Presidents Week - Lesson 4: Abraham Lincoln
During our lesson about George Washington, we learned about him being on the dollar bill, and the quarter. On our art sheet where we colored money and cut it out, there were other coins present. That can be the lead in for this days lesson.
Get your dollar or quarter out and have on hand a penny, or a five dollar bill… Oh, and wear a tophat if you have one 
Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 in 1809. Things were different then. When Abe was a boy, he lived in a log cabin. A log cabin is a small house made out of logs cut from trees. His father cut down the trees and made the cabin.
There were no electric lights in the cabin. Young Abe read books by firelight and drew with charcoal on a shovel. Abe’s family was poor. Often he went barefoot because he didn’t have any shoes.
When Abraham Lincoln grew up, he studied hard and became a lawyer. Then he was elected to be a law-maker. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States.
Things to do:
- Log Cabin: Tell about how Abe was born in Kentucky in a log cabin.
- Abe Lincoln slider game: http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/presidents/tv_link.htm
- Mount Rushmore: Point out the two presidents that are familiar.
