Teachers.netGreat Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself
From periscopes to homemade paper, uniforms to telegraphs, Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the Civil War era through hands-on building projects and activities using common household and craft store items. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating 30 Civil War projects, combined with historical background, facts and anecdotes, and biographies and trivia, give kids a hands-on way to experience the fascinating history of one of the most important periods of time in American history.
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a fascinating gem of a book." —The New York Times Book Review, July 9, 2006
"The 25 hands-on building projects and activities ranging from homemade berry ink and corn husk dolls to periscopes ignite enthusiasm for the Civil War era in kids 9 and older." —Homeschoolestore.com Tomorrow's Lesson Today!
"An excellent source of Civil War history. . .a book rich in historical detail." —Eclectic Homeschool Online
"A great teacher resource to get younger students involved in learning about the Civil War."—Civil War News
"An engaging means for children to learn about the Civil War." —Children's Literature
"A clever way to introduce kids to the Civil War or encourage a youngster's burgeoning interest." —America's Civil War magazine, December 2005
"Useful for Civil War reenactments as well as school projects." —Booklist, 2005
"Both children and adults who love history will have fun with Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself." —Lake Charles (LA) American Press
"A fascinating, interactive history of the Civil War along with daily life on the home front and on the battlefield." —VOYA magazine, December 2005
"Providing an intriguing look at Civil War history, this project mind teases the mind and invites the creative hand. . ." —KLIATT Reviews, November 2005
"A wonderful example of how to clearly organize information about history, technology and science to appeal to the curiosity and learning capabilities of gifted students." —Gifted Education News, December 2005
"Includes little-known facts that will interest children unfamiliar with the conflict and Civil War buffs alike. . . A useful resource for any Civil War curriculum." —School Library Journal, November 2005
"Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself does something unique." —Cobblestone Magazine, November 2005
"An interesting and creative book that should give pleasure as well as knowledge to many children." —James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom
"Offers elementary school teachers an excellent tool for introducing children to the Civil War in a unique but effective way. . . students learn not through rote but by touching, constructing, and experiencing." —James P. Weeks, Ph.D., Editor, Civil War Times
Books
Beard, D.C. The American Boy’s Handy Book. David Godine, 1998.
Bolotin, Norman. Civil War A to Z: A Young Readers’ Guide to Over 100 People, Places, and Points of Importance. Dutton Children’s Books, New York, 2002.
Brackman, Barbara. Quilts from the Civil War. C&T Publishing, Lafayette, California, 1997.
Chang, Ina. A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War. From Young Readers’ History of the Civil War series. Lodestar Books, New York, 1991.
Corrick, James A. Life among the Soldiers and Cavalry. The Civil War series, Lucent Books, San Diego, 2000.
Currie, Stephen. Women of the Civil War. Women in History series, Lucent Books, 2003.
Damon, Duane. When This Cruel War is Over: The Civil War Home Front. Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, 1996.
Davis, Burke. The Civil War: Strange & Fascinating Facts. Wings Books, New York, 1996.
Hakim, Joy. A History of US: War, Terrible War (Volume 6). Oxford University Press, 2002.
Hesse, Karen. A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin. Dear America series. Scholastic, New York, 1999.
Langellier, John P. Terrible Swift Sword: Union Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry, 1861- 1865. Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia, 2002.
Luchetti, Cathy. Medicine Women: The Story of Early-American Women Doctors. Crown, New York, 1998.
McPherson, James M. Fields of Fury: the American Civil War. Atheneum Books for Young readers, New York, 2002.
Great Civil War projects
Murphy, Jim. The Boys’ War. Clarion Books, 2002.
O’Brien, Patrick. Duel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. The Virginia. Walker & Company, New York, 2003.
Rappaport, Doreen. No More! Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance. Candlewick Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2002.
Roca, Steven Louis. “Presence and precedents: The USS Red Rover during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.” Civil War History, July 1998.
Varhola, Michael J. Everyday Life During the Civil War. Writer’s Digest Books, 1999.
WEB SITES
University and Government Sites
Civil War Index Page at Dakota State University:
www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
Library of Congress Civil War Photographs:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
National Civil War Museum: www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org
National Park Service site (includes sections on many Civil War park sites):
www.nps.gov
United States Civil War Center: www.cwc.lsu.edu/
Privately Held Sites
www.americancivilwar.com
www.civil-war.net
www.teacheroz.com/civilwar.htm
Make Your Own Corn Husk Doll
