History :

• Obama's America remembers Lincoln
  "In 2009 the US not only inaugurated its first black president - it also honoured the president who paved Barack Obama's way to the country's highest post.
  Events across the nation marked the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, celebrating a man widely seen as the greatest US president - the secular saint who redeemed America's original sin of slavery. "
  (BBC)

  

• Portraits of Abraham Lincoln - a slideshow
  (time.com)

  

• Lincoln letter sets record price
  "A letter written by former US President Abraham Lincoln has sold for $3.4m (£1.7m) at auction in New York, setting a record for any American manuscript."
  (BBC)

  
  
  

  Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
  "Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and one of the great American leaders.
  His presidency was dominated by the American Civil War."
  (BBC)

• Abe Lincoln Time Line (chenowith.k12.or.us)

  

• Presidents' Day - An Educational Virtual Museum for Primary Students (score.rims.k12.ca.us)
  + Activities + President's Day Literature
  
  

• The Time of the Lincolns (PBS)
  "a rich site for middle and high-schoolers that explores not just the Civil War, but also women's rights, slavery, abolition, politics and the growth of the industrial economy."(Surfing the Net with Kids)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (about.com)
  
  

Legend :

• Legend:
  A number of amazing coincidences can be found between the assassinations of
  Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
  TRUE or FALSE ? (snopes.com)
  
  

Listening :

• The Path of a President - Listen and Read
  "Trace Abraham Lincoln's steps from his humble childhood home — a log cabin with a dirt floor — to the highest office in the land in this audio article for 2nd graders."
  (teacher.scholastic.com)

  

   

• Abraham Lincoln - A Problem, a Penny, and a President
  (beaconlearningcenter.com)

  

Activities :

• THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 :
  LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS November 19, 1863 - interactive exercises
  (absolutenglish-972)
  
  
  
  
  
  

Webquests :

• Abraham Lincoln - a webquest (siec.k12.in.us)
  
  

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