Methods & Procedures

Name your lesson:

The South Padre Island

Grade level and population and subject:

3rd grade, Social Studies. This is a elementary lesson and can be taught after learning about local Native Americans. It is aligned to the 3rd grade social studies/history standards listed in the TEKS. The population we are targeting are students residents of the Rio Grande Valley.

TEKS:

NC SCOS Essential Standards and Clarifying Objectives:
ยง113.14. Social Studies, Grade 3, Beginning with School Year 2011-2012.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(2) History. The student understands common characteristics of communities, past and
present. The student is expected to:
(B) identify ways in which people in the local community and other communities
meet their needs for government, education, communication, transportation, and
recreation;

ISTE STANDARDS:
(6) Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the
platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
(c) communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of
digital objects such as visualizations, models, or simulations.

Objectives:

  • Identify ways in which people in the South Padre Island meet their needs for recreation in the past with teachers help.
  • Identify ways in which people in the South Padre Island meet their needs for recreation in the present with 85% of teachers help.
  • Engage and explore ways in which people in the South Padre Island meet their needs for recreation with the guidance of the teacher.

Procedure:

All the artifacts which include South Padre Island newspapers from August 1994 to November 12, 2003, are from the UTRGV Special Collections & Archives. All this material has been authenticated by the UTRGV faculty.

Methods & Procedures