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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
For Teachers

Teachers Packet

This guide can be used to prepare your class for a site visit or as a supplement to your classroom teaching. It contains information about visiting the park, historical information for use in preparing lessons, and a variety of activities that can be utilized to help reinforce the lessons.

Teaching with Historic Places

This lesson plan is entitled “Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Forging Greatness During Lincoln’s Youth.”  It was written by Mike Capps, Chief of Interpretation and Resource Management at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.  

 

Abraham Lincoln's Classroom

Abraham Lincoln's Classroom is sponsored by The Lincoln Institute and The Lehrman Institute.

Fredrick Law Olmsted, Jr. (center)  

Did You Know?
The memorial landscape design was conceived of by noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. He envisioned a memorial of strength and simplicity, sentiment and reason. He wanted the memorial to remain simple, so as not to overwhelm the "familiar associations" of the area with the Lincolns.

Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 09:41 EST