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Civil War for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:30:25 +0000

My dad is a big history buff, and used to love to take us to Civil War battlefields whenever we traveled in the South. Sadly, I think his good intentions were lost on us – but if we went back today, I’d take my own kids to some! As I was putting together a list of the most important people of the Civil War, I learned a few things myself. I didn’t know that the American Red Cross grew out of Clara Barton’s work as a war nurse, nor that Harriet Tubman single-handedly saved so many people in the Underground Railroad.

Related Pages: Black History Kids Poems, Amelia Earhart for Kids, Greek Mythology Worksheets

Learn About Abraham Lincoln

A new website has been created recently that I think is a fantastic learning tool about Abraham Lincoln. It is a database of the daily chronology of his life – on any given day of the year, you can find out what Abe Lincoln was doing between 1809 and1865, aptly named The Lincoln Log. For example, on today’s date – August 23, 1864, it states:

At a cabinet meeting, President Lincoln asks each member to sign “the back of a” memorandum. Lincoln does not reveal the contents of the document, which reads,”This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.”

Not only is the information fascinating, but it will give kids a bit of a personal connection to one of our greatest presidents of all time!

Important Civil War People

There are so many (l-o-n-g) lists of famous people from the Civil War – but I wanted to make it a little simpler for kids. So I chose 12 diverse important people to feature on these printable Civil War fact cards.

These same people facts are repeated in the crossword puzzle worksheet below, which will make them good study tools that work together.

Civil War Generals and Presidents

Civil War Important African Americans and Women

Civil War Generals and Criminals

Civil War Worksheets

Here’s a Confederate states word search, major Civil War battles word scramble, and influential Civil War people crossword puzzle.

Civil War Word Search	Civil War Crossword Puzzle	Civil War Battles Worksheet Answer Key
Civil War Word Search Answer Key	Civil War Crossword Puzzle Answer Key	Civil War Battles Worksheet

Check out all of our history worksheets and classroom activities while you are here!

Back to School Worksheets

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:57:27 +0000

My kids are SO ready to go back to school. Yesterday they were even watching TV with their backpacks on, wishing summer was over – I kid you not! So I’ve thrown together some back to school worksheets in the hopes of capitalizing on their summer boredom woes. But these will also be great for kids in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade as a way of giving them some fun worksheets to welcome them to the new school year.

Related Pages: School Mad Libs, Teacher Newsletter Templates, Back to School Crafts

Back to School Word Search	Back to School Word Ladder	Back to School Word Scramble
Back to School Word Search Answer Key	Back to School Word Ladder Answer Key	Back to School Word Scramble Answer Key

Check out all of our back to school printables while you are here!

Flag Day Worksheets

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:19:21 +0000

Kids may be out of school by the time that Flag Day rolls around – but these fun Flag Day printables are great for keeping kids on top of school skills during the summer. They can also do double duty as 4th of July printable activities, too!

Related Pages: Flag Day Coloring Pages, Memorial Day Worksheets, Summer Worksheets

Patriotic Word Search	Flag Day Alphabet Secret Code	Flag Day Word Scramble
Patriotic Word Search Answer Key	Flag Day Alphabet Secret Code Answer Key	Flag Day Word Scramble Answer Key

Check out all of the 4th of July kids activities from the Woo! Jr. Network!

Memorial Day Worksheets for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:02:24 +0000

As I was putting together these Memorial Day printables, I realized I didn’t know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It turns out that Veterans Day was established to as a way to primarily thank living military veterans. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in service to their country, particularly those who died in battle.

Memorial Day Worksheets

Memorial Day Word Search	Memorial Day Word Search Answer Key	Memorial Day Word Scramble
Memorial Day Word Scramble Answer Key	War History Worksheet - Letter Tiles	War History Worksheet - Answer Key

Memorial Day Poem

Red poppies are traditionally worn and given on Memorial Day. It was written in 1915 by World War I Colonel John McCrae. McCrae’s poem had a huge impact on two women, Anna E. Guerin of France and Moina Michael. Both worked to initiate the sale of artificial poppies to help orphans and others left destitute by the war.

Poppy Poem for Memorial Day and Veterans Day

Kaboose has plenty of kids crafts for Memorial Day and Veterans Day. You should also check out the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website for their free Veterans Day Teacher’s Guide.

