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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Drummer Boy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1863 publication of The Drummer Boy by John Townsend Trowbridge, a fiction book for children.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Naughty Drummer Boy

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Naughty Drummer Boy", created by Nicolaes Maes, c. 1655 (Oil on canvas, 62 x 66 cm).
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Other

Historical Scene Investigation: Children of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Students analyze engaging documents written by children of the Civil War. After studying the documents, they are to complete various tasks as if they were there.
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Other

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this extensive Ezra-Jack Keats website. It gives a summary of the different books and looks at Keats as a person and author.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: A War to End Slavery: Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Children at War [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that takes students through an investigation of two key battles of the Civil War--Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Students determine why these battles...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Civil War Through a Child's Eye

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Historical fiction and primary texts provide students with new perspectives on the Civil War era, specifically through the eyes of a child who lived during this time.

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