Teach BIG TEKS Companion
Understand & teach every TEKS
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Teach BIG® TEKS Companion — Everything You Need for Every TEKS, All in One Place.
Stop searching through multiple websites, lesson plans, and curriculum documents. The Teach BIG® TEKS Companion brings together the instructional supports Texas educators need in one easy-to-use app, helping you save time, teach with confidence, and keep learning focused on the standards.
Whether you're planning lessons, preparing for PLCs, supporting intervention groups, or enriching advanced learners, the Teach BIG® TEKS Companion is designed to make every TEKS easier to understand, teach, and track.
Every TEKS includes:
• Teacher-Friendly Explanation
• Student-Friendly Definition
• "I Can" and "I Will" Statements
• Cognitive Demand Analysis and Thinking-Level Indicators
• Question Stems and Academic Vocabulary
• Breakout TEKS, Parts-of-Speech Analysis, Verbs and Nouns of Importance
• Parent Letters and Exit Ticket Ideas
• Intervention and Enrichment Activities
• Supports for Multilingual Learners, Students with Disabilities, and Dyslexia considerations
• Real-World Applications, Cross-Curricular Connections, and Teacher Reflection Prompts
TEKS Progress Tracker: five color-coded thinking dots per standard trace your journey from discovering the standard to students transferring the learning.
Simple search by grade level, subject, strand, reporting category, student expectation, or keyword.
Try it free: one Grade 4 Reading standard is fully unlocked as a sample of the whole experience. Subscriptions unlock the rest — Essential (understand the standard), Professional (teach it), and Premium (extend it beyond the classroom). Each level includes everything in the level before it.
Built by experienced Texas educators for teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, interventionists, and curriculum leaders.
Disclaimer: The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are the curriculum standards adopted by the Texas State Board of Education and published by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Teach BIG® TEKS Companion is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Texas Education Agency or the Texas State Board of Education.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://teachbig.com/teks-companion-terms-of-use/
Privacy Policy: https://teachbig.com/teks-companion-privacy-policy/
Range Performance Level Descriptors (RPLDs) now cover Grades 6-12 English Language Arts (Reading and Writing), in addition to Grades 3-5. Open any Language Arts standard to see the full Did Not Meet / Approaches / Meets / Masters continuum. (Premium)
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Information
- Seller
- The Writing Academy, LLC
- Size
- 144 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium — TEKS Connections $9.99
- Professional — Instruction $7.99
- Essential — TEKS Fundamentals $4.99
- Premium Annual — TEKS Connections $99.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 The Writing Academy, LLC