Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. Here is a list of american civil war books for kids. A role play, the free downloadable booklet from the national park service called the era of reconstruction. There is one fact that makes civil war soldiers seem much more modern than soldiers of the. The civil war as photographed by mathew brady teaching activities standards correlations.
The civil war film tells the story of the bloodiest war in american history. Check out our editorsa choices for titles recommended by the education world team. Mathew brady is probably the most famous photographer from the civil. About this collection liljenquist family collection of civil war. This book discusses what is was like for soldiers fighting during the civil war. The civil war the american civil war lasted for only 5 years but divided the country along bitter lines as the north fought to keep southern states from seceding from the union. Includes art and writing activities for 5th graders and links to other great civil war resources. Answers to questions kids ask about the civil war american. Using historical fiction to learn about the civil war. Mcpherson read over 1,000 letters and 200 diaries of confederate and union soldiers to come up with his answers to the books title question. A helpful teachers resource teaching civil war for kids. The presidency of abraham lincoln by phillip shaw paludan, the death of reconstruction. Short twopage spreads on eras, topics, famous people, concepts, and more provide a visual guide through the major influences and. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time for the.
Students can hover over photographs and read accompanying facts and explanations for portions of the archival photos. Jun 22, 2017 2 thoughts on best books about the civil war judson hair june 23, 2019 at 11. Write a diary from the perspective of a civil war witness. This work opens with abraham lincolns portrait on the frontispiece. Childrens nonfiction history united states civil war period. Using the skills developed, students then find and analyze other images. Feb 6, 2015 a collection of book recommendations about the civil war and american history for 4th6th grade readers. This books explains how the cold war began, persisted, and ended in a way that elementary students can. Primary source sets teacher resources library of congress. These mustread books cover both fiction and nonfiction about the war.
Civil war lesson plans for elementary school teachers in grades k6 including harriet tubman, abraham lincoln, slavery, activities, programs and thematic units, information on a soldier. Objectives students think critically about the composition of a photograph taken by matthew brady, the famous civil war photographer. The students will describe the impact of the civil war and reconstruction on texas. See more ideas about civil war books, books and american history. Best sellers in childrens american civil war era history books. The teaching with primary sources journal strategies and resources for k12 classrooms from the library of congress. Slavery and civil war unit study our journey westward.
Printable photographs and resources are provided source the proteacher collection tens of thousands of teaching ideas and advice from experienced teachers across the united states and around the world. Watch a fun civil war for kids cartoon going through highlights of the war between the union and the confederacy. Abes honest words is an epic portrait of a truly great american president. A list of 100 wonderful, mustread books about the civil war era, spanning several decades and genres. The civil war as photographed by mathew brady national.
Learn about the major battles and trends of the war, and some of its major players, including abraham lincoln, robert e. Childrens nonfiction history united states civil war. There are many narratives, details, and photographs making the story personal. Hover your mouse over a quadrant to highlight it and click. Two lesson plans here at the gettysburg school bus blog explain how one middleschool teacher uses photographs as primary sources in a study of the civil war. The american civil war is not the stuff of musty old history books, it is. The brutal conflict of the american civil war has brought forth some of the best writing in childrens literature. Cindy west shares her slavery and civil war unit study appropriate for elementary or middle school homeschoolers with living lit and projectbased learning. Portraits of the civil war presents portrait images, some neverbeforepublished, made from surviving photographic glass plate negatives of the civil war period. American civil war books for kids ages 614 elementary middle school throughout elementary and middle school, i gained a wealth of knowledge about the american civil war.
Present projects to class and explain how students connected to the text. Images, film, and books shed light on the ways in which children worked, learned. Teaching fact through historical fiction ever since the civil war was over, theres been an average of one book a day published about the civil war, over 55,000 books and counting, says larry gibbs, a retired high school teacher in country club hills, illinois. This awesome set of civil war activities includes dozens of resources and lesson plans for an amazing unit on the civil war and reconstruction in your us history classroom. It interweaves thousands of photographs and paintings with the words of those who lived through a war that shattered a. As president, he guided the nation through a long and bitter civil war and. Make history come alive for your students with these resources for teaching the dear america series, covering the colonial period, the revolutionary war, westward expansion, the civil war, the turn of the century, the great depression, and world war ii. The civil war was one of the first wars to be photographed, but most images are portraits of people or that of battlefield carnage, because cameras at the time could not capture motion. President lincoln supported a constitutional amendment that would have given federal protection to slavery in the southern states. Well written with a timeline, maps, step by step civil war projects, as well as photos. Aug 16, 2017 10 books about the civil war that should have been assigned reading in american schools.
