Fifth graders listen to and discuss the music of the Civil War Era in order to better explain society during this time period. They identify the musical instruments and write their own word to accompany the music of one of the songs.

Before beginning The Grapes of Wrath, readers create a KWHL chart recording what they already know about the Dust Bowl, the author, and the book, what they want to know, and where they might find answers to these questions. After reading...

Students complete a craft project.  In this Mother's Day instructional activity, students learn about Mother's Day around the world, write an essay about their mother, create a Mother's Day card, create coupons for meaningful time...

Pupils explore protest songs. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students examine issues-based music by summarizing lyrics and revealing inferences, generalizations, conclusions, and points of view found in the songs.

Reading Mary Pope Osborne's Civil War on Sunday? Here's a packet crammed with activities, exercises, reading guides, and project suggestions. A must-have for your curriculum library.

Students explore a variety of poetry and poetry concepts. They examine figurative language, mood, and literary devices. The students write and recite their own poetry.

Students memorize a list of prepositions and are encouraged to use them in their writing.

In this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Civil War. A short answer question is posed to students as well.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, 6th graders read a 7-paragraph essay about the history of Mother's Day. Students then answer 7 multiple choice questions about the passage.

Students construct Mother's Day cards. In this holiday lesson plan, students use art supplies to create Mother's Day cards. Students may include an acrostic poem about their mother or a coupon book for their mother.

Features the complete lyrics to the popular Civil War song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861.

A historical look at the writing of the Battle Hymn of the Republic and many versions of historically significant sheet music.

Extensive profile of the life of American poet and reformer, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). She is best remembered as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Portrait and a brief profile of Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Listen to audio clips of songs of protest from eight eras of U.S. history. Explore the lyrics, learn about the songwriters, and gather background information on the music that served and continues to serve as a catalyst for thought,...

This resource provides information about Julia Ward Howe.

The Library of Congress site profiles 26 American patriotic songs with commentary, supporting visual material, and recordings of "America the Beautiful," "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the like.

The stories behind patriotic songs that have become part of American musical culture, such as "Anchors Away," "Over There," "U.S. Air Force Song," and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again." Drill into the site to find lyrics, listen to...

Julia Ward Howe was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist, and suffragist.

Julia was an abolitionist and poet. She is famous for the Battle Hymn of the Republic and for proclaiming Mother's Day in 1870. Mrs. Howe also focused her energy on women's suffrage.

Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."