TEXAS HISTORY Weekly

Warm-Ups

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To the Teacher 3

Weekly Warm-Ups

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Answer Keys 32

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to the teacher •  This product is a 30 week long weekly

warm-up for Texas History with a daily question

•  It is great for a bell-ringer or warm-up activity

•  I have used this product in a few different ways: •  Make a copy of the whole product for each

student and place it in a folder with brads for the whole year (this means only prep once and you are done for the year)

•  Make a copy of each week and hand it out on Monday and collect each Friday

•  Project the warm-up each day and students answer in their journals (this saves a TON of paper, but can be difficult for students that struggle with organization)

•  I usually give students two minutes to answer on their own, a minute to discuss their answers, and then we share out.

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Name  _________________  #___  Date______________  

TEXAS HISTORY WEEKLY WARM-UP WEEK 1

MONDAY

Where did the name for Texas come from? What does it mean?

TUESDAY What is the Texas motto? What is the state flower of Texas?

WEDNESDAY What is the nickname of Texas? How did it get that nickname?

THURSDAY Draw the flag of Texas below and label what each color means.

FRIDAY Texas is located in which region of the United States? True or False: Texas is the largest state in the US. ©2015TeachingInTheFastLaneLLC   4  

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TEXAS HISTORY WEEKLY WARM-UP WEEK 2

MONDAY

Name 5 rivers that flow through Texas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

TUESDAY Name the four states that share a border with Texas: 1. 2. 3. 4.

WEDNESDAY Who is the current governor of Texas? Who is the current mayor of your city?

THURSDAY Name five major cities in Texas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

FRIDAY What are the four regions of Texas? 1. 2. 3. 4. Circle the region that you live in. ©2015TeachingInTheFastLaneLLC   5  

Name  _________________  #___  Date______________  

TEXAS HISTORY WEEKLY WARM-UP WEEK 3 MONDAY

Name five Native American tribes that were found in Texas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

TUESDAY What is the capital of Texas?

WEDNESDAY What four presidents call Texas home? 1. 2. 3. 4.

THURSDAY The state food is: The most valuable natural resource found in Texas is: The state shell of Texas is:

FRIDAY What river divides Texas from Oklahoma?

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Name  _________________  #___  Date______________  

TEXAS HISTORY WEEKLY WARM-UP WEEK 4 MONDAY

What European countries sent explorers to the new world?

TUESDAY Which hemisphere is Texas located in? What continent is Texas located on?

WEDNESDAY What is the state bird of Texas? What is the state insect of Texas?

THURSDAY NASA has a location in Texas. What does NASA stand for? What does NASA do?

FRIDAY What items might you find on a map key?

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Native American word Tejas

friendship

friendship

bluebonnet

Lone Star State

red is bravery, white is strength, blue is loyalty

southwest

false

answers will vary but may include: Rio Grande, Red, Sabine, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, Nueces

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

Greg Abbott (2015)

Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, Austin

Gulf Coastal Plains, Mountains and Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains

varies

Answers will vary but may include: Caddo, Jumano, Comanche, Karankawa, Tonkawa, Apache….

Austin

George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower

Chile Oil

lightning whelk Red River

Spain, France, England, Italy, Portugal

Western and Northern North America

mockingbird monarch butterfly

National Aeronautics and Space Administation

space exploration compass rose symbols

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