Spanish Missions of Texas Bundle with Lesson Plans - Texas History Activities

Are you lost with where to start when teaching the Missions of Texas? Let this complete unit do the work for you! With this unit, all the heavy lifting is done for you leaving time for you and your students to learn more content.

What is different about this resource?

This resource is based on the 4th grade TEKS and comes with suggested lesson plans you can copy and paste into your plan book. This way, you are sure to cover exactly what is needed without adding to your workload with a ton of prep!

Standards:

4.2 (2) History. The student understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of Texas. The student is expected to:

(A) summarize motivations for European exploration and settlement of Texas, including economic opportunity, competition, and the desire for expansion;

(C) explain when, where, and why the Spanish established settlements and Catholic missions in Texas as well as important individuals;

Who is this unit for?

This unit was created with 4th graders in mind, and built to meet the standards of the updated TEKS. The unit is broken down by day. Each day has a learning objective and a breakdown of that day’s activities with suggestions for further exploration.

This bundle is for busy teachers who want to take a dive into Texas History without

endless hours of prep.

What is included?

This complete Texas History unit on Spanish Missions of Texas includes everything you need to teach your 4th grade students about their state history including:

•Suggested lesson plans in a copy and paste format

•Word wall cards

•I can statements

•End of unit assessment

•Suggested books

•Interactive notebook kit

•PowerPoint

•Task cards

•Jigsaw method activity

For more insight into each of the resources included, please open the preview found at the top of this page.

Included in this bundle:

Missions PowerPoint

The perfect way to introduce the topic to your students with age-appropriate images and photographs to support their learning.

Missions of Texas Notebook Kit

Use these interactive notebook activities to learn about Spanish Missions in Texas, then take the learning deeper with the included journaling prompts and research suggestions.

Missions Task Cards

These task cards can be used for review, with a cooperative learning strategy, as an assessment, or as an early finisher activity to keep students engaged.

Missions Jigsaw

Give students the responsibility to teach their peers about the Missions of San Antonio and watch the magic happen.

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**Updated August 2018