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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 14

Holidays & Heroes

Special days and the people we remember

What your child practices

National holidays (Independence Day, Veterans Day, Presidents' Day, Constitution Day) and their customs, and the people the Texas standards name for Kindergarten: Stephen F. Austin, George Washington, Christopher Columbus and José Antonio Navarro.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: K.1(A); K.1(B); K.2 · national patriotic holidays and their customs, and people who helped shape Texas and the nation

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Holidays help us remember people and events.
  2. Independence Day is on July 4.
  3. Austin, the capital of Texas, is named for Stephen F. Austin.

Example: Independence Day is on… It is our country's birthday. It comes in summer, in July. Answer: July 4

Holidays & Heroes in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 11 of 14 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Flags & Pledges and before Near, Far & Maps.

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

    On Independence Day we celebrate our country's…

    • birthday
    • first snow
    • first bus
    • first school

  2. Question 2

    Veterans Day honors people who…

    • drive buses
    • served in the military
    • sell toys
    • bake bread

  3. Question 3

    Christopher Columbus sailed across the…

    • Pacific Ocean
    • Red Sea
    • Atlantic Ocean
    • Rio Grande

  4. Question 4

    Stephen F. Austin brought many families to…

    • live on the moon
    • settle in Texas
    • sail to Asia
    • build a zoo

  5. Question 5

    José Antonio Navarro signed the Texas…

    • Declaration of Independence
    • birthday card
    • phone book
    • lunch menu

  6. Question 6

    Who lived first, long ago?

    • Stephen F. Austin
    • Christopher Columbus
    • José Antonio Navarro
    • George Washington

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