AROUND THE WORLD WITH MUSIQA 

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Fine Arts (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter117/ch117a.html#117.103) 

Kindergarten – Music 

1B: identify visually and aurally the instrument families  

1E: identify beat, rhythm, and simple two-tone or three-tone melodies using iconic representation 

3A: sing songs and play musical games, including rhymes, folk music, and seasonal music 

4B: identify steady beat in musical performances  

Grade 1 – Music 

1B: identify visually and aurally the instrument families  

3B: sing songs or play classroom instruments from diverse cultures and styles, independently or in groups  

5A: sing songs and play musical games, including rhymes, patriotic events, folk music, and seasonal music 

6D: respond verbally or through movement to short musical examples 

Grade 1 – Theatre 

4B:  explore diverse cultural and historical experiences through fables, myths, or fairytales in dramatic play 

Grade 2 – Music 

1Bidentify instruments visually and aurally 

3B: sing songs from diverse cultures and styles, independently or in groups 

5A: sing songs and play musical games, including patriotic, folk, and seasonal music 

5B: examine short musical excerpts from various periods or times in history and diverse and local cultures 

Grade 3 – Music 

3B: sing or play a varied repertoire of music such as American folk songs and folk songs representative of local cultures independently or in groups 

5B: identify music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures 

5C: identify the relationships between music and interdisciplinary concepts 

Grade 4 – Music 

3B: sing or play a varied repertoire of music such as American and Texan folk songs and folk songs representative of local cultures, independently or in groups 

3C: identify and describe music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures 

6D: respond verbally and through movement to short musical examples 

Grade 5 – Music 

3B: sing or play a varied repertoire of music such as American folk songs, patriotic music, and folk songs representative of local and world cultures independently or in groups 

5A: perform a varied repertoire of songs, movement, and musical games representative of diverse cultures such as historical folk songs of Texas and America and European and African cultures in America 

5C: identify and describe music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures 

6D: respond verbally and through movement to short musical examples 

 

Language Arts and Reading (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110a.html) 

Kindergarten 

1A: listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses 

1B: restate and follow oral directions that involve a short, related sequence of actions 

Grade 1-4 

1A: listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and answer questions using multi-word responses 

1B: follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a short, related sequence of actions 

Grade 5 

1A: listen actively to interpret verbal and non-verbal messages, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments 

1B: follow, restate, and give oral instructions that include multiple action steps 

 

Social Studies (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113a.html) 

Grade 1 

14A: describe and explain the importance of beliefs, language, and traditions of families and communities 

14B: explain the way folktales and legends reflect beliefs, language, and traditions of communities 

Grade 3 

12: Culture. The student understands the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities. The student is expected to identify how various writers and artists such as Kadir Nelson, Tomie dePaola, Carmen Lomas Garza, and Laura Ingalls Wilder and their stories, poems, statues, and paintings contribute to the cultural heritage of communities. 

Grade 5 

20B: explain how examples of art, music, and literature reflect the times during which they were created