Free Amazing American Civil War Lapbook and Hands-on Unit Study (2024)

This free amazing American Civil War lapbook is huge. And you’ll love my other lapbooks on myHomeschool Lapbookspage. And I have a HUGE unit study on my American Civil War or War Between the States here and also look at Best Homeschool Unit Studies.

We visited this unit study twice and added more minibooks for several topics we considered in our study of the civil war.

When I introduced this unit study, I shared quotes from both views of the war or North and South.

First, by Abraham Lincoln.

I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free…It will become all one thing, or all the other.

“A House Divided” speech, June 16, 1858

Second, I shared this quote by Jefferson Davis.

I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not.

The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.

How to Teach About the War Between the States

Too, although the American Civil War was one of the ugliest time periods in American history, you have several ways you can teach it.

When it was our first time covering and my kids were younger, I focused on understanding what was going on in American history during the 1860s,.

For example, we learned about games kids played, the food they ate and defined the areas of the north and south.

In addition, if your kids are older, you can focus on locating the battle sites on a map to give your child a deeper understanding of geography.

Also, some kids may love to learn about the fashion or focus on reading the newspaper of that time, the Harpers Weekly.

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Additionally, we’ve studied this unit quite a few times and the minibooks I have can make at least two if not more lapbooks.

However, look at the topics of the minibooks which come in this lapbook.

Topics for the American Civil War

• Abe Lincoln Divider
• Abe Lincoln minibook
• American Civil War Color the States

• Cause of the War
• Civil War Battles
• Clara Barton

• Cotton Gin
• Cotton Plant Life Cycle and Boll Pocket
• Eli Whitney minibook

• Famous People of the War Divider
• Freedom Quilt
• Gettysburg Address and pocket

• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Harriet Tubman
• Honest Abe Top Hat

• Lincolns Cabin
• Matthew Brady
• North and South Leaders

• Other Names of the Civil War
• Slavery and the Road to War
• Underground Railroad Data Divider
• Weapons

Then if you’re working with multiple ages and want to create one lapbook with contributions by each kid look at my idea below.

Types of Lapbook Layout

Look at the first lapbook we made.

Each of my sons created minibooks and we made one large book like layout.

Then, I connected several file folders to make one book-like project.

Secondly, you can make your lapbook like most I create here which are made to open with one file folder and you place all the minibooks inside.

We added an extra top flap because we had so many topics we covered.

So, the point is with this huge lapbook you have many ways use the minibooks and create one lapbooks or many.

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How to Get the Free American Civil War Lapbook

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