Instructional Materials
Instructional Materials are defined as items having intellectual content that by design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of a subject or course. These items may be available in bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may consist of hard-backed or soft-backed textbooks, consumables, learning laboratories, manipulatives, electronic media, and computer courseware or software.
State Adopted Instructional Materials are those instructional materials that are currently under contract with Florida’s Department of Education (DOE). DOE’s website for Instructional Materials and Library Media is www.firn.edu/doe/instmat/
Each year, Florida adopts instructional materials for specific classes. We refer to these materials as major tools of instruction and their ancillaries. Major tools are materials that cover the Sunshine State Standards, stated intended outcomes, and course objectives for the specific classes.
Chosen subject areas are called for adoption each year on a rotating basis, usually for a period of 6 years. The complete adoption cycle can be viewed at www.firn.edu/doe/instmat/pdf/cycle.pdf
Distributed Adopted Core Subject Order Forms:
Elementary School
- Science - Kindergarten Nat Geo
- Science - First Grade Nat Geo
- Science - Second Grade Nat Geo
- Science - Third Grade National Geographic
- Science - Fourth Grade National Geographic
- Science - Fifth Grade National Geographic
Middle School
- 6th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- 7th Grade Literature Form with Workbooks
- 8th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- 9th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- Math - Algebra I
- Math - Big Ideas - Sixth
- Math - Big Ideas - Seventh
- Math - Big Ideas - Eighth
- Math - Geometry-regular, informal, and honors
- Math - Glencoe Math Connects Plus Sixth Grade
- Math - Glencoe Math Connects Plus Seventh Grade
- Math - Glencoe Math Connects Plus Eighth Grade
- Science - Glencoe Science - Earth and Space iScience (2)
- Science - Glencoe Science - Florida Physical iScience
- Science - Glencoe Science Florida Life iScience
- Social Studies - Sixth Grade World History Order Form
- Social Studies - Seventh Grade Civics
- Social Studies - Eighth Grade US History
High School
- 9th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- 10th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- 11th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- 12th Grade Literature Order Form with Workbooks
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP US Government - American Democracy Now HarrisonOrderForm
- AP US History
- AP World History
- Math - Algebra I
- Math - ALGEBRA II
- Math - Geometry-regular, informal, and honors
- Math - Liberal Arts Math
- Math - Pre Calculus
- Science - Anatomy & Physiology Honors
- Science - Biology
- Science - Chemistry
- Science - HS Earth-Space
- Science - Physics
- Social Studies - Economics
- Social Studies - US Government
- Social Studies - US History
- Social Studies - World History
- Coordinates purchases of instructional materials originating at the school site
- Makes recommendations concerning instructional materials allocations based on annual student POPULATION and newly adopted core subjects, curriculum requirements, records and reports, and the District’s instructional materials election process
- Places all district orders to the Florida School Book Depository (FSBD)