Distance Learning

With A Little Help From My Friends

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.