Celebrate Freedom Week and Mandated Observances.pdf
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans who trace their heritage to Latin America or Spain. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period.
The TEA Hispanic Heritage Month web page provides instructional materials, activities, and lessons that can be used to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Instructional Tools
Check out the resources below that will provide instructional strategies to engage learners.
playlist_2023_24.pdfInstructional Strategies Playlist
Instructional Strategies Playlist
quickchecksV2.pdfQuickchecks
Quickchecks
thinking_stems_onepager.pdfThinking Stems
Thinking Stems
Click on the buttons below to access lists for content related children's literature.
Click on the buttons below to access lists for content related children's literature.
Created by www.teksresourcesystem.net
Mentor Texts Resource List.pdfThe Mentor Texts Resource List is a compiled list of children's books for various topics related to Reading/Language Arts. This is definitely a work in progress. Most mentor texts can be a resource for multiple strategies, skills, and lessons.
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