Lesson Plans/Thematic Units

Lesson Plan: The Civil War The following lesson plan for an upper elementary unit on
the Civil War contains links to other Internet sites that can provide valuable cross-curricular materials
for you and your students.

The Civil War: A Divided State

American Civil War This unit covers the period of time leading up to the Civil War, the war itself, and the implementation of segregation after Reconstruction.

Civil War Paintings and Photographs  Purpose: To explore how photography changed our image of war.

Literature of the U.S. Civil War This literature unit, Literature of the U.S. Civil War, is designed to help fourth and fifth grade students to gain a greater appreciation for literature through reading novels that integrate with the social studies curriculum

A Nation Divided  After completing this webquest, you will be able to describe what it was like to be a Confederate or Union soldier.

Role Playing the Civil War The purpose of this unit is to provide a frame for the students to use in evaluating both points of view in the Civil War.

Slavery Divides the Country  Explore primary-source publications dealing with abolition. Create a poster in the style of abolitionist publications 

The War Between the States Students will write a letter to the soldier of the Civil War.