Texas TEKS 2.1

2.1 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 2.1.A

  explain the significance of various community, state, and national celebrations such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving

• 2.1.B

  identify and explain the significance of various community, state, and national landmarks such as monuments and government buildings.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students name familiar celebrations and landmarks and tell why people remember, visit, or protect them. They sort examples as community, Texas, or national and connect each to a person, event, idea, or public purpose.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can identify examples from names or photos and place them at the correct community, state, or national level. They explain each example with accurate details, including the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat every celebration as just a day off or confuse Veterans Day with Memorial Day. They may call any popular place a landmark or think government buildings are important only because people work there.

04

How to Assess It

Give students one celebration card and one landmark photo. Ask them to label each as community, state, or national and write one sentence explaining why it matters.

1. 01

   Sort photo cards of celebrations and landmarks under Community, Texas, or Nation, then add sticky notes explaining why each matters.

2. 02

   Ask, "How are Veterans Day and Memorial Day different?" Have partners discuss, then write one accurate sentence about each.

3. 03

   Play a memory game matching each celebration or landmark card with its event, person, idea, or public purpose.

4. 04

   Study a photo of your city hall or county courthouse, then list clues showing how the building serves the community.

• 3.1

  History. The student understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities. The student is expected to:

• 2.2

  History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to:

• 1.2

  History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the state and nation. The student is expected to:

• 3.2

  History. The student understands common characteristics of communities, past and present. The student is expected to: