Students can study the cause and effects of a particular battle scene in a small group as a center activity or social studies unit culminating project. Students with who enjoy working creatively with others and being active benefit from recounting battle scenes through role play. Ideas include each student taking a part to paraphrase the real-life individuals involved in the battle and to act out a play for the rest of the class exhibiting their knowledge of the battle scene. Children can create props, wardrobe and lines to say.
Artistically talented students and those who would rather work alone may gravitate toward creating visual projects recapturing a battle scene. Ideas consist of dioramas, posters that contain battle representations and facts, time lines, labeled diagrams and cartoon strips or picture books that recreate the gist of the battle. Teachers may request students present their battle project to the class or display it on a bulletin board or shelf for others students and classroom visitors to reference.
Some students may prefer to research details regarding the battle on the Internet or through social studies texts. Kids who enjoy gathering information and finding out more about a topic typically enjoy sharing the findings. Children who create research-based projects can write a report about the battle, highlighting causes, effects, influential people who fought the battle and their opinions on the purpose and outcome of the battle. Such students can benefit from reading their report aloud, giving a speech about the battle using index cards and embellishing upon their knowledge through a classroom debate or fake trial.
Students with linguistic and musical intelligence can recount battle scenes by writing a historical fiction or nonfiction report, integrating vocabulary, wording and characters from the time period of the battle. Those with musical awareness may enjoy creating a rap, song or poem, writing lyrics and verses to a rhythm and performing it in individually or as a group in front of the class.