While creating LOOKING FOR LINCOLN, historians and researchers examined photographs, paintings, historical documents and letters. This evidence of the past—left behind by those who lived it—can be an extremely valuable tool for understanding the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.

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.

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

In this lesson, students will explore how Abraham Lincoln used the power of words in speeches, letters and other documents. For grades 4-5.