Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Civil War Reenactment

Attend a Civil War reenactment.

2. Civil War Story

Read a story written by a soldier in the Civil War.

3. Army Uniforms

Design your own uniforms for both armies.

4. Watch Civil War Movie

Watch a movie based on the Civil War or Abraham Lincoln.

5. Lincoln's Log Cabin

Draw a sketch of the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln grew up.

6. Visit Gettysburg.

Visit Gettysburg.

7. Ghosts of Gettysburg

Read about the ghosts that still inhabit Gettysburg