Civil War Unit Week 3

I know some of you have been waiting to see our lapbooks that we made on the Civil War. They are not entirely finished but I figured we can add more to them in the years ahead. Don't ever let that discourage you in beginning a project such as this with your kids; the completion of a project that is. Things like this will become treasures and can be revisited and added to throughout your homeschooling years. With that being said here are some photos to share with all of you. I want to add that most of the ideas that you'll find on this particular post are not mine. I ordered a CD from Knowledge Box Central that they carry on making a Civil War lapbook. I simply selected which items I wanted the kids to do and printed them off and added colorful

construction paper.

Next time I will try to purchase some more colorful file folders. One helpful hint is if you go to the Knowledge Box Central website and sign up they send you a free downloadable every Monday. A few weeks ago I received one on Mary Cassatt. I am looking forward to adding that soon to our studies.

My kids really enjoyed the Grant and Lee tic tac toe board. I hope this will inspire your creativity. Go on and have some creative fun with your kids. It is a great way to reinforce their learning.

Here is the list of books we read.....

-Ulysses S. Grant -Susan Bivin Aller

-Stonewall Jackson: Confederate General by Martha Henson

-Abraham Lincoln-Koral

-Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington 1837-1865 -Cheryl Harness

-Picture Book of Federick Douglass- David Adler

-Heroes of History: Abraham Lincoln A New Birth of Freedom -Janet and Geoff Benge