Texas TEKS 4.1.D
The Standard
locate American Indian groups remaining in Texas such as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, Alabama-Coushatta, and Kickapoo.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify three present-day American Indian communities in Texas and place them in the correct regions. They use nearby cities and borders as map clues.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students locate Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo near El Paso, Alabama-Coushatta near Livingston, and Kickapoo near Eagle Pass. They describe each location using direction words and landmarks.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think American Indian communities no longer live in Texas. They may confuse current tribal locations with historic homelands or switch the East Texas and border communities.
How to Assess It
- Give students a blank Texas map with El Paso, Livingston, and Eagle Pass marked. Ask them to label the tribal community near each city.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a Texas map and three tribe cards to place near El Paso, Livingston, and Eagle Pass.
Ask students to write how borders, cities, and regions help them describe each community’s location.
Play a map relay where teams match each tribal community with its city, region, and direction within Texas.
Use a highway map to compare driving routes from your town to the three tribal communities.
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Related Standards
- 4.1.A
explain the possible origins of American Indian groups in Texas;
- 4.1.B
identify and compare the ways of life of American Indian groups in Texas before European exploration such as the Lipan Apache, Karankawa, Caddo, and Jumano;
- 7.2.A
compare the cultures of American Indians in Texas prior to European colonization such as Gulf, Plains, Puebloan, and Southeastern;
- 4.12.A
compare how various American Indian groups such as the Caddo and the Comanche governed themselves; and
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