Civil War Learning Activities
These articles for the classroom and beyond will give your students an opportunity to learn more about Civil War topics. For more information on the Civil War, viist the Additional Resources section of Conner Prairie's Civil War Journey microsite www.civilwar.connerprairie.org.
Print out this storybook about the life of Albert Cheatham, a real-life person who escaped slavery and went on to join the Union Army. Your students can provide the illustrations!
(Grades 4 and under)
Your students can learn about children just like them who left home to become drummers in the Civil War.
(Grades 3-5)
Learn about how the experience of people on the Northern and Southern home fronts differed and how those differences affected each side's ability to fight the war.
(Grades 8 and up)
Read through letters from Civil War soldiers to learn about life in the Union and Confederate Armies.
(Grades 8 and up)
During the Civil War, children worked together to write their own community newspapers. Your students can create a class newspaper about their experiences in 1863 Civil War Journey.
(Grades 3-5)