Florida SS.1.A.1.1

Social Studies1st GradeHistorical Inquiry and Analysis

The Standard

Develop an understanding of a primary source.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students examine an object, photograph, letter, or recording made by someone connected to the time being studied. They use details from the source to learn about the past.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a simple source, a student names what it is, points to two details, and makes a reasonable claim about the past. The student explains who might have created it and why.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every old-looking item is a primary source. They may treat a textbook picture or reenactment as firsthand evidence. They may also confuse what they observe with what they infer.
How to Assess It: Show students a historical classroom photograph. Ask, “What two details do you notice, and what does this photograph teach us about school long ago?”

Lesson moves

Set out an old coin, postcard, and photograph; students use magnifiers and list one clue from each item.
Display a historical photograph and ask, “What do you notice, and what can those details tell us about life then?”
Play Source Detective by having students sort picture cards into firsthand sources and later retellings, then explain one choice.
Students bring or draw a family keepsake and ask an adult what it shows about their family’s past.

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