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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 15

People Who Made a Difference

Leaders, good citizens and inventors

What your child practices

The people the Texas standards name for Grade 1: Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.; good citizens Benjamin Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; and inventors Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Garrett Morgan.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.2(A); 1.2(B); 1.12(B); 1.15(C) · historical figures who shaped Texas and the nation, good citizens, and inventors

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Good citizens tell the truth and help others.
  2. Martin Luther King Jr. worked to change laws peacefully.
  3. Inventors make new things, like the telephone.

Example: The city of Houston is named for… Look at the name: Houston. It is named for a Texas leader. Answer: Sam Houston

People Who Made a Difference in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 11 of 15 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Flags, Symbols & Songs and before Holidays & Celebrations.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Eleanor Roosevelt worked for…

    • a sports team
    • a toy store
    • the rights of all people
    • a candy factory

  2. Question 2

    The city of Houston is named for…

    • Thomas Edison
    • George Washington
    • Sam Houston
    • Abraham Lincoln

  3. Question 3

    Sam Houston led the Texas army and became…

    • president of Texas
    • a baseball player
    • a famous chef
    • an astronaut

  4. Question 4

    Martin Luther King Jr. worked for…

    • bigger buildings
    • faster cars
    • more homework
    • equal rights for all people

  5. Question 5

    Benjamin Franklin helped start the first public…

    • airport
    • library
    • mall
    • zoo

  6. Question 6

    Sam Houston was also a governor of…

    • Texas
    • Maine
    • Ohio
    • Florida

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