We learned a lot during our six lessons...
Lesson One:
On
January 31, 2008,
we learned all about Abe Lincoln’s childhood.
We learned about his family, what he did when he was growing up
and what
kinds of jobs he worked. We created his
family tree and we made our very own word searches using the words we
learned. We learned that Abraham Lincoln
overcame a
lot before becoming our 16th president.
Lesson
Two:
On
February 7, 2008,
we learned about Abraham Lincoln’s path to presidency.
We made our own timelines on paper and we put
together a visual timeline using actual pictures. We
learned that it took a lot of hard work
and dedication to become president.
Lesson
Three:
On
February 14th,
2008, our team explored Abraham Lincoln’s major
accomplishments. We learned that he
signed the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery, kept the
civil war
battlefields preserved to keep the
memories of the soldiers alive, kept our country together and fought
for what
he believed in no matter what. We made a
mobile to represent his accomplishments.
Lesson
Four:
On
February 21, 2008,
we learned about how and why people started moving to cities. By looking at graphs of populations, we
discovered that the huge increases of population after the Civil War
required
the people of our country to start making goods more efficiently. We found out
that this required laborers, investors new machines and quick
transportation. We also learned what
life was like for people of different social classes during the late
1800’s.
Lesson
Five:
On
March 6, 2008,
our
team learned all about the history of money.
As a group, we acted out a play which talked all about the
history of
money in America. Then, we looked at actual pictures of old
money and actual dollar bills that are used today!
We learned several new vocabulary words,
too.
Lesson
Six:
On
April 17, 2008,
we learned about the Civil War reconstruction
and how much it cost to rebuild the south.
Looking at pictures of the state of the south before and after
the war
made us realize how much work needed to be done. Through
graphs and budget charts, we learned
all about Southern farmers before and after the war and how freed
slaves
generally became sharecroppers. We
then looked at the impact these events had
on the American economy at the time.
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