The civil war for elementary school chapter summary. The bloodiest battle of the civil war, the battle of gettysburg, rages on. As we approach the sesquicentennial of the battle of gettysburg considered by many historians to be the turning point in our civil war, these readalouds and related activities will infuse an extra measure of history into your curriculum and tap into the richness of our nations story. Discover the best childrens american civil war era history books in best sellers. Perfect for middle school and high school kids learning about lincoln, the battles, events, and key things all students.
What literature was published and read during the civil war. Drawing on an impressive array of primary and secondary sources. See more ideas about war, 5th grade social studies and american civil war. To meet this goal, lessons are available for elementary and secondary teachers who use archival sources to teach the value of original, historical documents. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach civil war, shared by english language teachers. We strongly encourage teachers to explore some of the audiovisual.
Although a small number of free blacks had attended elementary school in some northern states before the war, southern slave states had prohibited instruction of africanamerican children. The civil war, reconstruction, and the thirteenth amendment ended slavery in the united states. Civil war unit study for middle school homeschool lesson. The civil war for 5th graders has a ton of information geared towards middle elementary students covering topics from the sides, the causes of war, battlefield life, to reconstruction. Bring the american civil war to life with this engaging list of american civil war books for elementary and middle school students.
The michigan elibrary contains online databases such as elibrary and academic one file which are recommended for upper elementary and high schools students. This lesson uses the book meet addy by connie porter to teach the characteristics of historical fiction, making inferences and using visualization, and civil war history. Mcpherson, civil war on sunday by mary pope osborne, the. Write a postcard home from the perspective of a civil war soldier. This list of the best kids books about slavery is sure to include a new favorite for the voracious. Education is one of the primary missions of the missouri digital heritage initiative. Any historian will tell you that primary sources are the best way we can learn from history.
Topics covered include slavery, the impact of the civil war on civilians, major battles, a soldiers life and women in the civil war. This issue explores how teachers can use civil war era primary sources in various subject areas to help students better understand the scope of this. This lesson correlates to the national history standards. American civil war kids zone exhibits is full of information, images and resource links on a variety of topics from the causes of the war, to news reporting during the war to medicine and hospitals, to songs, to recipes. The civil war was the first conflict to have been extensively documented in photographs. Best sellers in childrens american civil war era history. Get the best deals on civil war books when you shop the largest online selection at.
Below are books for students and teachers on the reconstruction era in the united states. Here are some of the titles we recommend for teaching about the civil rights movement. Photographs, sheet music, and newspapers allow students to use the history of baseball to. Kids studying the american civil war benefit from reading historical fiction chapter books because the details, the ambience, and the significant. If youre looking for a less forgiving portrait of lincoln, then pick up. With your help, we will build the best list on the internet.
The haunting images taken during those years of battle captured the harsh realities of combat as never before. American civil war kids, united states history kids, books. A visual encyclopedia is organized chronologically, with illustrations, photographs, and informative captions of artifacts, portraits, and world events integrated throughout. Then its your turn to share books that you enjoy or use in your classroom in the our readersa voices section below. Oct, 2017 the best way to help students learn about difficult historical events such as the civil war is to create an environment in which they can talk about them and learn different perspectives, said. Since the theme is most often studied in the upper elementary grades, lets restrict our book choices to books appropriate for that level for the most part. The elementary school civil war curriculum is a set of eight standardsbased lesson plans, that utilizes a mixture of traditional and modern teaching methods. Elementary education current trends, preparation of. The civil war books that should have been assigned reading in. Civil war for kids teaching our rich history to our kids. Lesson plans and resources for the civil war the book version of the civil war combines extensive primary reports from the era with expert secondary commentary from contemporary scholars. One great book for each month of 2011, the sesquicentennial of the war between the states. Great civil war resources for k12 students student guide.
