3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:Florida: The Sunshine State
  • Subject(s):Social Studies
  • Days:10
  • Grade(s):K
Key Learning:

Studying the history, people, and places in Florida helps us understand and respect the people and places around us.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 
What people and occurrences have impacted the development of our state?
   
Concept: Important Places and History
SS.B.1.1.1.1   SS.A.5.1.2.1  
Concept: Symbols
SS.A.5.1.2.1  
Concept: Cultures
SS.A.3.1.3.1   SS.A.3.1.2.1   SS.B.2.1.1.1   SS.B.1.1.3.1  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Why are certain historical places considered important?

 (A)
How is the location of certain historical monuments (i.e. St. Augustine) important? (ET)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Why do we recognize certain symbols as being representative of our state? (A)
What are the symbols of Florida? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How have different cultures contributed to the lifestyle of Floridians?

 (ET)

How did settlement and expansion in Florida effect indigenous populations?

 (A)
Vocabulary:

coast, fort, capitol building, Tallahassee, St. Augustine, etc.

Vocabulary:

mocking bird, alligator, citrus, orange blossom, state flag, snowbirds, vacation destination, beaches

Vocabulary:

Seminole Indians, settlement, expansion, immigrants, beliefs

Concept: Agriculture and Economy
SS.B.2.1.1.1  
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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How does Florida agriculture impact our economy?

 (A)

What types of agriculture are there in Florida?

 (A)

Why is our state so appealing to tourists?

 (A)
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Vocabulary:

cattle, citrus, agriculture, fishing/seafood industries, tourism

Vocabulary:

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Additional Information:

(Note: Holidays and Cultural Observances may be taught based on their calendar occurance dates. See Spotlight on Social Studies on the PCSB website.)

Guest speakers from various areas of agriculture, field trips to tourist attractions, using Florida grown foods in culinary dishes, Power Point "My Florida"

Teacher manual, graphic organizers, audio/visual resources, word wall, technology, fiction and non-fiction tradebooks, photographs, agricultural products, tourism brochures

Resources:

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Acquisition Lesson:

Extending Thinking Lesson:

Vocabulary Report

  • coast -
  • Seminole Indians -
  • cattle -
  • mocking bird -
  • fort -
  • settlement -
  • citrus -
  • alligator -
  • citrus -
  • agriculture -
  • capitol building -
  • expansion -
  • orange blossom -
  • fishing/seafood industries -
  • immigrants -
  • Tallahassee -
  • beliefs -
  • tourism -
  • state flag -
  • St. Augustine -
  • snowbirds -
  • etc. -
  • vacation destination -
  • beaches -