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Antietam National Battlefield
Curriculum Materials

We are pleased to provide you with teacher packets containing pre- and post-visit activities for your students. These packets will provide you with information about the Battle of Antietam and provide you with lessons and activities that supplement your study of the battle. Please feel free to utilize any of the material found in the packets to plan your visit or to enrich and reinforce the materials you present to your students in the classroom.

Teacher Packet for Kindergarden-4th Grade (pdf, 8.32 MB, 52 pages)

Teacher Packet for 5th-8th Grade (pdf, 1.6 MB, 81 pages)

Teacher Packet for 9th-12th Grade (pdf, 1.5 MB, 84 pages)

“Letters and Diaries of Soldiers and Civilians” packet a collection of primary sources for use in the classroom. (pdf, 204 KB, 13 pages)

Mumma/Roulette Farm Education Trail Guide. (pdf, 4.2 MB, 37 pages)

Mumma Cemetery Exploration Worksheet (pdf 763kb).

10 page "Interview a Monument" Worksheet and background materials (pdf 330 kb).

Sounds of Antietam worksheets (pdf, 93kb)

 

Here is a collection of "Scavenger Hunt" worksheets for students to complete when they visit the park.

Scavenger Hunt (pdf, 3 pages, 503 kb)

Scavenger Hunt for Maryland Students (pdf, 4 pages, 828 kb)

Scavenger Hunt for Ohio Students (pdf, 4 pages, 1.1 MB)

Scavenger Hunt for Pennsylvania Students (pdf, 4 pages, 891 kb)

Scavenger Hunt for Virginia Students (pdf, 4 pages, 773 kb)

Nelson Miles during the Civil War  

Did You Know?
Colonel Nelson Miles of the 64th New York Infantry was a volunteer officer at Antietam and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Chancellorsville. After the Civil War he remained in the Army and by the Spanish American War in 1898 he was the Commanding General of the U.S. Army.

Last Updated: February 10, 2009 at 13:53 EST