Abraham Lincoln was my father's favorite President. I mean, who wouldn't fall in love with a guy born in a log cabin who had to walk miles to school in the snow? As an adult, the more I learned about Lincoln, the more my heart ached for the tragic personal life this great leader endured. As with many, he has received increased love and respect since his passing. How interesting that I will be flying to Springfield, IL, today to do workshop!
Abraham
Lincoln
(Tune: “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
Abraham Lincoln,
past President, (Point
to a picture of Lincoln.)
Loved and honored
by many.
To help us
remember this famous man,
We put his face on
a penny.
Hold a penny in
your hand (Hold
up a penny.)
And his face
you’ll see.
He always tried to
tell the truth.
He’s Honest Abe to
me.
*Download this
book at drjean.org/February, 2007.
Log Cabin Snack
– Give children pretzel twist sticks and a spoonful of peanut butter or cream
cheese. Children try to build a
log cabin by stacking the pretzels with the peanut butter.
Penny
Inspection – Let children look at pennies with a magnifying glass.
Rubbings –
Make rubbings of pennies.
Penny, Penny
– Three children leave the classroom.
The other children cup their hands as if holding a penny. The teacher hides the penny in one
child’s hand. When the three
children return to the room, they walk around the room and open their friends’
hands. The first one to find the
penny gets to choose 3 new friends to leave the room and she gets to hide the
penny.
Time Line –
Give children a sentence strip. At
the left write the year they were born.
Write each additional year up until the present. Children take the time line home and
try to find a penny with each year’s date.
Hint! Explain that’s it’s O.K. if they don’t
find all of them.
