102 Presidents and American Symbols: Supplemental Guide 6A | Abraham Lincoln
Introducing Abraham Lincoln
Show image 6A-6: Abraham Lincoln- Explain to students that in today’s read-aloud they will hear about
an important person in American history, but he was not a Founding
Father. He was the sixteenth president of the United States, over
seventy years after George Washington served as the first president
of the United States.
[Point to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham
Lincoln on the Presidents Timeline.] - Remind students that during George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson’s time, America was fighting for freedom from the king’s
rule. Ask: “Did America become a free nation?” - Explain that America did become a free nation, but there were
still people in the country who were not free people. In the time of
Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, there were enslaved people in
the United States who were forced to work without pay and were not
free to decide how to live their lives. Tell students that today slavery is
against the law and people know that it is wrong, but long ago it was
not against the law. - Distribute Response Card 3 (Abraham Lincoln) to each student. Ask
volunteers to describe each image on the Response Card. Correct
responses as necessary. Tell students that they will use this Response
Card to discuss today’s read-aloud and in future read-alouds.
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Proclaim- In today’s read aloud you will hear Abraham Lincoln proclaim
something that would change America forever. - Say the word proclaim with me three times.
- To pr o c l a i m means to announce—or say—something important for
others to hear. - The president spoke into the microphone as she began to proclaim
her new plans.
The students waited for their principal to proclaim the “Students of
the Month.”