The Civil War Activity for 5th Grade

In this resource, students will learn about the events and battles in the Civil War with content area readings, practice summarization with Doodle Notes™, reinforce their learning in a variety of processing activities, and analyze images and primary sources.

 

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Dig deep into the topic and engage your students with activities and content readings on the Civil War. In this resource, students will learn about the events and battles in the Civil War with content area readings, practice summarization with Doodle Notes™, reinforce their learning in a variety of processing activities, and analyze images and primary sources.
 
You will receive:
 
Word Wall Terms – to introduce and practice key vocabulary terms.
 
– A PowerPoint presentation to guide you through the lesson. It includes a variety of image analysis with primary source photographs or vivid paintings.
 
-In depth readings on key topics of the Civil War including the Union vs. the Confederacy, the Battle of Fort Sumter, the Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Anaconda Plan, the Siege of Vicksburg, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, Sherman’s March, the South Surrenders, and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Each of these readings includes discussion questions for your students.
 
Doodle Notes™ to practice summarization skills,
 
– Multiple Processing Activities – to keep students engaged with higher order thinking skills. These include: sensory figures, diary entries, and more!!
 
 
⭐Please download the preview for a sample of the activity. ⭐
 
 
5th Grade Social Studies TEKS
(4) History. The student understands political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the United States during the 19th century. The student is expected to:
(D) explain the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism, disagreement over states’ rights, and the Civil War;
 
(23) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as technology; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; documents; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;
(B) analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
(C) organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;
 
 
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❤️ Dawn

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