Civil War of the United States Bundle - Lessons and Activities - US Civil War

This Civil War Bundle has all the resources you need to teach your 5th grade United States History students about the causes, major events, and effects of the Civil War along with the Reconstruction Era.

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What is different about this Civil War Bundle?

This resource is based on the 5th grade TEKS and comes with suggested lesson plans you can copy and paste into your plan book. This way, you are sure to cover exactly what is needed without adding to your workload with a ton of prep!

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This Civil War Bundle covers the following standards:

• The student is expected to explain the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism, disagreement over states' rights, and the Civil War.
• The student is expected to explain the effects of the Civil War, including Reconstruction and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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Included the Civil War Bundle:

• Suggested Civil War lesson plans in a copy and paste format
• Word wall cards
• I can statements
• End of unit assessment
• Suggested books
• Civil War People Jigsaw
  • Use this cooperative learning activity to have students teach one another about the people of the United States during the time period of the American Civil War.
• Civil War PowerPoint
  • Perfect for introducing students to the causes of the Civil War, battles of the Civil War, the Gettysburg Address, and the Era of Reconstruction including the Reconstruction Amendments.
• Civil War Task Cards
  • Use these task cards to review the Civil War in a creative way with a cooperative learning strategy or in a learning station. So much better than a plain worksheet!
• Civil War Notebook Kit
  • 7 interactive notebook activities with multiple formats for each and suggested journaling questions make differentiation a piece of cake all while providing students with a lasting artifact of their learning about the Civil War.
  • Activities included for the following topics:
    • The States of the Union and Confederacy
    • Causes of the Civil War
    • Comparing the Resources of the North and South
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • Jefferson Davis
    • The Gettysburg Address
    • The Reconstruction Amendments
• Civil War I Have Who Has
  • This whole class review game will have your students excited to review their knowledge of the Civil War in a cooperative way that keeps everyone on their toes!
• Civil War Timeline Sort
  • Assess students' knowledge of the Civil War era with this simple sorting activity.
    

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Want a whole year's worth of US History materials all in one place? Check out this Yearlong US History Bundle!

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What are Teachers Saying About the Civil War Bundle?

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I love your resources! Great, engaging and no prep! I appreciate the suggested lesson plans, they are always so easy to follow.

-Ana P.

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Excellent resource! Thanks so much for putting it together!

-Trisha B.

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Thank you for making my teacher life so much easier! This is an awesome product. You ROCK!!! Teaching the Civil War was so much fun using your bundle... the students LOVED it! Thanks for your creativity :)
-Natalie