Learning Centers: Example #2
Writing Center
Students write a poem that tells a story about how family life has changed over the past 150 years.
Reading Center
Students read and discuss the children’s book, If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War, by Kay Moore.
Art Center
Students create a collage of images from magazines showing how life has changed since the Civil War.
Music Center
Students create their own updated lyrics to the melody of Dixie or The Battle Hymn of the Republic.  The lyrics highlight a current event or conflict.
Computer Center
Students visit the  Smithsonian's Virtual Civil War Exhibit and list ten ways that family life has changed since the Civil War.