Florida State Academic State Standards for Grades K-2

  • Grade K

    SS.K.A.2.4 Listen to and retell stories about people in the past who have shown character ideals and principles including honesty, courage, and responsibility.

    Lesson: Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

    Lesson: Who Was Betsy Ross?

    SS.K.A.2.5 Recognize the importance of U.S. symbols.

    Lesson: American Symbols

    SS.K.CG.1 Identify the purpose of rules and laws in the home and school.

    Lesson What is Government

    SS.K.CG.1.2 Identify people who have the authority and power to make and enforce rules and laws.

    Lesson What is Government

    SS.K.CG.2.1 Describe and demonstrate the characteristics of being a responsible citizen.

    Lesson Responsible Citizenship

    SS.K.CG.2.4 Recognize symbols that represent the United States.

    Lesson American Symbols

  • Grade 1

    SS.1.A.2.1 Understand history tells the story of people and events of other times and places.

    Lesson Who Was Benjamin Franklin

    Lesson Who Was Betsy Ross

    SS.1.A.2.4 Identify people from the past who have shown character ideals and principles including honesty, courage, and responsibility.

    Lesson Who Was Benjamin Franklin

    Lesson Who Was Betsy Ross

    SS.1.CG.1.1 Explain the purpose of rules and laws in the home, school and community.

    Lesson What is Government

    SS.1.CG.1.2 Describe how the absence of rules and laws impacts individuals and the community.

    Lesson What is Government

    SS.1.CG.2.1 Explain the rights and responsibilities students have in the school community.

    Lesson Responsible Citizenship

    SS.1.CG.2.4 Recognize symbols and individuals that represent the United States.

    Clarification 2: Students will recognize Benjamin Franklin, George Washington…

    Lesson Founding Fathers: George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

    Lesson Who Was Benjamin Franklin

    Lesson Who Was Betsy Ross

    Lesson American Symbols

    SS.1.CG.3.1 Recognize that the United States and Florida have Constitutions.

    Lesson Creating America’s Constitution

  • Grade 2

    SS.2.A.2.4 Explore ways the daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over time.

    Lesson Life in Colonial America

    SS.2.CG.1.1 Explain why people form governments.

    Lesson What is Government

    SS.2.CG.1.2 Explain how the U.S. government protects the liberty and rights of American citizens.

    Lesson Creating America’s Constitution

    SS.2.CG.2.2 Describe the characteristics of responsible citizenship at the local and state levels

    Lesson Responsible Citizenship
    Lesson Different Levels of Government

    SS.2.CG.2.4 Recognize symbols, individuals and documents that represent the United States.

    Clarification 2: Students will recognize …Thomas Jefferson…

    Clarification 3: Students will recognize the Declaration of Independence as a document that represents the United States.

    Lesson Founding Fathers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

    Lesson American Symbols

    Lesson The Declaration of Independence

    SS.2.CG.3.1 Identify the Constitution of the United States as the supreme law of the land.

    Lesson Creating America’s Constitution