Texas TEKS K.8.A

Social StudiesKindergartenGovernment

The Standard

identify authority figures in the home, school, and community

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students name adults who make and enforce rules at home, at school, and in the community. They match each person to the place where that person has authority.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can sort pictures of a caregiver, teacher, principal, mayor, and police officer by setting. The student can say who is responsible in a simple situation.

Common Misconceptions

Students may name any familiar adult or community helper, even when that person does not make or enforce rules. They may also think one person has authority everywhere.

How to Assess It

Show pictures of a caregiver, teacher, and police officer. Ask, “Who has authority at home, at school, and in the community?”

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give students picture cards of adults and have them place each card on a home, school, or community mat.

  2. Ask, “Who makes sure rules are followed in each place?” and record student answers in three labeled columns.

  3. Play Authority Figure Charades, with students acting as a teacher, caregiver, principal, mayor, or police officer while classmates identify the role.

  4. Walk around the school to meet the principal, nurse, and crossing guard, then discuss where each person has authority.], suggestedTopic value should be string, not missing quote. Need fix JSON. I accidentally malformed. Need final valid. No issue teaching idea real-world nurse not authority maybe discussing where each authority. Nurse may not be authority. Better principal and crossing guard. Front office staff? Could have authority. Walk meet principal and crossing guard, discuss rules. Exactly 4. Also response schema perhaps array exactly but format doesn't enforce. Need valid. Ensure

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