History Pockets: The American Civil War, Grades 4-6 - Teacher Resource, Print

Take a journey through time and explore the fascinating past with hands-on projects and activities in History Pockets. Students store the projects in easy-to-make construction paper pockets that are wonderful portfolios for assessment and display. You get information pages, maps, a timeline, arts and crafts projects, reading and writing connections, and evaluation forms. The teacher pages feature step-by-step project directions and photographs of the completed projects.

Each of the pockets contains:

• a reproducible pocket label
• dictionary words and pictures
• a fact sheet of background information for the teacher
• a reproducible students information booklet complete with illustrations
• arts and crafts projects
• a timeline and maps
• reading and writing activities

Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book to give students a chance to reflect on all they have learned.

The book includes the following pockets:

• Introduction to the American Civil War
• Slavery in America
• Leaders of the War
• Major Battles
• A Soldier's Life
• Women During the War
• War Technology

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.