TEKS/TAKS Support
 

The library program at Beasley Elementary helps students prepare for the TAKS test by:

  • discussing literary elements and writer's craft with all grade levels during read alouds
  • providing research experiences for all grade levels that focus on critical thinking skills

TEKS/TAKS - Based Library Activities

Kindergarten

1st Grade

  • Research unit on the five senses
  • Research unit on insects
  • Technology project using Kidspiration software

 
  • Research unit on winter animals
  • Research unit on interdependence of plants and animals
  • Technology project using Kidspiration and Inspiration
2nd Grade 3rd Grade
  • Research unit on inventors
  • Research unit on the solar system
  • Technology projects using Inspiration Power Point and Appleworks

 

 
  • Research unit on planets
  • Research unit on habitats and adaptation
  • Technology projects using Nettreker database and Kidspiration

 

 
4th Grade 5th Grade
  • Research unit on Texas Indians
  • Writing Project:  poetry and stories
  • Technology project using Appleworks

 
  • Research unit on the Moon and Earth
  • Research on Matter
  • Technology projects using Inspiration, web searching, and Filimentality
6th Grade
  • Research unit on countries around the world
  • I-Search Project
  • Technology projects using web searching, various databases, and power point