The ABCs
of ABE
Tonia
Kirby
Summer
Fellowship 2008
Early
American Museum
Day 5: LincolnÕs Assassination and
Memorials
Activities:
Read Aloud Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington 1837-1865 by
Cheryl Harness
Gettysburg Address: One
way to memorialize Lincoln would be to have each of your students memorize a
section of the Gettysburg Address and perform it for another class – parents
– or Nursing Home etcÉ Each student could write their section and
illustrate it and you could make a class book.
Civil War Scrapbook: Search on the internet for pictures
and articles, or from old books that can be photocopied or cut up and make a ÒCivil
WarÓ scrapbook.
Time Capsule: Make a
time capsule of things that are important to you today, put some of the
schoolbooks, pictures, newspaper, sales flyer for the grocery store, and the
price of gasoline, etc. Decide
when you want to open it and make a plaque. If you are a teacher of the younger grades, you may want to
open it when they graduate fifth or sixth grade. If your school will be celebrating a major anniversary
like 50 or 100 years, you might want to open it then. You may want to do your height, weight, and favorite current
stuff and open it at the end of the school year. Put all items in a sealed container and put it in a special
location. You might want to bury
it so people wonÕt be tempted to open it early!
Vocabulary for the Word Wall:
Assassinate – To kill an
important person by a surprise attack
Theatre – A place where
people come together to watch a play
Memorial – a gesture or an
object that helps people remember someone or
Something.
Funeral – The ritual that is
performed to put someone to ÒrestÓ after death.
Procession – A group that
gather and then walk from a certain point to another in a straight line.
Mount Rushmore - A place in South
Dakota where four important Americans faces were carved into a mountain.
Finish the Timeline 1861-1865