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Lincoln Loves Learning

Abraham Lincoln: Honest Abe

Day 33of 180
Week 7of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how Abraham Lincoln valued education

2

Understand the importance of perseverance

3

Recognize how God gives us the ability to learn

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 1:5

“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding will attain to wise counsel.”

— Proverbs 1:5 (WEB)

Lincoln's love of learning reflects God's desire for us to grow in wisdom

📦 Materials Needed

  • Children's book about Lincoln
  • Paper
  • Pencils
  • Picture of a log cabin
  • Simple reading primer
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Show pictures of Abraham Lincoln and his log cabin. Ask children what they know about him.

💭 Review Question: What do you think it was like to live in a log cabin long ago?
2Teaching (10 min)

Tell the story of how Lincoln loved learning even though he had very few books. He would walk miles to borrow books and would read by firelight.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Lincoln had very little schooling
  • He taught himself by reading
  • He became a lawyer through hard work
  • God gives us the ability to learn and grow
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you like to learn about?
  • How can we use reading to grow smarter?
  • Why is learning important?
3Activity: My Learning Journey (7 min)
hands-on

Children draw a picture of something they want to learn

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child a piece of paper
  2. Ask them to draw something they want to learn
  3. Have them share their drawings
  4. Discuss how learning is a gift from God
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps children draw

Challenge: Write a short sentence about what they want to learn

4Closing (3 min)

Recap Lincoln's love of learning

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Lincoln do to learn?
  • Why is reading important?
  • How can we be like Lincoln?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for giving us the ability to learn and grow. Help us to be curious and love reading like Abraham Lincoln did.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how Lincoln became president

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 1:5

“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning”

— Proverbs 1:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Learning Ladder Game - Children take a step forward each time they repeat part of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Lincoln's self-education was remarkable for his time

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage reading at home
  • Show excitement about learning
  • Provide age-appropriate books
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get discouraged if learning seems hard

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Curiosity about learning and reading

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Visit a local library
  • Read a children's book about Lincoln
  • Practice reading together
  • Make a simple timeline of Lincoln's life

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