Abraham Lincoln

Happy Birthday President Lincoln!

Today is Lincoln's birthday and this month we celebrate George Washington's birthday as well. In honor of this, I thought I'd share a few activites you can do with your kids.

First of all, this site (Apples 4 The Teacher) has printable coloring pages of both Presidents. It doesn't get any easier than print and color. This link will take you right to the coloring pages... http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/presidents-day/index.html

Coin rubbings are also a fun and easy project. You can put pennies and quarters under a piece of paper - with the President's pictures facing up, of course - and rub crayon over them.

Lincoln's Log Cabin - This little log cabin project is perfect for a preschooler. You make it out of popsicle sticks. Just glue them onto your paper until they form a square. If you are feeling adventurous, you can paint the popsicle stick logs brown (as you can see from the photo, I was not feeling adventurous today). Then glue on a triangular roof and a rectangle door. You can add any kind of embellishements like grass, trees or clouds.

**You can also build log cabins out of Lincoln Logs if you have them.

Finding books about the Presidents that are appropriate for young minds is a bit of a challenge. Here a few that I like. You should be able to find them at your local library.

• Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Bremmer


• A Picture Book of Abe Lincoln by David A. Adler


• A Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler