AbrahamLincoln
(Tune: “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
Abraham Lincoln,past President, (Pointto a picture of Lincoln.)
Loved and honoredby many.
To help usremember this famous man,
We put his face ona penny.
Hold a penny inyour hand (Holdup a penny.)
And his faceyou’ll see.
He always tried totell the truth.
He’s Honest Abe tome.
Hint! Why do people call Abraham Lincoln "Honest Abe"?
Log Cabin Snack– Give children pretzeltwist sticks and a spoonful of peanut butter or cream cheese. Children try to build a log cabin bystacking the pretzels with the peanut butter.
PennyInspection – Let childrenlook at pennies with a magnifying glass.
Rubbings – Make rubbings of pennies.
Penny, Penny – Three children leave the classroom. The other children cup their hands asif holding a penny. The teacherhides the penny in one child’s hand. When the three children return to the room, they walk around the roomand open their friends’ hands. Thefirst one to find the penny gets to choose 3 new friends to leave the room andshe gets to hide the penny.
Time Line – Give children a sentence strip. At the left write the year they wereborn. Write each additional yearup until the present. Childrentake the time line home and try to find a penny with each year’s date.
Hint! Explain that’s it’s O.K. if they don’tfind all of them.
