Texas TEKS K.13

K.13 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• K.13.A

  identify and state facts based on relevant evidence

• K.13.B

  identify different kinds of historical sources and artifacts and explain how they can be used to study the past

• K.13.C

  gather information about a topic using a variety of valid oral and visual sources such as interviews, music, pictures, symbols, and artifacts with adult assista...

• K.13.D

  sequence and categorize information.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students find facts in pictures, objects, songs, symbols, and short interviews. They explain how a source gives clues about the past. They also place information in order and sort it into clear groups.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student points to evidence when stating a fact, such as a detail in a photograph. The student names sources, explains what each can reveal, and sorts or sequences information accurately.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call a guess or opinion a fact without pointing to evidence. They may think only books tell about the past, or that every old object gives the same information. They may sort by color instead of the assigned category or confuse first and last.

04

How to Assess It

Give students three pictures showing a morning routine. Ask them to place the pictures in order, state one fact, and point to the evidence for it.

1. 01

   Place photos, letters, toys, and coins at tables, then have students sort them by source type and explain one choice.

2. 02

   Show an old classroom photo and ask, “What fact can you state, and what detail in the picture supports it?”

3. 03

   Play Source Match by having students pair picture cards of artifacts, interviews, songs, and symbols with questions each source could answer.

4. 04

   Students interview a school employee about a past school event, then draw and sequence three details from the interview.

• 5.23

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technolo...

• 2.15

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technolo...

• 1.16

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technolo...

• 3.14

  Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technolo...