Title: What's in Abe Lincoln's Hat: A Study of the American Civil
War
Grade Level(s): 5th Grade
Description:
The idea for this activity is from Martha Brenner's Book Abe
Lincoln's Hat which explains that
Lincoln used to keep important documents in his stovepipe
hat. Students first will read the book Abe Lincoln's
Hat and then given they will receive the following
information:
As a young
lawyer, Abe Lincoln found that his stovepipe
hat came in handy for more than just covering
his head. It also served as a good place to keep
important papers. Imagine that you find Abraham
Lincoln’s stovepipe hat and inside it are
important documents from
America
’s past. These are some of the most precious
documents, photos, and maps concerning Abraham Lincoln
and the Civil War. On the back of each document is
a color dot. Documents that have the same color dot
go into the same hat. For example documents with
red dots on the back of them all go into one hat.
There is also a number written on each color dot.
This number coincides with the activity for that
particular document. For each document, read the
question. Then search for the answer by “control
clicking” on the provided link. You may also
need to analyze the printed copies of the documents
to get your answers. Write the answers you discover
on the provided activity sheet for each hat.
You will be
investigating six topics of the American Civil
War. Abe Lincoln’s stovepipe hat contains
important documents, maps, and photos on each
subject.
§ American
Civil War Maps (Green Dots)
§ Causes
of the American Civil War (Blue Dots)
§ American
Civil War Leaders (Red Dots)
§ American
Civil War Documents (Yellow Dots)
§ Slavery
and the American Civil War (Orange Dots)
§ American
Civil War Battles (Pink Dots) |
