Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Civil War through a Child's Eye

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read Paul Fleischman's Bull Run in Readers Theater format. Next, students examine and interpret primary source images of Civil War era learners and reveal their understanding of a child's perspective in a literary portrait.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Civil War Through a Child's Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus upon the Civil War era using research methods of drawing information from primary sources. Literature and photographic images reflect, communicate, and influence human perspectives of historical events. The lesson helps...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Civil War Through a Child's Eye

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use primary and secondary sources to observe a child's view of the Civil war.  In this Civil War lesson, students understand that different people had different perspectives on the war.  Students recognize the...