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Civics and Social Studies

Teacher’s Note -- A draft of the new Social Studies Standards is now available at www.flstandards.org.

Kids Voting USA (KVUSA) is a national leader in civic education and operates through a national network of community-based affiliates that partner with schools and election officials to offer students in Kindergarten through high school a wide range of opportunities for civic learning. Through KVUSA, students learn about democracy through a combination of classroom activities, an authentic voting experience and family dialogue. High-quality instructional materials provide K-12 teachers with valuable civic learning tools for use throughout the school year. In addition to classroom activities about voting and elections, students also explore the right to vote, democracy and active citizenship.

Kids Voting USA materials are not available through this web site, and are only available to teachers within geographical areas served by a Kids Voting affiliate.  If your geographical area is served by a Kids Voting affiliate, please contact your affiliate regarding access to KVUSA materials.  We’re sorry for any inconvenience.

Visit the Newspaper in Education's web site to find many useful teaching resources about elections and government related issues.

PBS Kids has created The Democracy Project and it includes useful, fun activities and lesson plans during the election year and beyond.

Birds and Conservation

Bird IQ offers new activities, information, and great web links to enhance your bird studies, whether in the classroom or in the field.

Learn how Flying WILD brings students, teachers and the community together to advance bird conservation.

Become a Bird Detective with your students by using the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's Junior Birder materials. Participating in the Junior Birder program comes with Wings Over Florida Hummingbird Level certificates for each student that identifies their first 15 birds. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's Wings Over Florida program has five levels of achievement starting with a life list of 50 Florida species (Beginner) and ending at 350 species (Elite Florida Birder).

Become a Bird Sleuth with your students.  Learn more about Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Sleuth Program

Learn about bird watching in Florida - how to use binoculars and identify birds.

Find great ideas to get started teaching about birds. Visit the Educator's Guide to Bird Study.

See how Audubon Adventures brings science to life for children wherever they live!

Get your students involved and participate in the Great Outdoor Bird Count.