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Living the Legacy: the bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday

Abraham Lincoln brought unity to a nation at war, comfort to citizens in crisis and freedom to people enslaved. We are joining the nationwide bicentennial celebration running January 1 to April 30, 2009. Listed below are short readings, lesson plans and materials that you can use with your students to honor this occasion.

Elementary Lessons:

• Abe's Face
• Can A Letter Change History?
• Gettysburg Address
• Lincoln Penny Puzzles
• Lincoln Timeline

Secondary Lessons:

• Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Using History to Study the Past
• Comparing Two Great Calls for Freedom documents
• Comparing Two Great Calls for Freedom graphic organizer
• Gettysberg Address
• Gettysberg Address Matching Game
• The Emamcipation Proclamation Freedoms First Steps
• Political Cartoon The National Game
• Living the Legacy
• Lincoln Cottage A Presidential Retreat
• Lincolns Cottage Lesson Map