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Timeline of Abraham Lincoln’s Life OrganizerTimeline of Abraham Lincoln’s Life Organizer
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2nd - 5th
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Timeline of Abraham Lincoln’s Life

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How many moments from Abraham Lincoln's historic life and presidency can your pupils describe?As part of their study of Abraham Lincoln, class members create a timeline of important events in this life.

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Concepts

timelines, abraham lincoln

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign groups to research one event and as they place it one the timeline, have them explain its significance

Classroom Considerations

  • Class members should either have knowledge of the events or access to sources that describe these events
  • The small size of the template would make it difficult to record and read the timeline; consider creating a poster-size version where groups post their event

Pros

  • An answer key is provided in the packet

Cons

  • None

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