History Pockets: The American Civil War

Take a journey through time and explore the fascinating past with hands-on projects and activities in History Pockets. Students store the projects in easy-to-make construction paper pockets that are wonderful portfolios for assessment and display. 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. 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 book includes the following pockets: 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.

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• Introduction to the American Civil War