The Civil War had a profound effect on American history. Your students will acquire an understanding of this period of U.S. history as they complete the many engaging and informative projects in History Pockets—The American Civil War.
Students become actively engaged in learning about this important part of history while they create portfolios for assessment and display.
The teacher pages feature step-by-step project directions and photographs of the completed projects. Students store their projects in easy-to-make construction paper pockets.
Each of the pockets contains:
a reproducible pocket label
dictionary words and pictures
a fact sheet of background information for the teacher
a reproducible students information booklet complete with illustrations
arts and crafts projects
a timeline and maps
reading and writing activities
Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book to give students a chance to reflect on all they have learned.
The topics presented are:
Introduction to the American Civil War
Slavery in America
Leaders of the War
Major Battles
A Soldier's Life
Women During the War
War Technology
This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781596732599
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Evan-Moor Corporation
Publication Date: 01-01-2008
Pages: 96
Product Dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years
Series: History Pockets
About the Author
Evan-Moor has been providing high-quality, creative, and engaging PreK–8 educational resources for teachers and parents since 1979. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by providing teachers and parents with the resources they need to cultivate a love of teaching and learning. Our award-winning content is created by highly experienced educators, aligned with the most current standards, and available across the curriculum.