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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 14

Symbols & Celebrations

Flags, songs, holidays and artists

What your child practices

The six flags over Texas, the Alamo and San Jacinto Monument, "Texas, Our Texas" and the Pledge to the Texas Flag, state symbols, Texas Independence Day and Juneteenth, cultural celebrations and Texas artists such as Lydia Mendoza, Chelo Silva and Julius Bledsoe.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 4.14(A); 4.14(B); 4.14(C); 4.14(D); 4.17(A); 4.17(B) · Texas symbols, landmarks, song, pledge and celebrations, and the contributions of Texas artists

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Six flags have flown over Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy and the United States.
  2. The Texas flag is red, white and blue with one star. A pledge is a promise of loyalty.
  3. Holidays include Texas Independence Day (March 2), San Jacinto Day (April 21) and Juneteenth.

Example: How many flags have flown over Texas? Count Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic, the Confederacy and the United States. That is six. Answer: six

Symbols & Celebrations in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 13 of 14 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Government & Citizens and before Texas Through Time.

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

    The Texas state flower is the…

    • tulip
    • sunflower
    • rose
    • bluebonnet

  2. Question 2

    When we say a pledge, we are…

    • promising loyalty
    • asking a question
    • singing a song
    • voting

  3. Question 3

    Juneteenth, on June 19, celebrates…

    • the first cattle drive
    • Texas independence
    • the end of slavery in Texas
    • Mexico's independence

  4. Question 4

    Texas is known as the…

    • Empire State
    • Lone Star State
    • Golden State
    • Sunshine State

  5. Question 5

    The Texas state song is…

    • "Yankee Doodle"
    • "Happy Birthday"
    • "The Star-Spangled Banner"
    • "Texas, Our Texas"

  6. Question 6

    Chelo Silva was…

    • a singer from Brownsville known as the "Queen of the Bolero"
    • a painter of missions
    • a Comanche leader
    • a Texas Ranger

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