What kind of statue would you make to help others
remember Abraham Lincoln? Would you make a statue that
looks like Abraham Lincoln? Maybe you would like to make a statue of his home or his hat. We will look at some of the different statues that other people have made. We will also learn about Lincoln's life to help you get some ideas on how to remember him.
 

We will
 

• use the Internet to learn about Abraham Lincoln.
• look at pictures of different Lincoln statues.
• make a clay statue honoring Lincoln and type a story in Start Write  telling about your statue.

Activity 1
 

During center time, two children will explore the following sites.
                 A Lincoln Story
 
 

                         Pictures of Lincoln statues   

Activity 2
 

Get some clay and make your own Abraham Lincoln statue.

Activity 3
 

Type a story on Start Write telling about your statue. What did you learn about Abraham Lincoln that made you choose this kind of statue? Please give three reasons.
 
 

	Beginning 1	Progressing 2	Proficient 3
Statue	No recognizable shape	Recognizable shape with no detail	Recognizable shape with details
Sentence Mechanics	Writes at least one sentence using invented spelling.	Writes two sentences using invented spelling.	Writes more than two sentences using correct punctuation and invented spelling
Story Content	Writes one or more sentences unrelated to the topic.	Writes one or more sentences about the statue but does not relate it to Lincoln.	Writes three or more sentences about the statue and relates it to Lincoln.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In this lesson you have learned about the life of Abraham Lincoln and different ways people honor him.
 
 

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/index.html

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html