Author: Dallas Morning News, TX.

Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 9780914511274

This teacher's guide utilizes the subject matter in the 1998-99 Texas Almanac in a variety of interdisciplinary student activities for grades 3-8. The guide includes a grade-by-grade curriculum chart detailing which lessons correspond to specific Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) objectives and Essential Element requirements. The 45 lessons explore the rich heritage and lore of Texas on themes such as: wildlife, history, holidays, weather, counties, towns, The Constitution of Texas, elections, culture, science, religion, education, media, economy, oil, insurance, transportation, crime, and agriculture. The appendix includes maps of Texas geology, counties, and rivers. The guide concludes with an answer sheet for the lessons. (EH)