Learning Lincoln On-line AN INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING ON-LINE STUDIES
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HERE TO SEE A "MASTER" TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE BOOK Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, was our 16th President, and one of the few Presidents born in a log cabin, and was not college educated. This series of learning activities and resources is dedicated to the miracle of a young boy, overcoming great hardship and achieving the highest position in our country: President. The underlying theme of all of my Abraham Lincoln material is Abraham's lifelong zeal for learning "by the light of the fire." The Learning of Lincoln: “By Littles”
In his own words: "My father, at the death of his father, was but six years of age; and he grew up, litterally [sic] without education. He removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer County, Indiana, in my eighth year. We reached our new home about the time the State came into the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals, still in the woods. There I grew up. There were some schools, so called; but no qualification was ever required of a teacher beyond "reading, writing, and ciphering’" to the Rule of Three. If a straggler supposed to understand Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizzard [sic]. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education. Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the Rule of Three; but that was all. I have not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity." From the second autobiography for Jesse Fell, a long-time Illinois Republican friend who was a native of Pennsylvania. Fell used his influence to get the piece incorporated in an article appearing in a Pennsylvania newspaper on February 11, 1860.
A very important and exciting historical event is coming upon the United States and the world. Abraham Lincoln was born 200 years ago, as of February 12, 2009. Our nation has built at least five great memorials honoring the 16th President. We annually celebrate his and Washington’s birthdays in February, on Presidents' Day. The purpose of this collection of Lincoln learning activities is to provide the teacher and a school with fun and exciting learning activities to enrich the teaching reading, arithmetic, writing, and all the subjects. Perhaps the teacher or school could conduct a special Lincoln Festival during the Bicentennial year to provide an experience that the children and adults will always remember.
The young Abraham Lincoln splitting rails. Illustration by Lloyd Ostendorf Abraham was very fast and efficient at splitting rails for fencing. He actually would use this skill to make a living in Illinois. A very important and exciting historical event is coming upon the United States and the world. Abraham Lincoln was born 200 years ago, as of February 12, 2009. Our nation has built at least five great memorials honoring the 16th President. We annually celebrate his and Washington’s birthdays in February, on Presidents' Day. The purpose of this collection of Lincoln learning activities is to provide the teacher and a school with fun and exciting learning activities to enrich the teaching reading, arithmetic, writing, and all the subjects. Perhaps the teacher or school could conduct a special Lincoln Festival during the Bicentennial year to provide an experience that the children and adults will always remember.
At the 2002 Lincoln Festival at Cowden-Herrick Schools, rural Herrick, Illinois Abe then built a fence, and he and his wife would perform Mary and Abraham for Lincoln Presenter B.F. McClerren actually split rails for the students, us. We had a favorite foods Lincoln dinner, played pioneer games, and did a study of the President via the Internet. This was for the whole school, grades K-8. The legacy of Lincoln applies to children of all ages. We can learn of how a frontier boy, with little real hope of becoming anything, could grow up to become the President of the United States. Through these suggested activities, you can learn:
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