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U.S. Civil War Activity Packet for Elementary Grades

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What was the Civil War? reading passage on slavery, Lincoln's election, secession, Fort Sumter and Union victory in 1865
Background reading to start the unit
The Civil War reading response: students answer 5 questions on secession, the southern nation, Lincoln and Fort Sumter
Comprehension check after the first passage
Confederate States of America passage: 1861 secession, states' rights, Jefferson Davis and Lee's 1865 surrender to Grant
Second reading text on the southern side of the war
Confederacy reading response: students tell how many states joined, why the South seceded and what southerners were called
Follow-up questions for the Confederacy passage
Civil War paired texts: students compare two passages and quote evidence about Lincoln and the Confederate Constitution
Text-evidence task using both readings together
Civil War fill in the blank: students complete a short story about Lincoln, secession and the war using a nine-word bank
Vocabulary review or quick assessment
The Civil War States map: Union states shown in blue, Confederate states in gray and western territories, with a key
Reference map to display or check student coloring
Civil War states coloring map: students color the northern Union states blue and the southern Confederate states gray
Map skills activity on how the nation divided
Events Leading to the Civil War: causes from slavery, states' rights and Uncle Tom's Cabin to secession and Fort Sumter
Cause-and-effect discussion before the battles
American Civil War timeline of key dates from Bull Run in 1861 through Gettysburg and Appomattox to Galveston in 1865
Chronology handout for sequencing war events
Attributes
Grades

Grade 2, 3, 4, 5

Types

Activities

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About This Product

Civil War - This " U.S. Civil War Activity Packet for Elementary Grades " is no prep required - so the packet is great as printable worksheets for a Civil War or history unit or extra work or sub plans.

Some of these activities are more advanced for Grades 4 and 5 while others work best for Grades 2 and 3 or for learners who might need more help. Please note that not all activities in this packet will meet your class' particular levels, but there should be enough variation in the resources from your high flyers to those that are more challenged.

What's Included

This packet includes:

• What was the Civil War?

• The Civil War Reading Response

• Confederate States of America

• Confederate States of America Reading Response

• Civil War - Paired Texts

• Civil War: Fill In The Blank

• The Civil War States and Map Activity

• Events Leading to the Civil War

• American Civil War Timeline

• The American Civil War

• The American Civil War Reading Response

• Civil War Vocabulary

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Gettysburg Address Important Phrases

• Clara Barton and the Red Cross

• Clara Barton and the Red Cross - Read, Think, Respond (Close Read)

• Juneteenth (Emancipation Day)

• Juneteenth - Read, Think, Respond (Close Read)

• The Underground Railroad

• The Underground Railroad Reading Response

• The Civil War - Writing Prompts

• Civil War Draw and Write

• Civil War - Who Am I?

• North and South Differences

• The Civil War: Words

• American Civil War Names

• Civil War Writing Prompt

• American Civil War Word Search

• American Civil War: ABC Order

• Civil War Words and Sentences

• America Acrostic Poem

• Civil War - Venn Diagram

• Civil War - Senses

• How to Draw a Cannon

• How to Draw a Confederate Flag

• Civil War Soldiers

• Civil War Coloring

• Civil War Math Problems (with Answer Key)

• Civil War Secret Code (with Answer Key)

• Civil War Hidden Picture (with Answer Key)

• American Flag Maze

• Civil War KWL grid

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