Nov 22, 2014 provides educators with resources and recommendations for using picture books with upper elementary and middle school students. Students will actively learn about the emancipation proclamation through exploring, analyzing, and manipulating images of primary resources from the library of congress. Links to online research collections historical society of. The book tells the story of a young girl who escapes from slavery during the war. Images of documents, portraits, news flyers, and videos of famous speeches and reenactments will be.
Depictions of african americans in the war effort photographs, lithographs, and visual images representing varied roles and experiences of african americans during the american civil war. Participation in the civil war and the years of the reconstruction era brought enormous social, economic, and political changes to texas. The girls of gettysburg by bobbi miller, fields of fury by james m. What was the impact of the civil war and reconstruction on texas. Conclusions reached will allow students develop links between the civil war and american industrialization. Civil war in childrens literature featured subject. More books and resources on related social movements and the long history of struggles for civil rights in the u. Most of them would work for eighth graders learning about the american revolution, but some are suitable for fifth graders as well. Trying to name the top dozen civil war books of all time is, admittedly. Students analyze a civil war photograph to understand the connection between the civil war and industrialization.
When the south seceded 186061 because of the dangers to slavery it perceived in lincolns election, the north declared that it was not slavery but the act of secession that precipitated the civil war. Explore michigans past and present through a searchable collection of primary sources, seek family histories and discover something new. The american civil war was the bloodiest war in the history of the united states. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Revolutionary war young readers this collection consists of ten books that illustrate the revolutionary war from many different perspectives. Truthfully, hes basically done his own history studies since he discovered his love for all things civil war.
Co an elementary school friend who said, i wish todays military leaders rocked this scruff. More than 2500 special portrait photographs, called ambrotypes and tintypes. Are you looking for literature to support classroom instruction about the civil war. Other sections include battles, resources, weapons, travel, news, for teachers, forum, people, and slavery. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Teaching civil rights to elementary students with the recent death of nelson mandela, martin luther king jr. Africanamerican and native american elementary education.
In photographs, diaries, and letters phillips, charles, axelrod, alan on. This chapter is designed to help your elementary school student understand the important events and people associated with the civil war. Ive always held a measure of fascination over the civil war, and now that were. Civil war lesson plans and lesson ideas brainpop educators.
Liljenquist family collection of civil war photographs slide show topics page. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. We also recommend the lesson, reconstructing the south. United states colored troops in civil war missouri students explore the role of missouris african american union troops in the civil war through the use of primary sources. Learn about the events leading up the war, how the union won, and ending slavery. Aug 01, 2016 a list of 100 of the best civil war books, spanning several decades and genres. Shop childrens nonfiction history united states civil war period 18501877 books at alibris. Ive read all here except the republic of suffering i enjoyed the differing perspectives between foote, cotton, and mcphereson as they covered the same ground. In this lesson students analyze a single photograph from the library of congress collection civil war photographs, 18611865. Use this poster with your elementary students to help them learn how to be history detectives. American civil war books for kids ages 614 elementary.
Just one of 500 civil war artifacts you can explore in the new book. The civil war has a complex history, and it is important to explore the era from multiple perspectives. Here are the books about the civil war that we should have read in school. Selected images from the collections of the library of congress.
Era 5 civil war and reconstruction 18501877 standard 2b demonstrate understanding of the social experience of the war on the battlefield and homefront. Students are able to visualize through photographs how african american missourians lived, worked, learned and struggled. Below are the curriculum lessons along with a selection of optional lessons, all of which fit within the common core and national council for social studies ncss standards for elementary school students. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The civil war was not only the last war fought entirely on u. Melville responded to the civil war by writing poetry, publishing this book, battlepieces and. This brainpop movie discusses what led up to the civil war, who was involved, and who led each side. May 06, 2016 10 nonfiction books about the civil war that will fascinate any history buff. Our history unit about slavery and the civil war has been completed, and what a wonderfully rich unit it was.