Animals vol.
Grade Level: Kindergarten
TEKS Objective Student Expectations
§112.2. Science Students are expected to learn the
(b) (2) (A,B,D,E) scientific processes of formulating
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to describe
(b) (5) (A) animals and their properties.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to understand and
(b) (6) (A) differentiate certain animals according to
specific characteristics.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to understand the
(b) (6) (C) parts that make up different animals such
as wings, heads, and feet.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to understand why
(b) (6) (D) animals might not thrive when separated
from an important part of their lives.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to understand the
(b) (7) (D) life cycles of animals.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to distinguish
(b) (8) (A,B) between living and nonliving organisms.
§112.2. Science Students are expected to understand the
(b) (9) (A) basic needs of all animals.
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Animals v1 and TEKS
All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
quizzes support the scientific process.
Ch. 3 Lesson: “So Many Different Animals”
Easy Reader: Look At the Animals
Activity: Describing Class Book
Ch. 3 Lesson: “So Many Different Animals”
Activity: Animal Inferences
Lesson: “Animal Similes and Idioms”
Activity: Quick As a Cricket
Ch. 2 Project: Making a Cottonball Lamb
PixWriter: Write About Lamb
Ch. 3 Activity: Sort by Attributes
Project: Insect Collection
PixWriter: Same/Different Wordbanks
Ch. 3 Activity: Field Trip to the Aquarium
PixWriter: Write About the Aquarium
Ch. 4 Lesson: “What is a Habitat?”
Easy Reader: Habitat, Oh, Habitat
Activity: Humpback Goes North
PixWriter: Retell Humpback Goes North
Ch. 5 Lesson: “Understanding LIfe Cycles”
Easy Reader: Everything Grows
Activity: Life Cycle of a Chick
Lesson: “Life Cycle of Animals”
Activity: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
PixWriter: Butterfly Life Cycle
Ch. 1 Lesson: “What Does Alive Mean?”
Easy Reader: Living and Non-Living
Activity: Sort Living and Non-living Flash cards
PixWriter: Write About Living, Non-living
Ch. 1 Lesson: “What Does Alive Mean?”
Easy Reader: Living and Non-living
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Grade Level: First

TEKS Objective Student Expectations Animals v1 and TEKS

§112.3. Science Students are expected to learn the All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
(b) (2) (A,B,D,E) scientific processes of formulating quizzes support the scientific process.
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.

§112.3. Science Students are expected to understand that Ch. 3 Lesson: “So Many Different Animals”
(b) (6) (A) animals and habitats are made up of Easy Reader: Look At the Animals
different parts. Activity: Sort by Attributes
Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
Lesson: “Some Habitats Are Managed by
People”
Project: Making a Worm Habitat
PixWriter: Worm Habitat Journal

§112.3. Science Students are expected to describe some Ch. 3 Lesson: “So Many Different Animals”
(b) (6) (B) parts that make up animal groups and Easy Reader: Look At the Animals
habitats. Activity: Classification of Descriptors
Activity: Sort Animals into Habitats

§112.3. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 5 Lesson: “Understanding LIfe Cycles”
(b) (7) (D) life cycles of certain organisms. Easy Reader: Everything Grows
Activity: Life Cycle of a Chick
Activity: Life Cycle of a Flower
Lesson: “Your Life Cycle”
Activity: Growing Sequence
Project: My Life
Lesson: “Life Cycle of Animals”
Activity: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
PixWriter: Butterfly Life Cycle

§112.3. Science Students are expected to distinguish Ch. 1 Lesson: “What Does Alive Mean?”
(b) (8) (A,B) between living and non-living organisms. Easy Reader: Living and Non-Living
Activity: Sort Living and Non-living Flash cards
PixWriter: Write About Living, Non-living

§112.3. Science Students are expected to understand Ch. 2 Lesson: “Learn About Baby Animals”
(b) (9) (B) different manners in which organisms Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is an Ecosystem?”
depend on each other. Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
PixWriter: What I Learned About Bees
Activity: Draw a Beehive
Activity: Vocabulary Match

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Grade Level: Second

TEKS Objective Student Expectations Animals v1 and TEKS

§112.4. Science Students are expected to learn the All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
(b) (2) (A,B,E,F) scientific processes of formulating quizzes support the scientific process.
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.

