Texas State Historical Association: Texas' Natural Environment

In this lesson, Students examine the Texas Declaration of Independence and compare it to the United States Declaration of Independence for similarities and differences, with particular attention paid to the terminology used in these...

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson plan, they investigate the county in which they live, compare it to counties in the...

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research information about different counties in Texas. Assignments include...

A blank outline map showing the many counties of Texas. A full color, labeled map of the counties is available in the Texas Almanac, which is free to download from the main website.

An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they investigate the arts organizations, museums, artistic awards, and official...

An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they look at the history of a Texas county and its courthouse and fill in a data...

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson plan, they examine the types of crops grown in Texas and how important they are to...

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they explore a variety of calendars to investigate when significant human events...

Need to know more about Texas's state history and how it gained independence from Mexico? Learn about Stephen Austin's visit with Santa Ana and the reasons Texas went to war with Mexico with an informative slideshow presentation.

Students identify the Louisiana Purchase. Explain the importance of Stephen F. Austin to the founding of Texas. Analyze the effects of the empresario system.Write a paragraph explaining whether you agree of disagree with a variety of...