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Lincoln Bicentennial National Teach-In
February 12, 2009
"The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, in partnership with History™, will feature a National Teach-In on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln broadcasting live from the National Archives in Washington, DC on the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 1:30 pm EST. This special live event will feature Lincoln scholars, Matthew Pinsker and Harold Holzer, sharing their expertise and answering students’ questions from all over the country. The content is recommended for middle through high school, with a particular emphasis on 8th grade, and easily fits within all fifty states’ standards of learning. Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online at www.history.com/lincoln. Teachers, students, and families will find enrichment resources and study guides at this site, which may be used at any time and/or can help prepare for the event." Sign up now for the National Teach-In on Lincoln (February 12th, 2009 at 1:30 PM EST) live online webcast at www.history.com/lincoln. |
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Lincoln Bicentennial
Live the Legacy
The official Lincoln Bicentennial Website contains information on Lincoln’s life and legacy, a quiz for kids, a timeline, a podcast, and numerous links to related resources. Did you know that a new design for the penny is coming out? |
Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Celebrates Abe's 200th Birthday!
The Illinois Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The Illinois Lincoln Bicentennial Commission also has a website containing information on schedules and events taking place in Lincoln’s home state in celebration of the 200th anniversary. |
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Lincoln's Birthplace
Students can find out more about Lincoln’s birthplace in Hodgenville, KY. |
Lincoln's Home Town
Springfield, Illinois
The city that Lincoln called his “home town,” Springfield, Illinois! |
Illinois Celebrates!
Illinois State Board of Education
The Illinois State Board of Education has added to their website a new page devoted to the Lincoln Bicentennial. The Lincoln page contains information about the celebration with links to other agencies involved in the celebration. It also includes a Lincoln fact that changes everyday. |
A Contest!
The My Hero Project
“Abraham Lincoln exemplifies the qualities of a great leader, and remains as one of history’s brightest stars, and a role model for people even today. Do you know a Lincoln of today? Your Lincoln-like hero can be someone you know personally, or someone you admired from afar… Write an essay that describes the heroic qualities in Abraham Lincoln you most admire and tell us about the person in your life who most represents those qualities. Or create a piece of artwork to illustrate how your hero is like Lincoln." Contest deadline extended to March 1, 2009. Categories will include: elementary school stories, middle school stories, high school stories, college and graduate stories, adults and professional stories. There are also artwork categories for elementary school, middle & high school, college & graduate, and adult and professional. (A total of 10 categories)
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Reading List
For Grades K-6
Here you will find the Lincoln book list for Young Readers provided by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. |
Young Adults Reading List
For Grades 7-12
The titles on this list span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. |
Abraham Lincoln Research Site
Something for everyone!
This site provides excellent resources about Lincoln including famous quotations, information about the Lincolns’ four sons, how goats lived within the White House, how Tad Lincoln saved Jack the White House turkey, is there a ghost in the White House? |
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Four Score and Seven
A Simultaneous Reading of the Gettysburg Address
At 9:30 a.m. Central Standard Time, on Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday, February 12th, 2009, a chorus of schoolchildren from across the nation will read the Gettysburg Address simultaneously to honor America's 16th president. |
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
A Timeline!
This site contains an illustrated timeline for young people in English or Spanish. |
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Looking for Lincoln
History Hunt!
