El joven Abraham Lincoln Lesson Plan
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Children compare and contrast Abe Lincoln’s life as a child to their own lives today.
Social Studies Focus:
Presidents’ Day, history
Page 4 Skill:
visual discrimination
Vocabulary:
cabaña, gorro de mapache, practicar, presidente, sombrero de copa
CCSS:
RI.K.1, RI.K.7, SL.K.2
- Before playing our video La vida de Abraham Lincoln, ask children, ¿Saben quién fue?.
- After watching, remind kids that we celebrate Abe Lincoln on Presidents’ Day. Ask, ¿Les gustaría ser presidentes algún día? ¿Por qué sí o por qué no?
- Read the issue together. Invite kids to answer each question, comparing their own lives to Abe’s life as a child.
- Then use the Demuestra lo que sabes skill sheet to boost comprehension and early literacy skills.
- With our digital game ¡Por ahí viene el tren de Lincoln! kids test their attention to key details in the article and build comprehension.
- Build understanding of nonfiction visuals with our La línea de tiempo de Abraham skill sheet.
Materials: light-colored construction paper, glue, strips of brown construction paper or craft sticks, crayons or paint, penny (optional)
- Give each each child a sheet of construction paper for a background, and set out any of the supplies listed above. Kids can make a log cabin in many ways:
- They can glue down strips of brown paper as “logs” and use more strips to make the sides and roof.
- They can do the same thing using craft sticks.
- They can also simply draw or paint the logs, roof and sides!
- Whatever method they choose, have kids draw a door and a window. For a fun touch, they can glue a penny in the window so Abe peeks out!