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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 15

Texas on the Map

Directions, Texas and the United States

What your child practices

The four cardinal directions, and finding the community, Texas and the United States on maps and globes, with Texas's capital, its neighbors and the Rio Grande.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.3(B); 1.4(B) · the four cardinal directions, and locating the community, Texas and the United States on maps and globes

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. On a map, north is at the top. West is on the left.
  2. Austin is the capital of Texas.
  3. The Rio Grande is between Texas and Mexico.

Example: On a map, west is usually on the… North is at the top. West is on the left side. Answer: left

Texas on the Map in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 13 of 15 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Holidays & Celebrations and before Rules, Laws & Leaders.

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

    Which state is north of Texas?

    • Alaska
    • Oklahoma
    • Maine
    • Florida

  2. Question 2

    On a map, west is usually on the…

    • bottom
    • right
    • top
    • left

  3. Question 3

    The four main directions are north, south, east and…

    • left
    • west
    • down
    • up

  4. Question 4

    Which country is south of Texas?

    • Canada
    • France
    • China
    • Mexico

  5. Question 5

    Texas is in which part of the United States?

    • the North Pole
    • the south
    • the far north
    • the middle of the ocean

  6. Question 6

    Your community is in Texas, and Texas is in…

    • Mexico
    • your street
    • the United States
    • your school

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