Population of Texas 7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Unit TEKS Mini Lessons

Are you a 7th grade middle school social studies teacher looking to find a quality TEKS-aligned resource that covers the population patterns and distribution in Texas, past and present? Looking for minimal-prep and engaging lessons and activities to teach social studies concepts to your 7th grade students? Look no further!

Unit 2 Section 2 of the Smart and Simple Social Studies 7th Grade Texas History Guided Curriculum is about the Population of Texas. The Population of Texas section focuses on how people are distributed across the state and how population patterns have changed over time. Students examine factors such as migration, urban growth, and diversity to understand how they shape communities and regions in Texas.

This 7-day unit includes lesson plans, warmups, guided notes, practice activities, an assessment, and more. Each lesson includes slideshows in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, as well as student digital activities of the warmups, notes, practice activities, and assessment.

This unit primarily correlates to the current TEKS 7th grade Social Studies standards (adopted 2024). It includes EVERYTHING you need to teach about the Population of Texas – just print & go!

TEKS Standards Covered in this section: 7.10A, 7.10B, 7.10C, 7.10D

Social Studies Skills Covered: 7.20 through 7.23

This unit covers the following topics:

• Lesson 1: Immigration in Texas Over Time
• Lesson 2: How Immigration Influenced Texas
• Lesson 3: How Migration Influenced Texas
• Lesson 4: Population in Texas
• Lesson 5: Effects of Population Growth and Changing Distribution in Texas
• Lesson 6: Population of Texas Review/Flex Day
• Lesson 7: Population of Texas Assessment

What’s included in this resource?

• 7-day Pacing Guide and Overview
• Scope and Sequence
• 7 Teacher Lesson Plan Guides
• 7 Daily Social Studies Spiral Review Slides + 2 Recording Sheet options
• 5 Non-Editable Slideshows (Google Drive & PPT versions)
• Guided Notes for Lessons 1-5 (3 versions: complete, skeleton notes, blank notes; 2 size options: full-page size for binder and smaller size for notebooks)
• 5 Practice Activities with a “Think About It” exit ticket at the end of each activity
• Digital and Full-Color Versions of Student Activities
• 1 Study Guide
• 1 Assessment
• Answer Keys for all activities

What makes this Guided Social Studies Curriculum Smart and Simple?

✅ The social studies daily lessons and activities are bite-sized and can easily be implemented in 40-60 minutes.

✅ The social studies curriculum is fully TEKS-aligned (for Texas) but is still flexible enough to use in any order.

✅ Each social studies unit has everything you need to simply teach social studies – easy-to-follow lesson plans, warmups, guided notes, practice activities, and more!

It’s everything you need to implement engaging social studies lessons that students love, and teachers enjoy (because it’s comprehensive and easy to prep)!