Mario Cuomo  
"The 200th Birthday of Abraham Lincoln provides a wonderful opportunity to focus on President Lincoln's strengths of character, qualities of leadership, and belief in the pursuit of equality exemplified during one of the most difficult periods in American history..." -2008 Mario Cuomo, former New York governor and author of Why Lincoln Matters
   
   
Welcome to the MY HERO Lincoln Bicentennial Lesson Plans page.
Lincoln Bicentennial lesson plans:
  Mr. Lincoln's Attic I:
Do Objects Talk?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college
 
  Mr. Lincoln's Attic II:
What's in a Name?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college
     
  Mr. Lincoln's Attic III:
Can a Letter Change History?
by Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Grade level: 5 – college
     
  Using Art to Study the Past:
Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Online classroom materials which use Francis Carpenter's famous painting as a reference. Sponsored by the White House Historical Association. Teachers are encouraged to have students post their drawings from "Enrichment Activity #1" in the Gallery on the MY HERO Web site.
  The Abraham Lincoln Learning Page
Sponsored by the Library of Congress. Teachers are encouraged to have students publish their stories from "The Mathew Brady Bunch: Civil War Newspapers" on the MY HERO Web site.
  The Time of the Lincolns
An online teachers' guide for activities related to the The Time of the Lincolns website and the film Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided. Sponsored by PBS.
     
  Wyoming Lincoln Bicentennial
Web-based Lesson Plan [pdf]
A multimedia project focusing on Lincoln's impact on America.
     
     

For more Lincoln-related lesson plans from the Lincoln Bicentennial site:
K-8
Elementary		   9+
Secondary		   Other
Other lesson plans from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum