Florida State Academic Standards Grades 3-5

  • Grade 3

    SS.3.AA.1.1 Identify African Americans who demonstrated heroism and patriotism.

    Lesson Who Was Prince Hall

    SS.3.CG.1.1 Explain how the U.S. Constitution establishes the purpose and fulfills the need for government.

    Lesson The Constitutional Convention

    SS.3.CG.1.2 Describe how the U.S. government gains its power from the people.

    Lesson The Constitutional Convention

    SS.3.CG.2.1 Describe how citizens demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism and other civic virtues.

    Lesson Characteristics of Responsible Citizenship

    Lesson Volunteerism

    SS.3.CG.2.4 Recognize symbols, individuals, documents and events that represent the United States.

    Clarification 2: Students will recognize James Madison, Alexander Hamilton…

    Clarification 4: Students will recognize the Constitutional Convention.

    Lesson Founding Fathers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

    Lesson Who Was Alexander Hamilton

    Lesson Constitutional Convention

    SS.3.CG.3.1 Explain how the U.S. and Florida Constitutions establish the structure, function, powers and limits of government.

    Lesson Federalism and the Great Compromise

    Lesson The Three Branches of Government

    SS.3.CG.3.2 Recognize that the government has local, state and national levels.

    Lesson Different Levels of Government

  • Grade 5

    SS.5.AA.1.1 Examine the life of African Americans in the colonial era.

    Lesson Slavery in Northern Colonies/States

    Lesson Life of Free African Americans in the 1700s

    Lesson Who Was Prince Hall

    SS.5.A.4.1 Identify the economic, political and socio-cultural motivation for colonial settlement.

    Lesson The Original 13 Colonies

    SS.5.A.4.2 Compare characteristics of New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

    Lesson The Original 13 Colonies

    SS.5.A.4.3 Identify significant individuals responsible for the development of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

    Lesson The Original 13 Colonies

    SS.5.A.4.4 Demonstrate an understanding of political, economic, and social aspects of daily colonial life in the thirteen colonies.

    Lesson Life in Colonial America

    SS.5.A.4.6 Describe the introduction, impact, and role of slavery in the colonies.

    Lesson Slavery in Northern Colonies/States

    SS.5.A.5.1 Identify and explain significant events leading up to the American Revolution.

    Lesson Colonial America: Causes of Independence

    SS.5.A.5.2 Identify significant individuals and groups who played a role in the American Revolution.

    Lesson Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock

    Lesson Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, John Jay

    Founding Mothers: Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Mercy Watson, Phyliss Wheatly, Deborah Sampson

    Lesson Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Ideas for Women and Against Slavery

    SS.5.A.5.3 Explain the significance of historical documents including key political concepts, origins of these concepts, and their role in American independence.

    Lesson Declaration of Independence

    SS.5.A.5.4 Examine and explain the changing roles and impact of significant women during the American Revolution.

    Founding Mothers: Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Mercy Watson, Phyliss Wheatly, Deborah Sampson

    Lesson Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Ideas for Women and Against Slavery

    Lesson Homefront American Revolution

    SS.5.A.5.8 Evaluate the personal and political hardships resulting from the American Revolution.

    Lesson Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Ideas for Women and Against Slavery

    Lesson Homefront American Revolution

    SS.5.A.5.10 Examine the significance of the Constitution including its key political concepts, origins of those concepts, and their role in American democracy.

    Lesson Constitutional Convention

    SS.5.CG.1.1 Recognize that the Declaration of Independence affirms that every U.S. citizen has certain unalienable rights.

    Lesson Declaration of Independence

    SS.5.CG.1.2 Explain how and why the U.S. government was created by the U.S. Constitution.

    Lesson Articles of Confederation

    Lesson Constitutional Convention

    Lesson Federalism and the Great Compromise

    Lesson Federalist vs Anti-Federalsit

    SS.5.CG.1.4 Describe the history, meaning and significance of the Bill of Rights.

    Lesson The Bill of Rights

    SS.5.CG.2.2 Compare forms of political participation in the colonial period to today.

    Lesson Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Ideas for Women and Against Slavery

    SS.5.CG.2.4 Evaluate the importance of civic duties and responsibilities to the preservation of the United States’ constitutional republic.

    Lesson Responsible Citizenship

    SS.5.CG.2.6 Explain symbols and documents that represent the United States.

    Students will recognize the U.S. Constitution (specifically the Bill of Rights).

    Lesson The Bill of Rights

    SS.5.CG.3.1 Describe the organizational structure and powers of the national government as defined in Articles I, II and III of the U.S. Constitution.

    Lesson Articles I-III of the United States Constitution

    SS.5.CG.3.2 Analyze how the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights limit the power of the national government and protect citizens from an oppressive government.

    Lesson Articles I-III of the United States Constitution

    Lesson The Bill of Rights

  • Grade 4

    SS.4.A.3.7 Identify nations (Spain, France, England) that controlled Florida before it became a United States territory.

    Florida and the Revolutionary War