B is for the Battle Cry - The Civil War

Our next history unit was The Civil War.  We completed our Time Travelers unit on the Civil War just before Christmas.   We are enjoying studying American History with Homeschool in the Woods' Time Travelers Series.  We read from their lessons, and we supplement with a variety of books!  The Time Travelers Series comes with all the projects to complete the lap book at the end of the unit.  We love doing the daily projects because in reinforces the material, and it helps the girls really understand what is going on during this period of time.  At the end of the unit, the girls each have a beautiful lap book to review the history material.

Additional Books that we read:
B is for Battle Cry:  A Civil War Alphabet
Cassie's Sweet Berry Pie
If you Lived When There Was Slavery in America
If you Traveled on the underground Railroad
If you Lived at the Time of the Civil War
A Picture Book of Robert E. Lee
Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman
The Drinking Gourd
Helen Keller Courage in the Dark
Abe Lincoln
You Wouldn't Want to be a Civil War Soldier!
Yankee Blue or Rebel Gray?  The Civil War Adventures of Sam Shaw
The Red Badge of Courage
The  Yankee at the Seder
The Last Brother - A Civil War Tale
Seeing The Elephant- A Story of the Civil War

The girls have enjoyed the Learn Our History DVD Series.  I use them as an additional review after we have read the lessons and completed their projects.    The Miracle Worker was a great movie that the girls watched about Helen Keller's teacher!

Additional Movies
The Miracle Worker
Learn Our History - American's Founders and Fighters Civil Rights
Learn Our History - The Civil War: A Nation Divided
Learn Our History - The Civil War: Brother Against Brother
Learn Our History - The Civil War: Freedom and Sacrifice

Additional Games and Resources:
Professor Noggin's Civil War Card Game
Scramble Squares Civil War

Safari Ltd Toobs - Confederate Soldiers and Union Soldiers
Flags of the Confederacy
Spotlight on America - Civil War  (Teacher Created Resources)
Learn As You Go Civil War Coloring and Activity Book