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POEMS

DRESS THE COWBOY

A cowboy dresses himself with care.
He starts with long, red ______(UNDERWEAR).
Out in the desert, you don't want to get hurt,
So the cowboy wears a strong wool ______(SHIRT).
Deserts and prairies are the cowboy's scenes;
To protect his legs, he wears sturdy blue______(JEANS).
The cowboy bent, and ran, and knelt.
To keep his pants up, he wore a leather ______(BELT).
The coyote howls, the old owl hoots.
On his feet, he wears leather ______(BOOTS).
It isn't yellow, so it's not a banana;
Around his neck, he wears a soft ______(BANDANA).
A cowboy is a cowboy, and that is that!
On top of his head, he wore a ten-gallon ______(HAT).
He's all dressed from head to feet,
And now our cowboy can't be beat!

I'm a Tex
I'm a Tex, I'm a Tex,

I'm a Texas Star.
I eat pinto beans
From a great big jar
With some bacon
And some biscuits
And a little bit of salt.

SONGS

ARMADILLO SONG
Tune: "Allouette"

Armadillo, little armadillo.
Armadillo, curling up so small.
Now he's curling up his head.
(Now he's curling up his head)
Curl his head (Curl his head), O-O-O-O

Armadillo, little armadillo.
Armadillo, curling up so small.
Now he's curling up his legs.
(Now he's curling up his legs)
Curl his legs (Curl his legs)
Curl his head (Curl his head), O-O-O-O

Armadillo, little armadillo.
Armadillo, curling up so small.
Now he's curling up his tail
(Now he's curling up his tail)
Curl his tail (Curl his tail)
Curl his legs (Curl his legs)
Curl his head (Curl his head), O-O-O-O

Armadillo, little armadillo.
Armadillo, curling up so small.

I'm a Little Cowpoke
Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little cowpoke
Here is my hat
Here are my spurs
And here are my chaps
As soon as I get up
I work all day
I get on my horse
And ride away

Texas songs
Tune: "Bingo"
I know a state that's big and great
And Texas is it's name oh
T - E - X - A - S
T - E - X - A - S
T - E - X - A - S
and Texas is its name-o.

Deep In The Heart of Texas

The stars at night, are big and bright,

deep in the heart of Texas,

The prairie sky is wide and high,

deep in the heart of Texas.

The sage in bloom is like perfume,

deep in the heart of Texas,

Reminds me of, the one I love,

deep in the heart of Texas.

The coyotes wail, along the trail,

deep in the heart of Texas,

The rabbits rush, around the brush,

deep in the heart of Texas

The cowboys cry, "Ki-yip-pee-yi,"

deep in the heart of Texas.

The doggies bawl, and bawl and bawl,

deep in the heart of Texas.

Look around the Desert

Tune:"Did You Ever See A Lassie"

Oh, Look around the desert,
the desert, the desert.
Oh, Look around the desert.
Now what do you see?
Oh, I see some (sand!)
Yes, I see some (sand!)
Oh look around the desert
Do you see it, Too?

(You may change the word in ( ) to Lizards, horses, prairie dogs, owls, roadrunners, cactus, snakes, coyote, for additional verses)

Texas Songs (Midis)

Texas State Song (Midi)

VOCABULARY

Bluebonnet	Mockingbird	Pecan Tree	Barbecue
Armadillo	Space Center	Longhorn	Tacos
NASA	Jalapeno	Cowboy	Rodeo

WRITING JOURNAL

Texas is...

I live in _____ Texas.

Texas symbols are....

Don't mess with Texas!

In Texas I see...

The Pecan Tree..

If I were an Armadillo...

If I were a Coyote...

I love to eat tacos...

ART & CRAFTS

Craft

Enchanted Learning Crafts

Bluebonnets and Popcorn Trees

Riding a horse

Rattlesnakes

Cactus Collages
Roping a cow

Cereal Box Covered Wagons

Bean Bag Toss: Toss small bean bags into cowboy hat

Texas shaped pasta

Cowpoke vests

Charcoal Writing

Stick Horses

CITIES

IMPORTANT CITIES IN TEXAS:

Houston	San Antonio	Austin	Dallas
Galveston	South Padre Island	Corpus Christi	El Paso

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TEXAS

Tour Texas

Texas cities

Pictures of Texas

Touring Texas Slide Shows

WEBQUEST

Webquest on Texas

LITERATURE

The Zebra-Riding Cowboy collected by Angela Shelf Medearis
Cowboy Dreams witten and illustrated by Dayal Kaur Khalsa
Pecos Bill retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Someday Rider by Ann Herbert Scott
The Cowboy and the Black-eyed Pea by Tony Johnston