Abraham Lincoln was born 204 years ago in a log cabin in Kentucky. I love teaching about Abraham Lincoln almost as much as the students love learning all about him. I use this lesson to teach many things to the kids. It is great for learning about timelines and introducing biographies. We also compare and contrast life then and now. The unpleasant history of slavery is also discussed. My favorite book for this it "The Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln". It is perfect for K-2 students.
After learning about the life of Lincoln, we write about what we learned. This is the graphic organizer we use. I also talked about chronological order and how important it is when telling a story that makes sense. You can grab this organizer and matching writing paper here.
The students did a fabulous job writing. We then writing craftivity to display their writings. My hall way looks amazing now!
I hope your writing turns out as awesome as mine! The kids even had fun doing it!
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