Each school year, the School District of Indian River County (SDIRC) adopts a new curriculum in a major subject area, following the Florida Department of Education's instructional materials adoption cycle.

For use in the 2023-2024 school year, K-12 Social Studies materials are being adopted, and the SDIRC is providing an opportunity for public review from August 18 through September 6, 2023. During the review period, the instructional materials under consideration will be available for public review.

To view these materials, click on the corresponding "Click here for the public link" for each item listed below. In specific instances noted, publishers provided usernames, passwords, and additional details to assist with the login and review process. A Public Hearing regarding the selection of these materials will be held at the scheduled Business Meeting on September 25, 2023.

Additionally, a digital review station will be available and accessible in the lobby of the J.A. Thompson Administrative Center, located at 6500 57th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32967, between the hours of 8:15 AM - 4:00 PM.

For further information, please contact:

K-5 - Ms. Kim Garcia, Director of Academic Success for Elementary Programs, via email at kimberly.garcia@indianriverschools.org or telephone at 772.564.3138; or

6-12 - Ms. Anne Bieber, Director of Academic Success for Secondary Programs, via email at anne.bieber@indianriverschools.org or telephone at 772.564.3209.

Social Studies Grades K-5

Course Information

Kindergarten

For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here.

Kindergarten: Living, Learning and Working Together: Kindergarten students will learn about themselves, their families, and the community. Students will be introduced to basic concepts related to history, geography, economics, and citizenship.

First Grade

For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here.

First Grade: Our Community and Beyond: First grade students will expand their knowledge of family and community through explorations in history, geography, and economics and learn about their role as a citizen in their home, school, and community.

Second Grade

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Second Grade: Who We Are As Americans: Second grade students will investigate the impact of immigration over time in the United States, explore the geography of North America, and discover the foundations of American citizenship.

Third Grade

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Third Grade: The United States Regions and Its Neighbors - The third grade Social Studies curriculum consists of the following content area strands: American History, Geography, Economics, and Civics. Third grade students will learn about North America and the Caribbean. They will focus on the regions of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands. Their study will include physical and cultural characteristics as they learn about our country and its neighbors.

Fourth Grade

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Fourth Grade: Florida Studies - The fourth grade Social Studies curriculum consists of the following content area strands: American History, Geography, Economics, and Civics. Fourth grade students will learn about Florida history focusing on exploration and colonization, growth, and the 20th Century and beyond. Students will study the important people, places, and events that helped shape Florida history.

Fifth Grade

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Fifth Grade: United States History - The fifth grade Social Studies curriculum consists of the following content area strands: American History, Geography, Economics, and Civics. Fifth grade students will study the development of our nation with emphasis on the people, places and events up to approximately 1850. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the initial inhabitation, exploration, colonization, and early national periods of American History. So that students can see clearly the relationship between cause and effect in history, students should also have the opportunity to understand how individuals and events of this period influenced later events in the development of our nation.

Curriculum Available

Analytic Orange - Florida History Makers K-5

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Gallopade

Florida Kindergarten Social Studies: Living, Learning, and Working Together - Click here for the public link.

Florida 1st Grade Social Studies: Our Community and Beyond - Click here for the public link.

Florida 2nd Grade Social Studies: Who We Are As Americans - Click here for the public link.

Florida 3rd Grade Social Studies: United States Regions and Neighbors - Click here for the public link,

Florida 4th Grade Social Studies: Florida Studies + Financial Literacy - Click here for the public link.

Florida 5th Grade Social Studies: United States History - Click here for the public link.

The above links provide direct access directly to the Student Edition PDF for review.

All content is © 2023 Gallopade International, Inc. No copying, printing, downloading, sharing, or repurposing of content is allowed.

McGraw Hill LLC

Florida Social Studies, Living, Learning, and Working Together, Grade K

Florida Social Studies, Our Community and Beyond, Grade 1

Florida Social Studies, Who We Are As Americans, Grade 2

Florida Social Studies, The United States: Its Regions and Neighbors, Grade 3

Florida Social Studies, Florida Studies, Grade 4

Florida Social Studies, United States History, Grade 5

Click here for the public link.

