Last updated: July 29, 2024
Lesson Plan
Lincoln Young and Old - Future Self Portrait
Lincoln spent his early childhood at the Knob Creek Farm.
National Park Service
- Grade Level:
- Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 30 Minutes
- State Standards:
- Kentucky
Visual Arts/ Media Arts
MA: Cn10.1.K- Use personal exp. and choices in making media artworks.
MA: Cn10.1.1- Use personal exp, interests, and models in creating media artworks.
MA: Cn10.1.2- Use personal exp, interests, information, and ... - Thinking Skills:
- Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations.
Essential Question
What will be different about me in the future?
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to be able to create an image of themselves now and in the future. Students should be able to identify key differences between the two and be able to describe what those differences are and how they have come to be. The students will experience life changes, things that can change their life, and think about what they want their future to look like.
Background
For this lesson, teachers will need to have some background knowledge of the sculpture at the boyhood home that includes an image of Lincoln as a child and then again as an adult for comparison. Teachers will also need some background knowledge of what childhood looked like for Abraham Lincoln and how that differs from childhood today.
Preparation
Prior to completing this lesson teachers should have an image of the sculpture from Abraham Lincolns boyhood home to show to the students. Teachers should also have media prepared whether that be markers, crayons, paper, or a canvas.
Materials
Lincoln, Young and Old Art
Download Lincoln, Young and Old Art
Lesson Hook/Preview
To begin this lesson you could read the book “I am Abraham Lincoln” by Brad Meltzer. This book gives some background knowledge on who Lincoln was, what his childhood looked like, and is age-appropriate for these grade levels. This lesson can easily be linked to their lives because you are asking the students to create a future image of themselves so for each student that may look different. Some may want to pursue a specific career while others may not know what they want to do but it can give them some insight on all the opportunities that they have, and goals they can set to accomplish.
Procedure
Step one: Teachers should show images of the sculpture and identify key things in each sculpture that help to identify the similarities and differences between young Lincoln and then him during adulthood.
Step two: Discuss and document similarities and differences so that students can references during their own artwork.
Step three: Discuss and help students brainstorm ideas for things that they would want to include in their personal drawings that signifies them and what they want to accomplish as an adult.
Vocabulary
Career- a job that an adult dedicates their life to doing
Occupation- a job or profession
Lifestyle- how someone lives/ what their lives look like
Related Lessons or Education Materials
Meets Kentucky K-2nd grade Visual Arts / Media Arts standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.