Why is it important for state governments to have a state constitution? What is
the purpose and importance of having a written plan for how a government
should operate? 
 These are all questions this lesson plan on Florida’s government address. Using different strategies like a graphic organizer for Florida State Government, Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the U.S. Constitution to that of Florida’s State Constitution. Which are all given in the lesson plan to copy. This lesson will leave students with a clear idea of how the Florida government works which I think is an important thing for students to learn and some of these lessons are no longer talked about as much in schools as there is no social studies FCAT. This lesson plan has some really helpful guides in it like a section called Steps to Deliver the Lesson which gives thought provoking questions and answers to give your students.  This lesson plan even has ELL student accommodation suggestions built in. The lesson plan as address Differentiated Instruction Strategies it has suggestion like while students are completing the graphic organizers, work individually with students who are having difficulty with reading. Or while students are completing the paragraph summary, work on an Individual basis with students who are having difficulty. It is an excellent lesson plan that has wonderful ideas and printouts as well as great strategies for teachers to implement from the lesson.

 

This link to this lesson plan is http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net/pdf/elementary_lessons-civic_integration/SS.4.C.1.1%20lesson.pdf