Florida SS.K.G.3

SS.K.G.3 is a Florida social studies standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

• SS.K.G.3.1

  Identify basic landforms.

• SS.K.G.3.2

  Identify basic bodies of water.

• SS.K.G.3.3

  Describe and give examples of seasonal weather changes, and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify common landforms and bodies of water in pictures, maps, and models. They describe seasonal weather changes and tell how weather affects people and the environment.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can correctly name features such as mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, and oceans. The student can describe a weather change and choose a sensible response, such as wearing a coat in cold weather.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call every body of water an ocean or confuse hills with mountains. They may also confuse daily weather with seasons or think all places have the same weather.

04

How to Assess It

Show a picture with a hill, river, and rainy sky. Ask, “Name two physical features and tell one way the weather could affect people.”

1. 01

   Use clay and a shallow water tray to build mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, and oceans, then label each feature.

2. 02

   Show two seasonal pictures and ask, “What changed, and how would people dress or act differently?”

3. 03

   Play a picture-card sort where students place cards under landform, body of water, weather, or weather effect.

4. 04

   Check the local forecast, then have students choose clothing and playground plans that fit the predicted weather.

• SS.3.G.4

  Human Systems

• SS.5.G.3

  Environment and Society

• SS.3.G.3

  Physical Systems

• SS.6.G.2

  Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.