History buffs young and old alike will love our Civil War Word Search Puzzle! This free printable makes a great supplement to your U.S. History or Civil War thematic units in the classroom…
Handy civil war worksheets for 3rd-6th graders. Print american history worksheets to learn about the Civil War for kids from 1861-1865.
Easy mac cheese recipe based on an authentic American Civil War era recipe for maccaroni cheese.
Learn about the Civil War for kids with civil war worksheets, mapping major battlefields, famous civil war people, activities, and more.
This free amazing American Civil War lapbook is huge. And you'll love my other lapbooks on my Homeschool Lapbooks page. And I have a HUGE unit study on my American Civil War or War Between the States here.
Need some fun, hands-on activities to teach the Civil War? This blog post includes 6 Civil War projects and activities that students will love!
Not being a culinary history expert, I don't know if this recipe really originates from the Civil War era. Whether this recipe has been around that long or not, these pancakes are so easy and delicious. Don't let the oatmeal fool you! They are very light and tender. They need to be started at least 4 hours before you will be cooking them. Mix the buttermilk and oatmeal and let them soak for at least 4 hours, but overnight is much better. In the morning add remaining ingredients and cook them like regular pancakes. The batter also makes great waffles! Stand back, so you won't be caught in the stampede of hungry pancake eaters :o) Civil War Pancakes 2 cups buttermilk 1-1/2 cups quick oatmeal 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons sugar Additional milk to thin batter, as needed Mix buttermilk and oatmeal in mixer bowl. Allow to soak at least 4 hours or overnight. In the morning add dry ingredients, eggs and oil. Mix well and thin with additional milk, if needed. Enjoy! This recipe can be doubled or tripled. Flash freeze any extra pancakes on a cookie sheet. Once frozen, remove and store in a zip bag or plastic container in your freezer. Reheat in microwave, oven or toaster oven. This freezer method works for any kind of pancake or waffle and makes a fabulous quick breakfast! Visit Tasty Tuesday and Tempt My Tummy Tuesday for more great recipes!
Civil War timeline worksheet for 5th grade and middle school students. A detailed lesson and FREE worksheet are included to make a student-created timeline
Need some fun, hands-on activities to teach the Civil War? This blog post includes 6 Civil War projects and activities that students will love!
This interactive timeline/map of the events leading up to the American Civil War is great for the visual learner in all of us. Students can complete and color the map and add it to their Interactive Notebooks as a great visual and reference. Teachers can use the notes and summary to explain and as...
Learn about the Civil War with these free printables, including a Civil War word search, crossword puzzle, vocabulary words, and coloring pages.
8 Civil War Battlefields in Georgia to Visit, from Chickamauga to Savannah. Learn about each battle's importance and the best things to do there.
A zoetrope works similar to a flip book: if you move many images through a single spot fast enough, it creates the illusion of a single, animated image. Unlike a flip book, though, in which you flip through the pages quickly, a zoetrope...
Roadschooling gives us an advantage to be able to learn Civil War Facts by visiting Civil War sites in person! See our top 11 sites to visit!
Learn about and review major events in the American Civil War with a FREE printable civil war board games for elementary age students.
Touring Fort Sumter is an great way to experience where the first battle of the American Civil War was fought and a nice way to spend a day in Charleston.
Teach the American Civil War with these American Civil War picture books about slavery, the war, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, and more.
Think of it as some of the original farm-to-table cuisine.
Whether you consider yourself a Civil War buff or just love Civil War fabrics and color schemes, The Quilting Company has 5 FREE quilt patterns that are sure to speak to you. Download your copy today and start quilting!
Yankee Diary by Barbara Brackman 42" x 54" Quilted by Lori Kukuk Yankee Diary by Denniele Bohannon Here's how Denniele and I set ours Here are the setting instructions for the Yankee Diary quilt. As we've sewn along you've received setting instructions for the blocks but here's a summary. Do refer back to each block pattern for more information. The basic set is two sections, top and bottom. The top section is made of of 3 strips. Top left Top Center Top Right The bottom section is two rectangles Refer to Block 11 for instructions for placing the flag in the dog's mouth. Bottom left Bottom Right The only extra piece you need for my set is a strip cut 12=1/2" x 3-1/2" that goes below the flag Becky Brown's set is a little bit different using all the parts. She has a checkerboard in the lower left corner which I forgot to put in. Next Wednesday: Borders. Nope. Next Wednesday fabric requirements and setting for next year's Antebellum Album Block of the Month. Borders for this one and the rest of Carrie's story on January 10.
In this free battles of the Civil War activity, your students will take on the role of historians by analyzing primary and secondary sources.
Need a project to work on over the weekend?? We have several new Free Patterns that just might strike your fancy...Civil War Jubilee by Barbara BrackmanFlats House by Angela YostenHistorical Blenders by Howard MarcusJiffy Jelly Quilt by ModaMidwinter Reds Scarf by Minick and SimpsonFunky Sock Monkey Quilt by Erin MichaelWinter's Lane by Kate and BirdieWhat are you making this weekend?
