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Reconstruction in Virginia Unit – VA SOL VS.8 & VS.9

This Reconstruction in Virginia Unit comes with 7 hands-on lessons that combine Virginia Studies and language arts skills! Everything you need for teaching the Reconstruction Amendments, Freedmen’s Bureau, Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, and the growth of Virginia in the late 1800s can be found here. Save time planning, and your students will love completing the hands-on activities found in this unit.

For a closer look at the activities in this unit, see the product images at the top of the page!

What topics are covered in this Reconstruction in Virginia Unit?

This Reconstruction in Virginia Unit includes 7 detailed lesson plans. All lessons are hands-on and incorporate literacy skills. Students will–

• describe the Reconstruction amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments)
• explain the effects of Reconstruction on Virginia
• describe the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedmen’s schools after the Civil War
• describe the election of John Mercer Langston to Congress
• describe the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
• analyze the effects of sharecropping, segregation, Black Codes, and Jim Crow laws
• explain the importance of railroads, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic development in the late 1800s
• explain the economic and social transition from a rural society to a more urban society

What types of resources are included in the unit?

A variety of no-prep activities are included in these unit plans.

• worksheets
• passages with comprehension questions
• hands-on activities
• Map activities
• writing activities
• timeline cards
• foldables and manipulatives
• sort
• quiz
• test
• word wall cards
• timeline of suggested activities: Provides a timeline for using the activities included within this unit and provides links to websites featuring videos about concepts being taught.
• answer keys included throughout

Students will become fully immersed in learning about the Reconstruction of Virginia as they complete engaging, hands-on activities!

Are digital resources included?

All of the passages and comprehension questions, most worksheets, the quiz, and the test within this Reconstruction in Virginia Unit are also included in an interactive Google Slides format and can be shared with students using your Google Drive.

Video tutorials are included to help you share interactive Google Slides with your students.

What standards are covered?

This Reconstruction in Virginia Unit is specifically aligned to the 2023 Virginia Studies SOLs VS.8 and VS.9.

What are other teachers saying about this unit?

• “If you teach Virginia Studies, you need these resources. Everything you could ever need is in this unit. Everything is broken down in a way that is easy for the kids to understand and easy for you to manage. Not only does this help support students in learning the information they need for the Virginia Studies SOL, but it also helps them with reading comprehension and looking back in the text for evidence–both are skills that come up on the Reading SOL, as well. Amazing resource!!” (Jen V.)
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• “My students loved this product! They were highly engaged, and it was easy for me to implement!” (anonymous buyer)
• “This is a wonderful lesson outline, especially for those of us teaching the history of a state we aren’t from! I appreciated the mix of reading and writing and hands-on activities, and my students really enjoyed the unit.” (anonymous buyer)

Don’t Miss Out!

You don’t need to spend hours creating your Reconstruction in Virginia Unit! These lessons require minimal prep work and are easy to implement whether teaching Virginia Studies in-person or virtually. Students will also enjoy learning about the effects of Reconstruction on Virginia as they complete hands-on activities and read passages.

 

Want to save money?

This Virginia Studies: Reconstruction Unit is included in my Virginia Studies Curriculum Bundle for a discounted price!

 

More Virginia Studies resources:

• Virginia Studies: Reconstruction Escape Room
• Virginia Studies: Reconstruction Task Cards
• Virginia Studies Escape Room Bundle
• Virginia Studies Task Cards Bundle

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