The subject of this paper is to reflect on teaching models of instruction connected with the Croatian Homeland War in the city Šibenik and its surroundings. The paper describes basic historical facts about the Homeland War and elaborates main events of the war in Šibenik and its surroundings. The aim of the paper is to design teaching models of instruction about the Homeland War in the city Šibenik and its surroundings. The paper is divided into six main chapters, including the introduction and conclusion. The first chapter analyses fourth grade textbooks for elementary school, that is, it analyses and evaluates two textbooks, and it concludes on whether the content of these textbooks is properly presented in order for students to understand the importance of the Homeland War. The second chapter presents historical facts of the Homeland War. It deals with the political framework and main causes of the Homeland War, describes battlefields in Croatia, the seating of the UN Peace Corps, and the final operation and the strengthening of the Croatian army. The third chapter presents chronology of the Homeland War in Šibenik and its surroundings and elaborates the September War. The paper concludes with the presentation of one example of the teaching model of instruction about the Homeland War in Šibenik and its surroundings. The example was carried out with students of elementary school in Šibenik and it was presented in this paper with the help of photographs.