Website
State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this resource to gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.
Website
State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Migration During the Great Depression: Living History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Most people in Central Florida came from somewhere else. Students first analyze life histories from American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 to learn oral history techniques. They then interview...
Handout
University of South Florida

A Short History of Florida: Ponce De Leon: Florida's First Spanish Explorer

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read about Juan Ponce de Leon, his exploration of Florida, and his fruitless search for the "Fountain of Youth."
Handout
University of South Florida

Floripedia: A Florida Encyclopedia: De Narvaez, Panfilo

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the Spanish conquistador, Panfilo de Narvaez, taken from a 1904 book, A History of Florida. The page includes some recall questions interspersed with the original text.
Handout
50 States

50 States: Florida (Fl)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Florida. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Website
Other

Historical Museum of Southern Florida : The Spanish Colonization of Florida

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow the early colonization of Florida. From explorers to settlers to trades between England and Spain, and finally to the emergence of the American territory of Florida.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: History of the United States in Rhyme by Robert C. Adams

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book History of the United States in Rhyme by Robert C. Adams (c1884), a long poem of the history of the U.S. through the war with Spain.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Indian History for Young Folks by Francis S. Drake

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Indian History for Young Folks by Francis S. Drake (c1884), the history of the Native Americans.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The History of David, Or, the Shepherd King, Julia Corner, Ed

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The History of David, or, The Shepherd King by Julia Corner, Ed. (1861). This is the story of David from Deans Scripture Library for the Young.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Alphabet of Old Testament History by Pott & Amery's

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Alphabet of Old Testament History by Pott & Amery's [1870]. This is an illustrated alphabet of Biblical people, but they do not include the names of the people.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The History of Hortense by John s.c. Abbott

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The History of Hortense Daughter of Josephine, Queen of Holland, Mother of Napoleon III by John S.C. Abbott [1870], a biography.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Young People's Illustrated Bible History by Alvan Bond

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Young People's Illustrated Bible History by Alvan Bond [1870]. This is an illustrated children's book containing stories from the New and Old Testament and...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: History of Mary, Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book History of Mary, Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott (1861), a biography of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Ballads of Romance and History by Susan Coolidge, Et Al

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Ballads of Romance and History by Susan Coolidge, et al (c1887), a collection of illustrated children's poetry and ballads.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The History of Little Davy's New Hat by Robert Bloomfield

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The History of Little Davy's New Hat by Robert Bloomfield, a children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Grandfather's Chair: A History for Youth by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Grandfather's Chair: A History for Youth by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1890), a children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Fairy Tale Books: The History of Whittington by Andrew Lang

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Fairy Tale Books: The History of Whittington by Andrew Lang (1890), a collection of fairy tales and short stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The History of Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The History of Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day (1865), an illustrated children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper (1865), an illustrated children's poem.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures by w.i. Bicknell

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures and Guide to General Zoology by W.I. Bicknell (1892), an illustrated guide to zoology based on the Bible.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Chip's Un Natural History by Frederick A. Stokes & Brother

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Chip's Un-Natural History by Frederick A. Stokes & Brother (1888). It features funny, pun-filled definitions of a variety of humans and animals; each definition...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Pictures & Stories From Natural History by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Pictures & Stories from Natural History by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction, illustrated book about all types of animals including domestic, farm, wild, and...
Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Castillo De San Marcos National Monument

For Students 4th - 6th
Built to protect and defend Spain's hold on Florida as early as 1672, Castillo de San Marcos was designated as a national monument in 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge. A deeper history of the monument and the town of St. Augustine,...

Other popular searches