Standards
Students will explain why reciting the Pledge of Allegiance daily is an act of patriotism.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize that the equal rights of citizens are protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Generate resourceStudents will use scenarios to identify the impact of government on daily life.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize Rosa Parks and Thomas Jefferson as individuals who represent the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will explain the importance of recognizing patriotic holidays or observances (e.g., American Founders Month, Celebrate Freedom Week, Constitution Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Medal of Honor Day, Memorial Day, Patriot Day, Veterans Day).
Generate resourceStudents will identify characteristics of responsible citizenship (e.g., peaceable assembly, obeying the law, community involvement).
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the Florida Constitution as a document that represents Florida.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the Declaration of Independence as a document that represents the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the U.S. Supreme Court building, and the Statue of Liberty as symbols that represent the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will identify characteristics of irresponsible citizenship (e.g., disorderly assembly, breaking the law).
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the Florida State Capitol and the Everglades National Park as symbols of Florida.
Generate resourceStudents will describe the contributions of the diverse individuals and groups that contribute to civic life in the United States and Florida.
Generate resourceStudents will define and provide examples of laws at the state and national levels.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize Andrew Jackson and Marjory Stoneman Douglas as individuals who represent Florida.
Generate resourceUtilize the media center, technology, or other informational sources to locate information that provides answers to questions about a historical topic.
Generate resourceRecognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.
Generate resourceCompare the cultures of Native American tribes from various geographic regions of the United States.
Generate resourceExplore ways the daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over time.
Generate resourceDiscuss the importance of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty to immigration from 1892 – 1954.
Generate resourceIdentify African Americans who demonstrated civic service (i.e., Secretary of State Colin Powell, Civil Air Patrol [CAP] Lt. Willa Beatrice Brown, Carter G. Woodson, Senator Hiram Revels).
Generate resourceIdentify oral traditions and folktales of African Americans (e.g., Anansi the Spider, Tale of the Midnight Goat Thief).
Generate resourceExplain how the U.S. government protects the liberty and rights of American citizens.
Generate resourceDescribe the characteristics of responsible citizenship at the local and state levels.
Generate resourceRecognize symbols, individuals, and documents that represent the United States.
Generate resourceIdentify the Constitution of the United States as the supreme law of the land.
Generate resourceRecognize that people supply goods and services based on consumer demands.
Generate resourceRecognize that the United States trades with other nations to exchange goods and services.
Generate resourceUse different types of maps (political, physical, and thematic) to identify map elements.
Generate resourceUsing maps and globes, locate the student’s hometown, Florida, North America, and both the state and national capitals.
Generate resourceLabel on a map or globe the continents, oceans, Equator, Prime Meridian, North, and South Poles.
Generate resourceUse a map to locate the countries in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands).
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