Using maps and globes, locate the student's hometown, Florida, and North America, and locate the state capital and the national capital.
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| A Friend of the Everglades: Part 1 | In this lesson, students will read informational text about Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) as well as the Everglades. Students will annotate and summarize the text using a summarizing strategy. Then they will complete a graphic organizer to organize the information for their children's book. This is lesson 1 of 3 in a mini-unit integrating civics and English Language Arts. |
| My Florida! | Students will learn about the Florida Capitol Building and Everglades as important symbols of Florida. Students will label and color the capital, the Everglades National Park, and their hometown on a map of Florida. |
| Florida's History and Geography | Students will use a self-guided reference presentation to complete a mapping activity of Florida and learn about its early history. |
| Recognizing Symbols: The Supreme Court | In this lesson, students will learn about the U.S. Supreme Court building as a symbol of the nation and locate the nation’s capital on a map. |
| Recognizing U.S. Symbols: The U.S. Capitol | In this lesson, students will learn about the U.S. Capitol building as a symbol of the nation and locate the nation’s capital on a map. |
| Recognizing U.S. Symbols: The White House | In this lesson, students will learn about the White House building as a symbol of the nation and locate the nation’s capital on a map. |
| Symbols: Map It Florida! | In this lesson, students will learn about the Florida Capitol and Everglades National Park as symbols that represent Florida. Students will locate these symbols and their hometowns on a map of the state. |
| What Is a Government? Lesson #2 Laws and Government | Students will use text features to help understand and explain the meaning of academic vocabulary from What Is a Government? by Baron Bedesky in this lesson plan. Students will read a section of the text about the role of laws and create a drawing of text vocabulary that includes text features. This is lesson 2 of a 6-lesson unit plan based on this text.
This unit will support students as they explain why people form governments, the role of laws in government, the impact of government on daily life, and the ways the government protects the rights and liberty of American citizens. Students will engage in a read aloud of the text, What is Government, spread out over several lessons, emphasizing text features, vocabulary, central idea, and author’s purpose. In addition, the teacher will facilitate research, student presentations, expository writing, artwork, computer science, and identifying Florida symbols to help students solidify their interpretation as to why people form governments. |
| U.S. Symbols | Students will learn about and locate important U.S. symbols (U.S. Capitol, White House, U.S. Supreme Court building, Statue of Liberty). Map elements (title, key/legend) and important geographic locations (United States, Florida, Washington D.C., New York City) will be reviewed. |
