The deck includes 12 category cards with 4 cards per category. The categories are United Yet Divided; Impending Crisis; 1861: The Civil War Begins; 1862: Stalemate; Diplomacy and War; 1863: Turning Point; Homefront; 1864: Hard War; 1865: The Terrible Swift Sword; Presidents and Politics; Reconstruction 1865-1877; and the “New South”. The booklet contains a paragraph on the historical content of each card, game instructions, and teaching suggestions. Students learn quick facts and historical associations with every card. ~Rebecca
Civil War Go Fish Game with History Book
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033334
Grade K-AD
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Classical
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Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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Our Price
$9.99 Product Overview
- 48 game cards and 6 different games to play; different learning skills practiced with each game
- A perfect addition to turn any Civil War study into a multi-sensory experience
- Add this deck to the American History deck for a more in-depth learning experience
Description
Publisher's Description of Civil War Go Fish Game with History Book
This Go Fish game deck harnesses competitiveness for good. Instead of slogging through tedious drills, students memorize historical people, places, and events just by trying to win.
Our Go Fish games
are the perfect resource for long car rides, snow days, and end-of-class time. Every deck comes with a booklet that's packed with information about each card.
Play Two Games with One Deck:
1. Go Fish
2. Collect the Cards
In the Go Fish history game, players try to get "four of a kind" by finding all four cards in each of 12 categories. By playing this game, players learn vocabulary, develop visual memory, and pick up on the chronology of historical topics. The player who captures most sets wins.
Collect the Cards is a bit more competitive. In this trivia game, the dealer reads out the three hints found on each card. After each hint, players take turns trying to guess the card. The player with the most cards at the end wins. Even if they start out with no background knowledge, students will quickly memorize the hints, learning important facts as they beat the competition.
In the booklet, you'll find a wide variety of games to teach history in a one-on-one setting, in a family with kids of different ages, and in classrooms with 40 students. It also includes historical information about each card.
The following are the categories for the Civil War Go Fish Game:
1. United Yet Divided
2. Impending Crisis,1847-1860
3. 1861: The Civil War Begins
4. 1862: Stalemate
5. Diplomacy and War
6. 1863: Turning Point
7. Homefront
8. 1864: Hard War
9. 1865: The Terrible Swift Sword
10. Presidents and Politics
11. Reconstruction, 1865-1877
12. The "New South",1877-1896
Our Go Fish games
are the perfect resource for long car rides, snow days, and end-of-class time. Every deck comes with a booklet that's packed with information about each card.
Play Two Games with One Deck:
1. Go Fish
2. Collect the Cards
In the Go Fish history game, players try to get "four of a kind" by finding all four cards in each of 12 categories. By playing this game, players learn vocabulary, develop visual memory, and pick up on the chronology of historical topics. The player who captures most sets wins.
Collect the Cards is a bit more competitive. In this trivia game, the dealer reads out the three hints found on each card. After each hint, players take turns trying to guess the card. The player with the most cards at the end wins. Even if they start out with no background knowledge, students will quickly memorize the hints, learning important facts as they beat the competition.
In the booklet, you'll find a wide variety of games to teach history in a one-on-one setting, in a family with kids of different ages, and in classrooms with 40 students. It also includes historical information about each card.
The following are the categories for the Civil War Go Fish Game:
1. United Yet Divided
2. Impending Crisis,1847-1860
3. 1861: The Civil War Begins
4. 1862: Stalemate
5. Diplomacy and War
6. 1863: Turning Point
7. Homefront
8. 1864: Hard War
9. 1865: The Terrible Swift Sword
10. Presidents and Politics
11. Reconstruction, 1865-1877
12. The "New South",1877-1896
Category Description for Go Fish Games with Booklet
Play a game of educational go-fish—you'll walk away knowing more about your world! Just like Go Fish or Top Trumps, the game's goal is to collect the 4 cards in a series! Each time period game highlights 12 different themes to learn about: significant thinkers, pioneers, explorers, countries, and landmarks with full-color photos and illustrations. You might match 4 major world waterfalls or 4 Greek mythological figures. Each set of 48 cards is packaged for easy travel, and includes a small instructional booklet that suggests some additional games and also highlights information about each card. Play time is generally ten to twenty minutes; 2-6 players.
Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Grades: | K-AD |
| Brand: | Classical Historian |
| Length in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Width in Inches: | 3.625 |
| Height in Inches: | 1 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.35 |
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