Red, White & Blue by Becky Brown Every Civil War sampler needs a pieced star block. This week's pattern was published as Red, White and Blue quilt in the agricultural magazine The Orange Judd Farmer in 1898. (An odd name for a magazine but Orange Judd was the publisher's name---also an odd name for a man.) Several patriotic quilts with pieced and appliqued stars survive from the 1861-1865 years. Quilt by Cornelia Dow and others, Portland, Maine, 1864 This quilt (the stars are appliqued) was first published in the groundbreaking book about women's history called Hearts and Hands by Pat Ferrero, Elaine Hedges and Julie Silber. The star blocks are covered with inked sentiments about the Union cause, many patriotic, many amusing. The book pictured a block with the pun: "While our fingers guide the needle, Our thoughts are intense (tents)." Maria Cornelia Durant Maynard Dow About 1830 A collage made of a badly scanned portrait in her husband's autobiography The authors attributed the quilt's organization to Cornelia Dow (1808-1883), wife of a Union General who had been released from Libby Prison in 1864. Her husband Neal Dow wrote an autobiography in which he described his wife. "When not quite twenty-six years of age, having secured sufficient means to justify the establishment of a home for myself, I married Maria Cornelia Durant Maynard, on the 20th of January, 1830. My wife's father, John Maynard, was born in Framingham, Mass....went to St. Croix when a youth, and there met, and in 1789 married, her mother, Mary Durant, born in the island of St. Croix in 1771....Returning to this country with his wife and several children, Mr. Maynard, who had in the meantime accumulated a fortune, took up his residence in Bulfinch street, Boston, where his youngest child, Maria Cornelia Durant, was born June 18, 1808.....My wife's father, having met with financial reverses, was obliged to break up his home in Boston, and came with his family to reside on a farm...in Scarboro, Me. Maria Cornelia went to live with an aunt, for whom she was named, and [at sixteen] to Portland to pursue her studies in a private school for young women...." The Neal Dow Memorial on Congress Street in Portland In 1829 Neal Dow had this house built in anticipation of his marriage.Today it's the home of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, a monument to Dow and his temperance work. (He was mentioned as originator of the Maine Law on Ken Burn's documentary Prohibition on PBS this week.) Maria Cornelia was 56 when the quilt was made. Undated photo from her husband's autobiography Cutting an 8" Finished Block The block this week is BlockBase #3677. It requires template piecing. See the templates in the PDF by clicking here: https://acrobat.com/app.html#d=UmrlEGwbeyz5kyW2Q*mSmA Or click on this picture and print it so it measures 8" along the top line. Becky, an excellent seamstress, shows us how she put this together. EQ draws patterns like this with a separate pattern piece for each shape. Because she is so good she fussy cut each piece and then lined up the stripes and the flowers. "I loved the challenge of piecing this block, " she writes. This is a challenge you do not need to tackle---unless you want to. Small over-all floral calicoes would be easier to work with. Becky: "At first glance it may appear that all 5 star points use the same template, but there are 3 templates for the star. I cut all the pieces and lightly marked the pattern letter on the back of the star pieces." She stitched the star together first and then added the set-in pieces one by one. "You will notice I basted a white thread in F, (to mark it as the top) and added the pieces clockwise. F to H, H to J, etc. "You can always applique it. Two other Maine Civil War quilts were on display this summer. This flag quilt was made by the Ladies Aid Society of the First Church in Belfast, Maine in 1864 and sent to the Armory Square Hospital in Washington, D.C., where it was displayed for sick and wounded soldiers. In 2011 the quilt was donated to the Belfast Historical Society and Museum. This Civil War patriotic quilt was made by the Ladies Aid Society of Portland about 1864 Collection of the Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, Maine. Among the verses inked on it: Ye have fought our battles for us, Showing how the brave can die. We are waiting to receive you, When ye lay your armor by. We’ll stitch with the needle. And fight with the tongue ‘Till every old rebel Is conquered or hung. Read more about this quilt, which was on display at the New England Quilt Museum during the summer http://www.brickstoremuseum.org/Feature64_CivilWarQuilt.shtml We have 12 weeks to go (there are 53 Saturdays in 2011) but don't think the patterns are going to get progressively more difficult. There are still some four-patches on the horizon.
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Yankee Diary by Barbara Brackman 42" x 54" Quilted by Lori Kukuk Yankee Diary by Denniele Bohannon Here's how Denniele...
These kid-friendly war movies and shows can help children understand complicated events in history, such as the Civil War.
The staple ration was hardtack, a rock-hard biscuit. But other Civil War recipes could be made with any ingredients the soldiers had on hand.
Kids love this Civil War activity! Focus on the important battles between the Union and Confederacy with an engaging lesson that gets your students up, moving, and learning about the Civil War!
These resources and hands-on activities for studying the American Civil War will be all the information you need. History can be interesting!
Here are five great Civil War primary sources for 5th grade and middle-school aged students you can use today! Student worksheets included.
Cindy West shares her Slavery and Civil War Unit Study appropriate for elementary or middle school homeschoolers with living lit and project-based learning.
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When everybody thinks about spies, they think about people who are able to blend into any situation and go unseen while collecting invaluable information.
Kids studying the American Civil War benefit from reading Civil War books to learn the history of this significant time in the United States.
Whether you consider yourself a Civil War buff or just love Civil War fabrics and color schemes, The Quilting Company has 5 FREE quilt patterns that are sure to speak to you. Download your copy today and start quilting!
Kids love this Civil War activity! Focus on the important
