The nation is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel.
— A. Lincoln, 1864
Teacher Resources
Lesson Plans & Classroom Activities
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- Appropriate for 11th grade U.S. History
- Developed by Ellen Resnek, Morgantown, Pennsylvania
Why the Civil War was fought: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
- Appropriate for middle and high school students
- Developed by Megan Purdy, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Virginia
- Appropriate for middle and high school students
- Developed by Milde Waterfall, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Oakton, Virginia
- Appropriate for middle and high school students
- Developed by Amy Trenkle, Stuart Hobson Middle School, Washington, DC
- Appropriate for high school students
- Developed by Bradley Swain, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia AND Harlan Kinzer, Alice Deal Middle School, Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers’ Home: Privacy & Access to the President
- Appropriate for high school students, primarily 11th and 12th grade
- Developed by Heather Beckmann, Centreville High School, Clifton, Virginia
Comparative Government: The Evolution of Equal Protection Law
- Appropriate for high school students
- Developed by Stratton Shartel, Annandale High School, Annandale, Virginia
- Powerpoint to supplement classroom instruction
President Lincoln's Cottage: A Retreat (redirects to TwHP website)
- Appropriate for Grades 5-8
- Developed by American University public history graduate students in conjunction with President Lincoln's Cottage staff
- Accepted to the Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan program run by the National Park Service
The Brownsville Affair through the Lens of Lincoln
- Appropriate for Grades 7-12
- Developed by Paul LaRue, Washington High School, Washington Court House, Ohio
Lincoln Bicentennial Booklist and Activities
- Appropriate for Grades 4-6
- Developed by Janet Johnson, Pine Street Elementary, Wayland, Michigan
- Appropriate for Grades 6-8
- Developed by Janet Johnson, Pine Street Elementary, Wayland, Michigan
