Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809.
I love taking time to introduce him to the class during this time.
And YES I do believe you can take time away from your "language program" to introduce special events and characters.
This packet makes it easy because it includes reading, writing, word work, informational text and vocabulary...all key parts to the language standards.
I like to begin the day by gathering the students together to read this very special story.
If it is a little lengthy for your class ad lib a little.
Following the reading we do a class discussion and write key facts that we learned on a chart.
We will refer back to this at the end of the day.
During reading groups I use one of the three forms of informational text.
As we read we use our highlighters to highlight key facts.
In group or back at their seats they use this text to write key facts on the idea gathering page.
I post the vocabulary in a visual place for students.
You can also laminate them and use them for syllables or ABC sorting.
I put the Parts of Speech word work page in our word work center along with the vocabulary cards for sorting parts of speech.
As a whole group we go over the Word of the Day...Abraham Lincoln.
It encourages students to use facts they know to create a definition.
They look closely at the word HONEST.
You will also see a time line of Abe Lincoln which is ideal for formative assessment.
I have also included a poem in the packet.
Following the poem is a reading for detail page and a cute "what might Abe carry under is tall black hat".
During writing there are two options. Students can write about if they had lived during the time with Abe or informative about Abe.
There are three leveled writing pages not show here for showcasing student writing.
My favorite for during math is the is the "flip a penny" activity.
Students get a partner and have fun flipping a penny and making tallies.
Have them predict before if they will flip more heads or tails.
This can also be in one of your math centers.
Also during math figure how old Abe Lincoln would be!
I use the Let's Make Words as a class game.
I divide students into groups and then have them make words with the letters Abe Lincoln. Encourage them to keep there creative efforts quiet so other groups do not hear their ideas.
Groups then share how many words they made.
You can have a group secretary.
I put the word search on the desks as the students enter.
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