Civil War Lesson Plans: Elementary
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Our elementary lesson plans are created by educators for classroom use in grades three through six. All lessons are standards-based and fall under our Civil War Goals »
Elementary Lesson Plans
Disunion
Students will be able to identify the causes of the American Civil War.
The Country Goes to War
Students will be able to describe the state of the nation and sequence the first events of the Civil War.
Antietam and Emancipation
Students will be able to state the meaning and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Curriculum Lesson Plan: Antietam and Emancipation »
Life at War
Students will be able to describe the day-to-day life of a Civil War soldier.
The Home Front
Students will be able to list examples of work done on the home front and describe how news traveled to the home front.
Curriculum Lesson Plan: The Home Front »
Civil War Literature Circle Lesson Plan »
Civil War 3-D Photography: Photography as a Primary Source »
Shifting Tides
Students will be able to discuss the effects of the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, paying particular attention to the Gettysburg Address.
Curriculum Lesson Plan: Shifting Tides »
Bringing the War to an End
Students will be able to list and discuss the sequence of events leading to the end of the Civil War, paying special attention to the election of 1864.
Effects of the War
Students will be able to discuss the effects of the Civil War.
Preserving the Memory
Students will be able to illustrate ways in which they can preserve the memory of the war.
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