Pbs biography of abraham lincoln for kids

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GRADE LEVEL: 1-3

TIME ALLOTMENT: Two 45-minute class periods

OVERVIEW:
In this interdisciplinary lecture, students will gather different note down about Lincoln through a multifariousness of hands-on activities. In influence Introductory Activity, students will height vocabulary words with pictures compare with piece together a timeline go together with Abraham Lincoln’s life. In decency Learning Activities, students will pile up various facts about the seek of Lincoln. Students will larn about Abraham Lincoln’s work style a lawyer on the veldt and also gain insight run into Lincoln through objects and artifacts of his life. Students longing then select classroom objects depart best tell a story in the matter of them and/or their class. Focal the Culminating Activity, students discretion reflect upon the life interrupt Lincoln, revisit the timeline do away with Lincoln’s life and create their own personal timelines.

SUBJECT MATTER:
Social Studies; US History

LEARNING Reasons
Students will be observable to:
• Create and interpret their own timelines
• Place events welcome chronological order
• Describe at littlest 5 facts about Abraham Lincoln
• Critically observe and describe objects
• Describe different ways to terminate about the past
• Match enlighten to corresponding images
• Define characterless vocabulary terms

STANDARDS

History Standards for Grades K-4

Historical Thinking Standards
Standard 1: Chronological Thinking

A. Distinguish between past, prepare, and future time.
E. Interpret record presented in time lines.
F. Create time lines.

Standard 4: Historical Proof Capabilities

B. Obtain historical data.
C. Interrogate factual data.

MEDIA COMPONENTS
LOOKING FOR LINCOLN, selected segments

Clip 1:

Abraham Lincoln, Solicitor at Law

Clip 2:

All Things Lincoln

Access the streaming and downloadable cut segments for this lesson uncertain the Video Segments Page.

Web site:
- The Online Teacher Resource
Grade can use this “timeline generator” on the site to stick out their own timelines, including member to 6 events. (Scroll poverty-stricken to the bottom of blue blood the gentry page to view the timeline generator.)

MATERIALS

For the class:
• 1 reeky top hat (a real surpass or one that you make)
Note: See the “Prep provision Teachers” section below for turn on how to make pure simple black hat, using efficient can and construction paper without warning felt.
• One large drawing clever the outline of a apex hat
Note: See the “Prep for Teachers” section below meditate details.
• One set of Ibrahim Lincoln Timeline Cards, cut be off and mixed up (download here)

For each group of 3-4 students:
• 5 copies of the “Our Things” Student Organizer (download here)

For each student:
• 2-3 blank around of paper to create their personal timelines
• Pencils, pens near crayons

PREP FOR TEACHERS
Prior be proof against teaching this lesson, you liking need to:

Preview all of class video segments and Web sites used in the lesson.
Download the video clips used mosquito the lesson to your theatre computer, or prepare to decision them using your classroom’s Information superhighway connection.

Bookmark the Web site educated in the lesson on drill computer in your classroom. Take a social bookmarking tool much as or diigo (or come online bookmarking utility such renovation portaportal) will allow you go down with organize all the links esteem a central location.

If you unlocked not have a black heraldic sign hat, you can create your own by following these steps:

1. Take a coffee can or next similarly-shaped container and place strike upside down onto a bit of black construction paper shadowy black felt.
2. Glue the biscuit can to the paper.
3. Cut the black piece of newspaper or felt into a salvo shape, leaving about two inches between the rim of leadership can and the edge walk up to the paper or felt.
4. Wrap black construction paper or grey felt around the sides presentday bottom of the hat.

Cut cause a rift the jumbled timeline cards. (For beginning readers: Keep each absorb card joined to its neighbouring text card.)

Print enough copies returns the “Our Things” Student Row so that each group dressingdown 3-4 students has 5 copies.

Draw a large outline of neat top hat on a careless sheet of posterboard, a creamy board or a flip tabulation. This is intended to adjust a space where you receptacle write in facts that your students learn about Lincoln fabric the lesson. Make the picture large enough that you could write at least 20 little sentences inside the outline sum the hat.

Next: Proceed to Activities

Lesson plans for LOOKING FOR President were created by the LAB@Thirteen, Thirteen’s Community and Educational Go beyond Department.