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TEKS-Aligned Resources
for 4th and 7th Grade

If you're an educator teaching Texas history, the Alamo's Education team is here to help. Explore the Alamo's ever-expanding selection easy-to-use teacher's guides on key topics, each with printable worksheets and activities ideal for your classroom. You can also download the full 4th grade school packet, the full 7th grade school packet, or the classroom favorite Alamo Defenders crossword puzzle.

Map of empresario colonies in Texas.
Lesson Plan

Block Party: Colonizing Texas

In this lesson, students will examine the conditions in Texas in the immediate aftermath of Mexican independence by studying different perspectives. Analyze the unique and shared experiences of the Mexican citizens in Texas, the Mexican government, and Anglo colonists. And consider the effect of perspectives on historical narratives.

Framed portrait of Miguel Hidalgo
Lesson Plan

Past is Prologue: Timeline Activity

The Texas Revolution might seem like an isolated event, but it is deeply rooted in the intersectional histories and events of a diverse group of stakeholders in the decades that preceded the short-lived Republic of Texas (1836—1845). Historians are tasked with synthesizing complex histories into comprehensible narratives. They must decide what information is worthy of inclusion.In this activity, students step into the shoes of historians and collaboratively construct a timeline of events leading up to the Texas Revolution.

Print of an engraving of Stephen F. Austin.
Credit: Alamo Collection

The Maps of Stephen F. Austin: Teacher's Guide

Stephen F. Austin shaped the future of Texas beyond colonization and politics - his maps of previously uncharted land will place students in the shoes of this Texas empresario.

Guide contents: biography, maps, activities, resources

Historical map of Texas.
Credit: Library of Congress

Mapping Texas History: Colonization to Statehood

Explore twenty maps included in this booklet spanning from 1763 to 1850. The collection has been designed to show how geography is inseparable from Texas's early history.

Guide contents: 20 maps and accompanying historical information