Curriculum Materials

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"Five Senses. Five People.” is a curriculum-based program designed to assist Fourth-grade students in learning about the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. This program includes pre-visit, on-site, and post-visit activities. Specifically, the program features a traveling trunk with reproduction artifacts, classroom activities, a key terms list, teacher resources, and pre-recorded videos featuring historical actors and National Park Service staff. Students will explore aspects of the Southern Campaign in the American Revolution through the perspectives of a loyalist woman, a continental soldier, a loyalist guide, a person of African descent serving in the militia, and a Native American. Teachers may choose to use the entire program or use aspects of the program in a way that most benefits their students and circumstances. All videos, classroom activities, and teacher resources are available for viewing and download.

Please note that the traveling trunk may only be reserved by teachers located within 50 miles of Cowpens National Battlefield, and the rental period is for 10 business days. The teacher is responsible for picking up and returning the traveling trunk to Cowpens National Battlefield's Visitor Center at 4001 Chesnee Hwy, Gaffney, SC 29341. The traveling trunk portion of the program, as well as an on-site visit, are the only features of the program that require prior coordination with park staff.

To reserve the traveling trunk, schedule a field trip, or provide us feedback, please email e-mail us or call 864-461-2828.

 

Lesson Plans & Teacher Guides

Project CITE: Cowpens Initiative for Teacher Education - a resource for Teachers
Click the links below for curriculum materials for South Carolina and North Carolina grades 3 - 8

Unit 1 - The National Park Service
Today, the National Park Service manages and preserves more than 375 parks nationwide. Sixteen of these parks are in the Carolinas.

Unit 2 - The Pre-Agricultural Landscape
Meet Morgan at the Cow Pens' must have echoed through the backcountry militia, and they did.

Unit 3 - Backcountry Lifestyles
Life was hard, and children were expected to help with daily chores.

Unit 4 - The War for American Independence
The lengthy war had been costly and the British Parliament looked to taxation to pay the war debts.

Unit 5 - The Southern Campaign
These mountaineers had been fighting Indians and were hunters, sharpshooters and fierce combatants.

Unit 6 - The Battle of Cowpens
"It is impossible to foresee all the consequences that this...event may produce." - Lord Cornwallis

Unit 7 - The Battle - The Human Element
"...the life of the common soldier - the ones who did the fighting - and those connected to the battle as non-combatants are equally important."