Username: SocialStudies_FLK5

Password: FLK5+SocialStudies

Social Studies School Services Company - Nystrom Education

Nystrom Young Citizens: Discover Florida, Gr K - Click here for the public link.

Username: studentk@fl.com

Password: Florida

Nystrom Young Citizens: Explore Florida, Gr 1 - Click here for the public link.

Username: student1@fl.com

Password: Florida

Nystrom Young Citizens: Connect Florida, Gr 2 - Click here for the public link.

Username: studentk2@fl.com

Password: Florida

Nystrom Young Citizens: Inquire Florida, Gr 3 - Click here for the public link.

Username: student3@fl.com

Password: Florida

Nystrom Young Citizens: Encounter Florida, Gr 4 - Click here for the public link.

Username: student4@fl.com

Password: Florida

Nystrom Young Citizens: Investigate Florida, Gr 5 - Click here for the public link.

Username: student5@fl.com

Password: Florida

Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)

Social Studies Alive! K-5 Series for Florida - Click here for the public link.

Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing:

K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5)
MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History)
HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)

Social Studies Grades 6-8

World History

M/J World History (#2109010) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The primary content for this course pertains to the world's earliest civilizations to the ancient and classical civilizations of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Students will be exposed to the multiple dynamics of world history including economics, geography, politics, and religion/philosophy. Students will study methods of historical inquiry and primary and secondary historical documents.			M/J World History Advanced (#2109020) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The primary content for this course pertains to the world's earliest civilizations to the ancient and classical civilizations of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Students will be exposed to the multiple dynamics of world history including economics, geography, politics, and religion/philosophy. Students will study methods of historical inquiry and primary and secondary historical documents.
Gallopade International, Inc.	World History: Early, Ancient, and Classical Civilizations, 2023, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. The above link provides direct access directly to the Student Edition PDF for review. All content is © 2023 Gallopade International, Inc. No copying, printing, downloading, sharing, or repurposing of content is allowed.
McGraw Hill LLC	World History: Voices and Perspectives, Early Ages, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL	McGraw Hill LLC	World History: Voices and Perspectives, Early Ages, Advanced, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic World History Ancient Civilizations Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select: "Launch Course."	National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic World History Ancient Civilizations Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: Florida2023 The accounts can be accessed from the Trial NGLSync Portal. School name should be "Trial School" with the password Florida2023. See list of user names below. Only one person can view using a demo account at a time. Click "Launch Course" to enter MindTap. student01@irmsssreview.com student02@irmsssreview.com student03@irmsssreview.com student04@irmsssreview.com student05@irmsssreview.com student06@irmsssreview.com student07@irmsssreview.com student08@irmsssreview.com student09@irmsssreview.com student10@irmsssreview.com
Savvas Learning Company LLC	Florida World History: myWorld Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.	Savvas Learning Company LLC,	Florida World History Advanced: myWorld Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)	History Alive! The Ancient World, 2023, 3rd Edition	Click here for the public link. Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing: K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5) MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History) HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)	Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)	History Alive! The Ancient World (Middle School) - Advanced	Click here for the public link. Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing: K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5) MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History) HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)

Civics

M/J Civics (#2106010) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The primary content for the course pertains to the principles, functions, and organization of government; the origins of the American political system; the roles, rights, responsibilities of United States citizens; and methods of active participation in our political system. The course is embedded with strong geographic and economic components to support civic education instruction.
National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic Civics Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select "Launch Course."
Florida Transformative Education	Gateway to American Civics and Government, 2022, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: civregind-s@fss.com Password: LakeHavasu-22 To view this sample, please visit our website at: https://ctpweb.cabtera.comPublic access is the same as the student login. Login on the lock icon at the upper left with the following information: Username: civregind-s@fss.com Password: LakeHavasu-22 This will bring you to a screen with cabinets. The public access log-in will display the Student Guide. The “Foundational Resources” include a special activity on a health-related topic, “Antisemitism and the Holocaust,” “Mathematics in Our Democracy,” and a message to parents in English, Spanish, and Russian. Once you are in this edition of the program, you can scroll up and down or navigate to specific pages by typing in the page number in the top menu.
McGraw Hill LLC	Civics, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
Savvas Learning Company LLC	Florida Civics Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)	Civics Alive! Foundations and Functions, 2023, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing: K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5) MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History) HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)

