LESSON PLANS
Archeology and Artifacts - Students will perform a hands-on exercise that teaches them how archeologists and historians work together to weave stories from objects found in the ground.
Bake, Boil and Fry - Students will learn about Civil War cooking and work on following directions in recipes and working with weights and measures.
The Battle of Stones River - Students will use a story and word bank to build their vocabulary while learning about one of the most important battles of the Civil War.
Care of Prisoners in the Civil War - Two groups of students will capture prisoners from eachother and then work together to arrange for the care of those prisoners while terms of exchange are arranged.
Civil War Bingo - This lesson allows students to play a game while learning history.
Cover The Music - Students will learn about the importance of music during the Civil War by listening to songs and reading lyrics.
Dreaming of Home - Students will listen to letters written by Civil War soldiers to their wives. They will then describe each setting using their five senses and write a poem or letter to correspond with the scene.
Finding My Way - This program teaches students to use maps to navigate to and around the battlefield.
Fortress Detail - A scavenger hunt that teaches students about the importance of Fortress Rosecrans to the Federal war effort.
Generals at the Battle of Stones River - Students will be challenged to think about leadership and analyze command decisions at the Battle of Stones River.
Interview an Infantryman - Students will learn about the daily lives of Civil War soldiers.
It Wasn't The Bullet - A lesson designed to teach students about the biggest killers of the Civil War, diseases.
Letters Home - Students will correct the grammar in a soldier's letter and then write a reply.
Load, Ready, Fire! - Students will learn how to fire a cannon and learn how technology and teamwork made artillery a deadly force on the battlefield.
Memories to Last: Observing Monuments - The learner will develop an understanding of the use of observation and inference by studying the Hazen Brigade Monument.
North vs. South - Students can use debate and graphs to compare and contrast the opposing armies at the Battle of Stones River.
Present Your Colors - Teams of students will learn about the importance of flags by creating one of their own.
Recruiting a Few Good Citizens - Student teams can develop posters and speeches to recruit soldiers to their cause.
Signal Corps - Students will explore Civil War military communications.
Southern Society: Black Society - Students will explore how the lives of African Americans changed during the Civil War.
Southern Society: Common Folk - Students will explore how the lives of poor and middle class whites in the South changed during the Civil War.
Southern Society: The Plantation Class - Students will explore how the lives of wealthy southerners changed during the Civil War.
Whose Side Are You On? - A lesson in the difficulties of staying neutral while two sides are fighting for your allegiance.
Women in the Civil War - Students will discover trials and triumphs of women during the war by reading and discussing their letters and diaries.
