Distance Learning
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Common Core Standards:
- 3.RI.1, 3.RI.2, 3.RI.7, 4.RI.6, 5.RI.1, 3.SL.1.a, 3.SL.1.c, 3.SL.4, 3.SL.6, 4.SL.1.a, 4.SL.1.d, 5.SL.1.a, 5.SL.2, 3.W.7, 4.W.2, 4.W.2.e, 4.W.7, 5.W.2, 5.W.7, 5.W.9
- State Standards:
- Illinois SS.H.2.3; SS.H.3.3; SS.H.2.4; SS.H.3.5; SS.H.2.5
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is an ideal place to let your students’ knowledge and curiosity of Abraham Lincoln lead the discussion. Our distance learning programs are inspired by the essential question: How can artifacts help us understand a person or time period? During a distance learning session, we take students on a virtual tour of the Lincoln Home to discuss important issues that shaped Lincoln’s life, all while we look at artifacts that belonged to Abraham Lincoln, to his family, or to one of his many neighbors. Join us from your home or classroom to learn how objects help keep the Lincolns story alive!
In With A Little Help From My Friends students will analyze primary documents, such as census records and historic maps, to understand Abraham Lincoln's story in Springfield, Illinois. In addition, students will use primary documents to explore who else lived in the same neighborhood as Abraham Lincoln, all the while virtually visiting the Lincoln Home!
For more information and to schedule a distance learning program, please email us.
Materials
Use this lesson plan to prepare for virtual visit.
Read 1860 census record courtesy of the National Archives and analyze it.
Download 1860 Springfield Census
Use this worksheet to analyze 1860 Census.
Download Census Analysis Worksheet
Check out this 1867 map courtesy of the Library of Congress and analyze it.
Download 1867 Map of Springfield
Use this worksheet courtesy of the National Archives to analyze map.
Last updated: December 4, 2020