Texas Studies Weekly
English version
Texas Studies Weekly is a TEKS-aligned K–6 social studies curriculum built for Texas classrooms. It gives teachers clear weekly topics, strong literacy support, and content that helps students connect Texas history, geography, government, and citizenship to the world around them.
Key benefits:
- Clear TEKS alignment for every weekly issue
- Updated scope and sequence built around the current TEKS
- Assessment questions designed to reflect STAAR-style reading stems
- Lexile-supported articles and vocabulary that reinforce ELAR skills
- More Texas-specific topics and examples that feel relevant to students
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Spanish version
Texas Studies Weekly Spanish is the same social studies curriculum, just in Spanish.
Key benefits:
Adaptive translation completed by native speakers, and thoroughly reviewed and audited
Includes ELD lessons and slides built specifically for dual language/bilingual classrooms
Every Week includes language activities
- Spanish vocabulary cards
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Standards Correlation
Scope & Sequence
Learn More About Texas Social Studies
Primary Source Analysis Worksheets
Texas support for Emergent Bilingual (EB)
students in Social Studies
TEKS-aligned print + digital resources in English and Spanish, with EB scaffolds built in.
Visual vocabulary, sentence frames, and newcomer-friendly scaffolds
Flexible for small districts and scalable for large multilingual programs
TEKS-aligned Social Studies units with side-by-side English/Spanish options
Built-in language objectives and leveled supports aligned to ELPS
Teacher guides with strategies for translanguaging and sheltered instruction
TELPAS-supportive tasks (integrated reading, writing, listening, speaking)
TESTIMONIALS FROM TEXAS EDUCATORS
SCIENCE
English version
Texas Science is a TEKS- and ELPS-aligned curriculum designed for Texas classrooms. It supports the 5E model and helps teachers deliver strong science instruction without requiring more time than they have.
Key benefits:
- Built specifically for Texas classrooms
- 100% aligned to the TEKS and ELPS
- Claims-Evidence-Reasoning support built into instruction
- Both formative and summative assessments
- Designed to fit realistic instructional time
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Spanish version
Texas Ciencia es un currículo alineado con los TEKS y ELPS diseñado para las aulas de Texas. Apoya el modelo 5E y ayuda a los maestros a brindar una sólida instrucción en ciencias sin requerir más tiempo del que tienen disponible.
Beneficios clave:
- Diseñado específicamente para las aulas de Texas
- 100 % alineado con los TEKS y ELPS
- Apoyo de Afirmación-Evidencia-Razonamiento integrado en la instrucción
- Incluye evaluaciones formativas y sumativas
- Diseñado para ajustarse al tiempo real de instrucción
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Learn More About Texas Science Curriculum
Principal, TX
We were looking for a social studies and science curriculum that our students could engage with. Something they could read and annotate, and wasn’t like a textbook. When we sampled Studies Weekly, it just was perfect.
Candy Investigation Activity
HEALTH & WELLNESS
English version
Studies Weekly Health & Wellness is a Tier 1 PreK–6 curriculum built around the National Health Education Standards. It helps students build physical, mental, social, academic, and emotional wellness skills in ways that are age-appropriate and easy to teach.
Key benefits:
- Thematic units that support consistent implementation across classrooms and schools
- Student and teacher editions with printables, anchor charts, media, and videos
- Home connection pieces that help extend learning beyond the classroom
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Spanish version
El acceso a educación sobre salud en el idioma natal es clave para crear comunidades saludables. Este currículo ofrece:
Beneficios clave:
Enseñanza estructurada de habilidades de salud mental, relaciones saludables y autocuidado
Unidades temáticas coordinadas para una implementación sincrónica en todo el distrito
Ediciones para el maestro y el estudiante con materiales imprimibles, carteles visuales y recursos multimedia
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Learn More About Health Curriculum
Positive Outlook Poster Set
EARLY LEARNING
The First Steps in Learning
Key benefits:
- Built on the National Health Standards and Head Start Framework
- Connected to Social Studies and Science standards
- Designed around learning through play
- Available in Spanish
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STUDIES WEEKLY ONLINE
Classroom Management
Manage publication access, lessons, assignments, and assessments all in one place.
Interactive Article Tools
Support reading with built-in audio, adjustable speed controls, and highlighting tools.
Abundance of Resources
Give teachers and students access to printables, primary source tools, virtual field trips, and more.
Gamification
Students earn coins by answering article questions and can redeem them as they learn.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Bilingual Education
Texas uses “Emergent Bilingual (EB)” to refer to students developing proficiency in English while continuing to grow in their home language.
Bilingual Education serves EB students using instruction in English and the student’s primary language; ESL provides intensive English instruction and supports across content areas. Districts select models per TEA rules.
Yes — core units are available in both languages with EB scaffolds (visual vocab, sentence frames, guided writing), plus teacher strategies for translanguaging and sheltered instruction.
Units are TEKS-aligned; lessons include language objectives aligned to the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). TELPAS-supportive tasks are embedded to practice language domains.
Yes. Flexible print/digital options scale for small districts and integrate with multilingual programs in larger districts.
See TEA’s EB Support and the TXEL portal for statewide guidance and resources.
Texas utiliza el término “estudiante bilingüe emergente (EB)” para referirse a los estudiantes que desarrollan competencia en inglés mientras continúan desarrollando su lengua materna.
La educación bilingüe asiste a los estudiantes EB utilizando instrucción tanto en inglés como en el idioma materno del estudiante; el programa de ESL ofrece instrucción intensiva en inglés y apoyos en todas las materias. Los distritos seleccionan los modelos según las normas de la TEA.
Sí. Las unidades principales están disponibles en ambos idiomas con andamiajes para los estudiantes EB (vocabulario visual, marcos de oración, escritura guiada) además de las estrategias para maestros sobre el translingüismo y la instrucción con resguardo.
Las unidades están alineadas con los TEKS; las lecciones incluyen objetivos lingüísticos alineados con los ELPS. Se integran tareas compatibles con el TELPAS para practicar los dominios del lenguaje.
Sí. Las flexibles opciones impresas y digitales se adaptan a los distritos pequeños y se integran con los programas multilingües en los distritos más grandes.
Consulte el portal de apoyo para los estudiantes EB de la TEA y el portal TXEL para obtener orientación y recursos a nivel estatal.
SOCIAL STUDIES