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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 14 of 14

Weather, Land & Me

How weather and place change how we live

What your child practices

Weather, land and water, natural and human-made things, and how where we live changes what we wear, eat and do, with a few Texas examples.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: K.4(A); K.4(B) · landforms, water, resources and weather, and how place shapes clothing, food, shelter and activities

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Rain falls from clouds.
  2. Weather changes what we wear: a jacket when it is cold.
  3. A hill is a landform. Near means close.

Example: It is a cold day. What do you take outside? Cold air can make you shiver. A jacket keeps you warm. Answer: a warm jacket

Weather, Land & Me in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 14 of 14 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Tools & Technology.

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 the playground, we can…

    • do a puzzle at a desk
    • take a nap
    • run and climb

  2. Question 2

    It is foggy. It is hard to…

    • see far
    • eat lunch
    • hear your name

  3. Question 3

    Which one is water?

    • a rock
    • a lake
    • a hill

  4. Question 4

    A thunderstorm comes. Where is it safe?

    • on a hill
    • inside a building
    • in a pool
    • under a tall tree

  5. Question 5

    Which one did people make?

    • a lake
    • a hill
    • a bridge

  6. Question 6

    Which place is near you right now?

    • your classroom
    • a far city
    • the moon

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