History Pockets: The American Civil War, Grades 4-6 - Teacher Resource, Print

Common Core Top Pick for  Reading Literature and Informational Text

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 The American Civil War. You get information pages, maps, a timeline, arts and crafts projects, reading and writing connections, and evaluation forms. The teacher pages feature step-by-step project directions and photographs of the completed projects.

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

Front cover bullets:

• Historical background facts
• Timeline and maps
• Arts and crafts projects
• Reading and writing connections
• Evaluation forms

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.