This Texas Almanac Teacher's Guide represents a significant change in the way this resource has been offered and the type of content it contains. The following changes have been incorporated:

• It is offered online at no cost to the educator.
• The Answer Key is not included in the online documents but is available for free by request. Separate Answer Keys are available for the Texas Almanac 2010–2011 and for the Texas Almanac 2012–2013.
  
• The majority of the content can be used with any recent issue of the Texas Almanac, although in the Answer Key, statistical answers are taken from the current edition.
• Lessons based on past issues of the Texas Almanac are available as Special Lessons at the bottom of the list of lessons.
• Additional lessons will be added as additional content is made available and new editions are published.

These instructional suggestions and activities were written by current or former classroom teachers and represent a wealth of ideas for making use of the information provided by the Texas Almanac. There are a number of exciting projects related to the Texas Almanac that are worthy of noting, including: additional content available on www.TexasAlmanac.com, the availability of the current edition electronically via EBSCO's Texas Reference Center database through your school library, and the online availability of back issues of the Texas Almanac dating to 1857, which can be accessed by clicking "Archive," above. We strongly encourage the purchase of hard copies of the Texas Almanac, as they can be more flexible when technology is unavailable. Furthermore, we realize that hard copy editions are available through a variety of outlets, but encourage you to purchase them through the Texas State Historical Association, as such purchases provide maximum benefit to the organization.