This site will be great for those touring the state of Illinois! If you are visiting various Lincoln sites around the state of Illinois, you can print pages relating to the Looking for Lincoln sites and answer the History Quest using the clues provided. Answers will be at each of the specific historic sites, not on the website. |
Lincoln as Leader: the Unlikely President
From Ford's Theatre
"Intended for Grades 8 – 12, this lesson uses storytelling and primary source investigation to understand experiences and events that shaped Abraham Lincoln into a highly skilled, if unlikely, politician." |
Lincoln, Lee and Appomattox
From Ford's Theatre
"This lesson, for Grades 8 – 12, uses storytelling and primary source investigation to understand the roles of Grant, Lee, and Lincoln in the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. The lesson is presented by Jay Winik, the best-selling author of the internationally revered Lincoln biography April 1865: The Month That Saved America." |
Honoring Lincoln
From Ford's Theatre
"A single gunshot forever altered the course of history and awakened America to the leader who had been at the reins of this fractured society. After his death on April 15, 1865, the country embraced Abraham Lincoln as an icon whose name continues to evoke great leadership." This site contains 'His Legacy,' where you can read the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution. 'Leaders on Lincoln' reflects upon the impact of Abraham Lincoln. "The Ford’s Theatre Lincoln Medal is an annual award given to individuals who, through their body of work, accomplishments or personal attributes, exemplify the lasting legacy, and mettle of character embodied by the most beloved President in our Nation’s history, President Abraham Lincoln." |
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Learning with Lincoln
For Grade 5
"This lesson encourages students to learn about Abraham Lincoln as an historical figure and as a human who exemplified certain personal values. It combines a history lesson with notions of character development. President Lincoln was known for his self-deprecating humor, and was not without his own limitations. However, his story provides a useful illustration of six important values and practices: the commitment to excellence, integrity, responsibility, fairness, respect, and the commitment to diversity." |
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Learning with Lincoln
For Grade 8
"These lessons are based upon the life values Abraham Lincoln represents. You can provide students with an easy way of remembering the life values by writing them on posterboard or construction paper and posting them throughout your classroom. Additionally, you can provide a framework for the unit and the historical context for Abraham Lincoln’s life by having students define the following vocabulary terms in their notebooks or journals: life value, commitment to excellence, integrity, responsibility, fairness, respect, diversity, militia, emancipate, emigrate, liberty, suffrage, consecrate, hallow, detract, militia and resolution. This unit on the life values of Abraham Lincoln can be taught on its own or incorporated into a broader unit on the Civil War." |
Lincoln: The Untold Stories
From the History Channel
"Students will learn about Lincoln the man as well as Lincoln the legend. They will examine how he became larger than life and his role in American history. They will also explore historical methods such as oral history and archival sources." |
Abraham Lincoln: In His Time and Ours
From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of History
This edition of the online history magazine from Gilder Lehrman is dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, including sources and lesson plans for K-12 on our 16th President.
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2009 Lincoln Cents
From the United States Mint
Fascinating information regarding the Lincoln penny. Did you know that the first Lincoln penny was issued in 1909? This site reviews the life of Abraham Lincoln and offers downloadable coloring sheets of the new coins. |
2009 Cents Lesson Plans
From the United States Mint
During 2009, a 1-year coin initiative commemorating four major aspects of the life of President Abraham Lincoln will take place. Approximately every twelve weeks (four times), a new limited-edition cent that displays one of the four Lincoln designs is released into general circulation. Lesson plans for grades K & 1: In Mr. Lincon's Shoes; for grades 2 & 3: A Question, Mr. Lincoln!; for grades 3-6: Lincoln Lithograph. Each lesson plan refers to all four designs in the program. Don't forget to look for these new pennies! (History in your pocket!) |
Abraham Lincoln & Me Activity Book
Both Text and Audio, English and Spanish!
This free resource, endorsed by the Lincoln Illinois Bicentennial Commission, was developed by the Barat Education Foundation in collaboration with The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program Students are active learners when they are engaged in real-world activities. This project allows students to become familiar with primary sources while learning about Abraham Lincoln and fostering a personal connection to this great U.S. president.
To complete the project students will . . .
• view primary sources relating to Abraham Lincoln.
• learn basic facts about Abraham Lincoln.
• complete hands-on activities to foster a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln and synthesize their learning about this president and themselves.
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The Legacy of Lincoln
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama took the Presidential oath of office with the same Bible used for Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration on March 4, 1861. Obama was the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since 1861. (Barack Obama launched his campaign for the presidency on the steps of the Old State Capitol where Lincoln gave his famous "House Divided" speech.)
Why have other presidents turned to Lincoln's words and actions to guide them? What would the world be like if we had not had Lincoln as our nation's 16th president? What was Lincoln's legacy? What can one person do to change the world in a positive way? Why is Abraham Lincoln considered one of the greatest presidents of the United States? How does Lincoln speak to us today?
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Abraham Lincoln and the Rock River Valley
Local Connections
Thomas S. Johnson has written "a series of weekly columns (in the Rockford Register Star newspaper) celebrating our community’s Lincoln heritage. Mr. Johnson serves as the 'chairman of the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission of Winnebago County. He is a Rockford native and student of Rockford history, and is a member of WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, one of Rockford’s oldest and largest law firms.'" |
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