Learning About Famous Military Leaders: FREE Worksheets and Unit Studies
Published:
March 2, 2020
Contributor:
Sarah Shelton
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Wars make up a very large part of our history and history books. There are many stories about famous military leaders that helped to shape our nation, and protect their people in battle.
My husband and son are big history buffs. They are always watching documentaries on the history of wars, and different battles and soldiers that survived the battles. Do your children enjoy learning about history, and specific wars? If so, they may be interested in digging a little deeper by learning about the famous leaders of these wars and battles.
Learning About Famous Military Leaders with FREE Worksheets and Unit Studies:
There are so many famous military leaders, some are great and good, while others were not so good, but very powerful and scary! Here are a few famous leaders that you will most likely come across during your history studies.
Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
Alexander the Great Lesson Plan – Adventures in Mommydom
Timeline Worksheet on Alexander the Great – Write Bonnie Rose
Alexander the Great’s Empire Notebooking Page – Homeschool Helper Online
Macedonia, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World Workbook– Student Handouts
Alexander the GreatWho Was Alexander the Great? Who Was Alexander the Great?: Alexander the Great Biography for KidsAlexander the Great
Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
Genghis Khan Facts and Worksheets – Kids Konnect
Genghis Khan and the Mongols – Teacher Worksheets
Printable Map of Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire
Genghis Khan Lesson Plan – Easy Peasy All in One Homeschool
Genghis Khan: The Brave Warrior Who Bridged East and West Who Was Genghis Khan?Was Genghis Khan Really Mean? Biography of Famous People | Children’s Biography BooksMongolian Empire: History for kids
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
History vs. Napoleon Video Quiz
Napoleon Bonaparte Facts and Worksheets – Kids Konnect
Napoloen the Reformer Worksheet – School History UK
Who Was Napoleon?The Story of Napoleon (Adventure from History)
Napoleon : The Little General Who Wanted to Rule the World (Who Was…?)A Picture Story of Napoleon: for young readers
Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)
L is for Lee: Robert E. Lee – A Mom’s Quest to Teach
Biography for Kids: Robert E. Lee – Ducksters
Robert E. Lee Facts for Kids – Kids Kiddle
Lesson Plans on Robert E. Lee – Study.com
Who Was Robert E. Lee?Robert E. Lee: Young Confederate (Childhood of Famous Americans)Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American CitizenRobert E. Lee: The Man, the Soldier, the Myth
Check out our history notebooking journey for children ages 6-11 about the Civil War:
George Washington
Washington Unit Study – Calm and Wave
Lapbook on George Washington – Homeschool Helper Online
George Washington Mini Unit – Lesson Plan of Happiness
George Washington Facts for Kids – Kids Kiddle
I am George Washington (Ordinary People Change the World)Who Was George Washington?George Washington: The CrossingThe Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution
FREE Leaders of World War II Essay Questions with Notebooking Pages and biographies:
Part One – Study the lives of General Andrew McNaughton, Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, and Sir Frank Horton Berryman.
Part Two – Study the lives of British Air Marshal Arthur William Tedder, Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg, Sir Edmund Herring, General Eedson Louis Millard Burns, and Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.
Part Three – Discover the lives of Air Commodore Alan Christopher Deere, Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and General Douglas MacArthur, of New Zealand, France, the United States, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Part Four – Discover the lives of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Charles de Gaulle, Richard N. Gale, Winston Churchill, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, of Canada, France, England, and the United States.
Part Five – Discover the lives of Peter Fraser, Chiang Kai-shek, John Curtin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Louis Mountbatten of England, New Zealand, Australia, China, and the United States.
Your children may also be interested in these FREE History of Wars Cheat Sheets, and printables and resources on the different wars:
History of Wars Cheat Sheets – United States at War and Wars Around the World
World War 1 Research and Notebooking Unit
Civil War Printables and Resources for your Homeschool
Sarah Shelton
Sarah is a wife, daughter of the King and Mama to 4 children (two homeschool graduates) She is a an eclectic, Charlotte Mason style homeschooler that has been homeschooling for over 20 years.. She is still trying to find the balance between work and keeping a home and gardens. She can only do it by the Grace of God, coffee and green juice