§112.4. Science Students are expected to organize and
(b) (5) (A) group animals and habitats according to
certain characteristics.
Ch. 3 Lesson: “So Many Different Animals”
Easy Reader: Look At the Animals
Activity: Sort by Attributes
Activity: Sort by Habitat
Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
Quiz: Habitat Quiz

§112.4. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 3 Activity: Sort by Habitat
(b) (6) (A) importance of parts and wholes, such as Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
the organisms that make up a habitat and Lesson: “What is an Ecosystem?”
ecosystem. Project: Partner Report

§112.4. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 3 Lesson: “So Many Different Animals”
(b) (6) (D) functions of different animal parts, such as Activity: Class Book -- Describing
wings, heads and feet. Activity: Sort by Attributes
PixWriter: Three Same/Different word banks

§112.4. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 1 Lesson: “What Does Alive Mean?”
(b) (8) (A,B) difference between living and non-living Easy Reader: Living and Non-Living
organisms. Activity: Sort Living and Non-living Flash cards
PixWriter: Write About Living, Nonliving

§112.4. Science Students are expected to understand Ch. 2 Lesson: “Learn About Baby Animals”
(b) (9) (B) different manners in which organisms Ch. 3 Lesson: “Biodiversity”
depend on each other. Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is an Ecosystem?”
Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
PixWriter: What I Learned About Bees
Activity: Draw a Beehive
Activity: Vocabulary Match

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Grade Level: Third

TEKS Objective Student Expectations Animals v1 and TEKS

§112.5. Science Students are expected to learn the All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
(b) (2) (A,B,C,D) scientific processes of formulating quizzes support the scientific process.
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.

§112.5. Science Students are expected to understand Ch. 3 Lesson: “Biodiversity”

(b) (5) (A,B) simple systems, such as a habitat, and Activity: Sort by Habitat
understand various parts that make up a Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
system. Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
Quiz: Habitat Quiz

§112.5. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
(b) (8) (A) habits of organisms living in an Lesson: “What Is an Ecosystem?”
ecosystem. Easy Reader: Oh, Habitat
Activity: Sort Animals Into Habitats
PixWriter: Write About Living, Non-living

§112.5. Science Students are expected to identify and Ch. 2 Lesson: “Learn About Baby Animals”
(b) (9) (A,B) understand that certain adaptive Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is an Ecosystem?”
characteristics assist in the survival of the Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
species. PixWriter: What I Learned About Bees
Activity: Draw a Beehive
Activity: Vocabulary Match

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Grade Level: Fourth
TEKS Objective Student Expectations
§112.6. Science Students are expected to learn the
(b) (2) (A,B,C,D) scientific processes of formulating
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.
§112.6. Science Students are expected to understand and
(b) (5) (A) observe simple systems, such as habitats
and ecosystems, and the roles living
organisms play in these systems.
§112.6. Science Students are expected to understand
(b) (8) (A,B) adaptive characteristics that assist in the
reproduction and survival of a species.
§112.6. Science Students are expected to identify and
(b) (9) (A,B) differentiate between traits that are
learned and inherited in living organisms.
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Animals vol. 1
Animals v1 and TEKS
All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
quizzes support the scientific process.
Ch. 3 Lesson: “Biodiversity”
Activity: Sort by Habitat
Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
Lesson: “What is an Ecosystem?”
Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
Quiz: Habitat Quiz
Ch. 4 Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
Activity: Beehive Vocabulary Match
Quiz: Beehive Quiz
Activity: Ecosystems
Ch. 2 Lesson: “Learn About Baby Animals”
PixWriter: Baby Animals
Easy Reader: What Do Baby Animals Like?
Activity: Class Book--Baby and Adult Animals

