Teacher Resources

The Florida Dream Website and Documentary
The companion website for The Florida Dream documentary.  The site provides resources about modern Florida and includes documentary out-takes, audio clips, historical photographs, power-point presentations, bibliographies, and lesson plans designed by Florida teachers.  Everything on this site may be reproduced freely for use in schools. Click here to enter the Florida Dream website.

Produced by the Florida Humanities Council and WEDU-TV The Florida Dream documentary traces the great social, cultural, and economic forces that drove Florida’s rapid growth and change over the past half-century. The film was inspired by the book Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida by USF St. Petersburg historian Gary R. Mormino. 

Spanish Colonial St. Augustine: A Resource Website for Teachers
Provides content and classroom materials pertaining to Florida’s Spanish colonial heritage. It includes materials on Native American life, early exploration, settlement, missions, Fort Mose, and much more. Everything on this site — artwork, readings, primary sources, etc. — may be reproduced freely for use in schools. Click here to enter the Spanish Colonial St. Augustine website.

“The World of Florida’s Spanish Colonial Past” Poster
This colorful poster booklet, which chronicles Spanish colonial history in Florida in relationship to American history, was created by the Florida Humanities Council for use by teachers in the classroom.

The 22”x25.5” poster side includes a timeline of Florida history from 1565 to 1821, highlighting major events from the colonial period. The reverse side contains additional information for students to gain a clearer understanding of the Spanish colonial experience in America and frontier life in America’s oldest city, St. Augustine.  To receive a free poster, click here.