Hands+On+Activity

History Hands-On Activity

**Hands-On Activity **

**Student Name: **Ellen Lippy **Activity Topic: ** Civil War **Materials: ** red army people, blue army people, Play-Doh **Grade Level: ** 5th **Learning Objective **: Using Play-Doh and the 2 colors of army people, the students will recreate different battles in the civil war. For example, the students could make a hill out of Play-Doh and use the army people to represent where the Union and Confederate soldiers were. Many schools take the 5th grades classes to Gettysburg to recreate the Civil War. With budget cuts, many schools are taking away field trips. This is a great alternative for classes who cannot go to Gettysburg. **Activity Description ** 1. During the week, the teacher will use different materials (internet, books, etc.) to teach the Civil War. 2. The teacher will put the students into groups. 3. The teacher should hand out Play-Doh and the army people. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Working in their groups, the students should recreate one battle in the civil war using Play-Doh and the army people. The students should put a tag beside their recreation with the battle name on it. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Each group will share with the rest of the class their recreated battle. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. The teacher should take a picture of each group’s recreation. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Assessment: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The students should work independently. Using the pictures the teacher took of their recreation, the students will write a story as if they were a soldier fighting in their battle. They must include what it was like and at least 3 facts about that battle.

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