Florida Unit Study

As part of J's fourth grade curriculum, we are working through a year long study of the state of Florida. We are using several different resources that I have found to learn about the state including an old textbook that I found in a thrift store. We learn about Florida one day a week, if we can manage:) Here are a few activities that we have worked on lately.

We read a section from the textbook and make correlating mini books and such for her Florida lap book that she is creating.

She created a large Florida map out of butcher paper. Each week, she will add items that she reads about to her map.

This week, we read about the largest lake in Florida as well as a few of our national parks. She also labeled the large bodies of water.

We read about the tightest and lowest points in Florida as well as what our border states were. We also learned about the state reptile.

Because of the recent events in Florida about the alligators, J decided to make an alligator book depicting the dangers of Florida waters.

She made this cute alligator shaped books to discuss what to do and what not to do in our lakes and rivers. It has tips on how to stay safe around the water of florida. Because J opted to work on our state study the whole school year, we only do a little each time. After her unit is over, she will have a huge lap book on her state. See you soon.