Abraham Lincoln Fun Printables and Coloring Pages.
This section includes fun and thought-provoking Abraham Lincoln printables along with coloring pages.
Abraham Lincoln Letter to Fanny Mccullough - Primary Source Analysis
Description: This printable activity requires students to analyze a famous condolence letter written by Abraham Lincoln to a teenage girl after her father was killed in the Civil War.
Oh Captain, My Captain! - An elegy to Abraham Lincoln by Walt Whitman
Description: The printout describes Walt Whitman’s famous Oh Captain! My Captain! elegy to President Lincoln and then asks students to think of their own hero and to write a similar poem.
Futility Versus Immortality - The Ineffective Presidents in Office before Abraham Lincoln
Description: This activity requires students to analyze the qualities of poor leaders such as Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan and contrast them with a leader such as Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln's Dream
Description: This printout describes Abraham Lincoln’s famous dream about his own assassination and then requires students to describe and draw a scene from a powerful dream they’ve had.
Time Terms Relative to the Gettysburg Address
Description: This activity investigates time words such as "score," fortnight, and sesquicentennial and requires students to figure out important dates by performing calculations with those amounts.
I'll Always Remember Where I Was.... (Emancipation Proclamation)
Description: This historical prompts requires students to imagine the earth-shaking effect the news of the Emancipation Proclamation had on Americans in 1862. In the spirit of the Emancipation Proclamation, students must write about the biggest news event of their lives and describe its impact.
With Malice For None, With Charity for All - Decode Puzzle
Description: This activity requires students to decode and interpret the famous presidential quote uttered by Abraham Lincoln.
Civil War Nicknames
Description: This handout requires users to think about various nicknames attributed to Civil War figures and to draw literal translation (e.g. Jeb Stuart, the Eyes of the Confederacy)
Presidential Quotes
Description: This activity first requires students to match the famous quote with the president. Next, students must choose their favorite quote and attempt to explain it in detail.
William or James - Presidential First Names
Description: This fun activity shows students that 10 of the 45 American presidents were named William or James. Then, students must come up with two common first names and list as many people that they can think of with those names.
Presidential Heights
Description: Did you know James Madison was the shortest president? Did you know Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president? This fun math activity requires students to answer questions about the heights of presidents by viewing the bar graph and making conversions from feet to inches and inches to feet.
Presidential Middle Names
Description: Some of America's presidents have interesting middle names. Can you match the middle name with the correct president? For example, do you know Richard M. Nixon's middle name? How about John F. Kennedy?
Presidential Math - Addition and Subtraction
Description: If you know that Millard Fillmore was the 13th president or that Martin Van Buren was the eighth, this exercise is for you. This activity requires students to add problems such as Jefferson + Tyler = ? Jefferson being (3) and Tyler being (10). 3 + 10 = 13. The 13th president is Millard Fillmore, thus - Jefferson + Tyler = Fillmore. A picture gallery of all 45 presidents is provided. Perfect for Presidents Day!
Presidential Rankings Logic Puzzle
Description: This resource requires students to order selected presidents in terms of their C-SPAN rankings using their logic skills. Perfect for students in grades 4-6.
Lincoln Memorial Coloring Page
Description: This is a beautiful outline of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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