Summer Word Searches and Summer Word Puzzles

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:41:36 +0000

Since the weather is so nice lately, I’m on a big get-ready-for-summer kick. You might remember me whining about the Chicago weather last winter, but this April was our warmest ever on record – I’m ready to get out on the boat!!! For our summer vacation, we are renting a lake house in western Michigan, and you can bet I’m printing out tons of stuff to take with us on the road trip!

Related Pages: Summer Mad Libs, Summer Kids Crafts, Summer Constellation Charts

Summer Word Search	Summer Sports Word Search
Summer Word Merge	Summer Word Merge Answer Key
Beach Word Search with Hidden Message	Beach Word Search Answer Key
Summer Word Scramble	Summer Word Scramble Answer Key
Beach Secret Code Worksheet	Beach Secret Code Answer Key

Be sure to check out all of our summer kids activities from Woo! Jr. Network sites!

Earth Day Printable Crossword Puzzle

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:40:45 +0000

Earth Day is just a few weeks away, but it’s a great idea to learn about protecting our environment all year round. This printable crossword puzzle is at about second or third grade level, plus you can print and color it, too. Make a commitment to go out and buy recycled paper for your printables this year!

Be sure to also check out our Earth Day coloring pages too, or the rest of our space printables. Printables4Kids has an Earth Day word search you may like. And check out all Woo! Jr. Network Earth Day crafts, printables and coloring pages here.

Earth Day Crossword Puzzle

Earth Day Crossword Puzzle Answer Key

Christmas Word Ladders

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:30:03 +0000

A friend of mine that is a teacher told me recently how much she loves giving word ladders to her 3rd grade students. I didn’t realize teachers would prefer them over word searches because they are better teaching tools. Since then I’ve found that they are a little challenging to put together! It’s not easy having to run through the alphabet 30+ times trying to put together a string of words that work!! So that’s why I’m really happy I was able to come up with these Christmas themed word ladders – with Christmas words, no less! Trust me, it wasn’t easy!!

Christmas 4 Letter Word Ladder - Deer to Beak	Christmas 3 Letter Word Ladder - Elf to Gel	Christmas 4 Letter Word Ladder - Bell to Mail
Christmas 4 Letter Word Ladder - Deer to Beak Answers	Christmas 3 Letter Word Ladder - Elf to Gel Answers	Christmas 4 Letter Word Ladder - Bell to Mail Answers

More Printable Christmas Worksheets

You should also check out our Christmas mad libs, Christmas math worksheets, winter mad libs, and more Christmas word puzzles!

Printable Christmas Word Puzzles

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:30:44 +0000

Last year, my Christmas math worksheets were a huge hit. So this year, I’m starting early to make sure I have plenty more Christmas printables ready for December! You might also like these Winter Multiplication Worksheets, too!

Reindeer Word Puzzle	Santa Word Search	Christmas Mad Libs
Winter Word Puzzles	Winter Mad Libs	Christmas Word Ladders

More Christmas Printables from Christmas Games A to Z

Kids Christmas Party Games
Kids Christmas Party Games for Non-Readers
Christmas Trivia Games

Winter Word Puzzles for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:05:45 +0000

Now that I’ve gotten up our Christmas word puzzles, I wanted to add a ‘secular’ alternative with these winter word puzzles. These are great for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students – maybe even 6th grade.

You might also like these Mad Libs for Kids or these winter multiplication worksheets, too!

Winter Words Secret Code

Winter Word Scamble

Christmas Games A to Z also has this great bundle of 45 Printable Christmas Games, too!

Thanksgiving Word Puzzles

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:31:48 +0000

I always think that getting ready for Thanksgiving will be the calm before the storm of the holiday season. Then somehow the month of November whizzes past me and I wonder what the heck happened to my supposedly calm month? This year should be even crazier with everything I have on my plate, but I honestly wouldn’t change a thing. I don’t need Thanksgiving to be grateful for all the wonderful things in my life!

Related posts: Thanksgiving word searches, downloadable Thanksgiving jigsaw puzzle, and check out these free puzzle makers.

Thanksgiving Double Word Scramble

Thanksgiving Word Scramble

Thanksgiving Cryptogram

Check out all of the Thanksgiving activities from Woo! Jr. Network sites!