K-8

Here are some useful lesson plans for grades K-8:

• The Choral Arts Society of Washington
  These lesson plans, designed for students in grades 1-12, use music to enhance studies in poetry, the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln's life. 
• National Portrait Gallery and The Choral Arts Society of Washington 
  In collaboration combining Choral Arts Society's "Such Was The War" with The National Portrait Gallery's exhibit "One Life: The Mask of Lincoln."  This Lesson Plan integrates music, visual arts, and social studies concepts into a lesson about Whitman and Lincoln.  Additional Lesson Plans can be found at the National Portrait Gallery.
• Indiana Humanities Council 
  Poems of Early Indiana in Abraham Lincoln’s Own Words
• Northern Illinois University
  Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858
• Northern Illinois University
  Lincoln, Protest, and the Mexican War
• White House Historical Association 
  Using Art to Study the Past: Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation Proclamation
• Teaching With Historic Places
  Lincoln Home National Historic Site: A Place of Growth and Memory 
• Teaching With Historic Places
  Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at Gettysburg 

Teacher Submitted Lesson Plans:

• Jennifer Gibson - Glenn Elementary, Normal, IL
  A highly interactive SMART Notebook following the 16th President’s life from beginning to end. 
• John May - Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, CA
  A Mathematical Analysis of the Mrs. Bixby Letter 
• Mike Bennett - Canyon Middle School, Yucaipa, CA
  Drawing a portrait of President Lincoln
• Scott Horton - Williamsville Central School District, East Amherst, NY
  Quotes of Abraham Lincoln
  • Worksheet 1 - Quotes 
  • Worksheet 2 - Chart