United States History

M/J United States History (#2100010) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. Primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of American history from the Exploration and Colonization period to the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to explore those fundamental ideas and events which occurred after Reconstruction.			M/J United States History Advanced (#2100020) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. Primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of American history from the Exploration and Colonization period to the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to explore those fundamental ideas and events which occurred after Reconstruction.
National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic U.S. History Beginnings to 1877 Florida Edition, 2023, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select: "Launch Course."	McGraw Hill LLC	United States History: Voices and Perspectives, Early Years, Advanced, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
Florida Transformative Education	Gateway to Early American History with Revised Civics and Government Standards, 2023, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: eahregind-s@fss.com Password: Jubilee-22 Public access to our program is identical to student access. To view this sample, please visit our website at:https://ctpweb.cabtera.com. Then login at the lock icon at the upper left with the following information: Username: eahregind-s@fss.com Password: LakeHavasu-22 This will bring you to a screen with cabinets. This log-in will display the Student Guide. The “Foundational Resources” include a special activity on a health-related topic, “Antisemitism and the Holocaust,” “Mathematics in Our Democracy,” and a message to parents in English, Spanish, and Russian. Once you are in the program, you can scroll up and down or navigate to specific pages by typing in the page number in the top menu.	Savvas Learning Company LLC	Florida United States History Advanced: myWorld Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Gallopade	U.S. History: Exploration and Colonization to Reconstruction + Financial Literacy, 2023, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
McGraw Hill LLC	United States History: Voices and Perspectives, Early Years, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
Savvas Learning Company LLC	Florida United States History: myWorld Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)	History Alive! The US Through Industrialism, 2023, 3rd Edition	Click here for the public link. Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing: K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5) MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History) HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)

Social Studies Grades 9-12

Economics with Financial Literacy

Economics with Financial Literacy (#2102335) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The grade 9-12 Economics course consists of the following content area strands: Economics and Geography. The primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of the concepts and processes of the national and international economic systems. Content should include, but is not limited to, currency, banking, and monetary policy, the fundamental concepts relevant to the major economic systems, the global market and economy, major economic theories and economists, the role and influence of the government and fiscal policies, economic measurements, tools, and methodology, financial and investment markets, and the business cycle.			Economics with Financial Literacy Honors (#2102345) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The grade 9-12 Economics course consists of the following content area strands: Economics and Geography. The primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of the concepts and processes of the national and international economic systems. Content should include, but is not limited to, currency, banking, and monetary policy, the fundamental concepts relevant to the major economic systems, the global market and economy, major economic theories and economists, the role and influence of the government and fiscal policies, economic measurements, tools, and methodology, financial and investment markets, and the business cycle.
National Geographic Learning Cengage	Contemporary Economics Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select: "Launch Course."	McGraw Hill LLC	Economics with Financial Literacy, Honors, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
McGraw Hill LLC	Economics with Financial Literacy, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL	Savvas Learning Company LLC	Florida Economics Interactive Honors, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Savvas Learning Company LLC,	Florida Economics Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.

Psychology

Psychology 1 (#2107300)

For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here.

The primary content for the course pertains to the principles, functions, and organization of government; the origins of the American political system; the roles, rights, responsibilities of United States citizens; and methods of active participation in our political system. The course is embedded with strong geographic and economic components to support civic education instruction.

eDynamic Learning

Personal Psychology 1: The Road to Self-Discovery, 2022, 3rd Edition

Click here for the public link.

Username: public-review

Password: Psychology#5461

Passwords are case-sensitive.

