by TeachCivilWar | Jul 6, 2010 | Lesson Plans
A quick post today just to share a resource that I found. I was doing some research for another blog post and came across this great collection of lesson plans related to the Civil War. The collection is from Fitchburg State College and is called Teaching American...
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 28, 2010 | Lesson Plans
Thanks to the Wig-Wags Blog for posting this interesting article on The Civil War’s Last Veterans, Wives and Stats to bring us even MORE statistics to ponder. Yippee!! According to the post, the following table comes from Fact Sheet: America’s Wars by the...
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 22, 2010 | Lesson Plans, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The Gettysburg Cyclorama, officially known as the “Battle of Gettysburg” Cyclorama, is a 360-degree circular painting that depicts Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863. According to the Gettysburg National Military Park, it’s one of the last...
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 5, 2010 | Civil War Related Websites, Lesson Plans
The following is by far one of the best Civil War related websites for educators that I have seen. MrNussbaums.com’s Civil War Page contains a wealth of activities and resources including: Interactive Battle Maps Civil War Timeline Cause and Effects of the Civil...
by TeachCivilWar | Mar 31, 2010 | Civil War Related Websites, Lesson Plans, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
As you know, my daughter has her Civil War Sallie project that is traveling around teaching and learning about the Civil War. Well, my son CJ has created his own project named Patriot Pete. As the newest member of the Follow Me Project family, Patriot Pete...
by TeachCivilWar | Mar 7, 2010 | Lesson Plans
Here is something cool you can do with your students. Have them take modern photos and make them look old. For example, here is a photo that I took of some friends of mine from Sykes Regulars. You can then take the photograph and put it into your favorite photo...
