On Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Christie's auction house in New York announced that a handwritten, autographed manuscript of the president's 1864 victory speech sold for $3.44 million -- the highest ever paid for any American historical document.

Stream or download videos to accompany the lesson plan "Looking for Clues about the Life of Abraham Lincoln." For Grades 1-3.

In this interdisciplinary lesson, students will gather different facts about Lincoln through a variety of hands-on activities. For Grades 1-3.

Stream or download video to accompany the lesson plan "Looking for Lincoln During the Civil War." For grades 9-12.

This lesson will explore the unique challenges Lincoln faced during the five years of bloody civil war which made him America’s ultimate but most controversial wartime leader. For grades 9-12.