United States Government

United States Government (#2106310) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. This course must include a comparative discussion of political ideologies, such as communism and totalitarianism, that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy essential to the founding principles of the United States. The grade 9-12 United States Government course consists of the following content area strands: Geography, Civics and Government. The primary content for the course pertains to the study of government institutions and political processes and their historical impact on American society. Content should include, but is not limited to, the functions and purpose of government, the function of the state, the constitutional framework, federalism, separation of powers, functions of the three branches of government at the local, state and national level, and the political decision-making process.			United States Government Honors (#2106320) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The grade 9-12 United States Government course consists of the following content area strands: Geography, Civics and Government. The primary content for the course pertains to the study of government institutions and political processes and their historical impact on American society. Content should include, but is not limited to, the functions and purpose of government, the function of the state, the constitutional framework, federalism, separation of powers, functions of the three branches of government at the local, state and national level, and the political decision-making process.
National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic American Government Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select: "Launch Course."	McGraw Hill LLC	United States Government & Civics, Honors, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
McGraw Hill LLC	United States Government & Civics, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL	Savvas Learning Company LLC,	Florida Magruder's American Government Interactive Honors, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Savvas Learning Company LLC	Florida Magruder's American Government Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.

United States History

United States History (#2100310) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The grade 9-12 United States History course consists of the following content area strands: United States History, Geography, and Humanities. The primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of United States history from Reconstruction to the present day. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to review those fundamental ideas and events which occurred before the end of Reconstruction.
National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic U.S. History 1America Through the Lens 1877 to the Present Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select: "Launch Course."
Florida Transformative Education	Gateway to U.S. History with Revised Civics and Government Standards, 2022, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: ushregind-s@fss.com Password: Merced-22 To view this sample, please visit our website at: https://ctpweb.cabtera.comPublic access is the same as the student log-in. Log in at the lock icon at the upper left with the following information: Username: ushregind-s@fss.com Password: Merced-22 This will bring you to a screen with cabinets. The public access log-in will display the Student Guide. The “Foundational Resources” include the following: a special activity on a health-related topic; “Mathematics in Our Democracy”; and a message to parents in English, Spanish, and Russian. Once you are in the program, you can scroll up and down or navigate to specific pages by typing in the page number in the top menu.
McGraw Hill LLC	United States History, Modern Times, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)	History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, 2019, 3rd Edition	Click here for the public link. Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing: K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5) MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History) HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)

World History

World History (#2109310) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The grade 9-12 World History course consists of the following content area strands: World History, Geography and Humanities. This course is a continued in-depth study of the history of civilizations and societies from the middle school course, and includes the history of civilizations and societies of North and South America. Students will be exposed to historical periods leading to the beginning of the 21st Century. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to review those fundamental ideas and events from ancient and classical civilizations.			World History Honors (#2109320) For more information on this course and standards taught through this course, click here. The grade 9-12 World History course consists of the following content area strands: World History, Geography and Humanities. This course is a continued in-depth study of the history of civilizations and societies from the middle school course, and includes the history of civilizations and societies of North and South America. Students will be exposed to historical periods leading to the beginning of the 21st Century. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to review those fundamental ideas and events from ancient and classical civilizations.
National Geographic Learning Cengage	National Geographic World History Voyages of Exploration Florida Edition, 2023, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Password: FloridaPrograms Select: "Launch Course."	McGraw Hill LLC	World History, Honors, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL
McGraw Hill LLC	World History, Florida Edition, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link. Username: SocialStudies_FL612 Password: SocialStudies*612FL	Savvas Learning Company LLC,	Florida World History Interactive Honors, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Savvas Learning Company LLC,	Florida World History Interactive, 2024, 1st Edition	Click here for the public link.
Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCi)	History Alive! World Connections, 2020, 3rd Edition	Click here for the public link. Use one of the below teacher email addresses to create your account based on the grade band you're reviewing: K-5 = sdircK5@teachtci.com (Social Studies Grades K-5) MS = sdircMS@teachtci.com (M/J Civics, M/J US History, M/J World History) HS = sdircHS@teachtci.com (World History, US History)