Grade Level: Fifth
TEKS Objective Student Expectations
§112.7. Science Students are expected to learn the
(b) (2) (A,B,C,D) scientific processes of formulating
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.
§112.7. Science Students are expected to understand
(b) (5) (A,B) simple systems, such as habitats and
ecosystems, and describe some
interactions that take place within these
systems.
§112.7. Science Students are expected to understand life
(b) (6) (C) cycles of people and animals.
§112.7. Science Students are expected to understand that
(b) (10) (A) some characteristics are passed down
through generations.
§112.7. Science Students are expected to understand how
(b) (10) (B) the environment can influence an
organismʼs learned characteristics.
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Animals vol. 1
Animals v1 and TEKS
All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
quizzes support the scientific process.
Ch. 3 Lesson: “Biodiversity”
Activity: Sort by Habitat
Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
Quiz: Habitat Quiz
Ch. 5 Lesson: “Understanding LIfe Cycles”
Easy Reader: Everything Grows
Activity: Life Cycle of a Chick
Lesson: “Your Life Cycle”
Activity: Growing Sequence
Project: My Life
Lesson: “Life Cycle of Animals”
Activity: Life Cycle Scramble
Activity: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
PixWriter: Butterfly Life Cycle
Ch. 2 Lesson: “Learn About Baby Animals”
Ch. 5 Lesson: “Your Life Cycle”
Activity: Growing Sequence
Activity: Family Tree
Ch. 1 Lesson: “What Does Alive Mean?”
Ch. 4 Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
PixWriter: What I Learned About Bees
Activity: Vocabulary Match
Quiz: Beehive Quiz
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Grade Level: Sixth

TEKS Objective Student Expectations Animals v1 and TEKS

§112.22. Science Students are expected to learn the All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
(b) (2) (A,B,C,D) scientific processes of formulating quizzes support the scientific process.
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.

§112.22. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
(b) (5) (A) combination of two or more systems to Activity: Habitat and Animal Sort
create one larger system, such as an Lesson: “What Is an Ecosystem?”
ecosystem. Project: Partner Report

§112.22. Science Students are expected to understand the Ch. 4 Lesson: “What is a Habitat?”
(b) (10) (A,C) role of structure in correlation with function Easy Reader: Wintertime Migration and
within populations. Hibernation
Project: Research Project
Activity: Habitats within Ecosystems
Project: Partner Report

§112.22. Science Students are expected to understand Ch. 1 Lesson: “What Does Alive Mean?”
(b) (12) (A) animalsʼ reactions to certain impulses Ch. 2 Lesson: “Learn About Baby Animals”
such as hunger or thirst. Quiz: What Baby Animals Need
Ch. 5 Lesson: “Life Cycles of Animals”

§112.22. Science Students are expected to understand
(b) (12) (C) parts of an ecosystem which cause
organisms within to react in certain
manners.
Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is an Ecosystem?”
Activity: Humpback Goes North
Easy Reader: Migration & Hibernation
PixWriter: Migration
Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
PixWriter: What I Learned About Bees
Quiz: Beehive Quiz

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Grade Level: Seventh

TEKS Objective Student Expectations Animals v1 and TEKS

§112.23. Science Students are expected to learn the All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
(b) (2) (A,B,C,D) scientific processes of formulating quizzes support the scientific process.
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.

§112.23. Science Students are expected to understand Ch. 4 Lesson: “What Is a Habitat?”
(b) (10) (B) certain traits that assist in survival in Activity: Habitat and Animal Sort
particular environments.

§112.23. Science Students are expected to identify the parts Ch. 4 Lesson: “What is an Ecosystem?”
(b) (12) (A,B) of an ecosystem and understand how Activity: Ecosystem and Its Inhabitants
several types of organisms live together Project: Partner Report
within the ecosystem.

§112.23. Science Students are expected to understand how Ch. 4 Lesson: “Some Habitats are Managed”
(b) (12) (D) changes within an ecosystem contribute Activity: Making a Worm Habitat
to the success of all organisms within. PixWriter: Worm Habitat Journal

Grade Level: Eighth

TEKS Objective Student Expectations Animals v1 and TEKS

§112.24. Science Students are expected to learn the All lessons, activities, experiments, projects and
(b) (2) (A,B,C,D) scientific processes of formulating quizzes support the scientific process.
questions, investigating hypotheses,
discussing results and reporting findings.

§112.24. Science Students are expected to understand Ch. 3 Lesson: “Biodiversity”

(b) (6) (C) interdependence and give examples of its Ch. 4 Lesson: “A Micro-World: The Beehive”
occurrence within ecosystems. Activity: Vocabulary Match
PixWriter: What I Learned About Bees

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