1. Gettysburg Address Simultaneous Reading February 12, 2009 A live reading of the Gettysburg Address will originate at 9:30 a.m. from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois and be carried on a live webcast. All school children who are in school that day are invited to join in and read aloud at the same time. Check back here for details on how your class can participate or join our mailing list for regular updates. (Jen is open to host a skype chat with up to 7 classrooms. Let me know if you wish to join.) Copy of Gettysburg Address 2. Lincoln Mosaic In commemoration of Lincoln's 200th birthday, you and your students can make this very cool chalk-on-black-construction-paper mosaic portrait to hang somewhere on your campus. Made from 40 student-created 6" X 12" pieces, the finished size is 4' X 6' and is really quite stunning. LINK: http://newmanagement.com/tips_more/mosaic.html PDF LINK: http://newmanagement.com/tips_more/pdf/lincoln_artwork.pdf 3. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, in partnership with History™, will feature a National Teach-In on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln broadcasting live from the National Archives in Washington, DC on the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 1:30pm EST. Educators and students nationwide can tune-in and view this LIVE webcast online at www.history.com/lincoln. Teachers, students, and families will find enrichment resources and study guides at this site, which may be used at any time and/or can help prepare for the event. The first five hundred schools to register will receive a National History Day Lincoln Teacher Sourcebook and a Give a Lincoln for Lincoln coin box! 4. Students will use pretzels and icing to create log cabins. Directions can be found here: http://crafts.kaboose.com/pretzel-log-cabin.html Materials needed: Small empty milk carton, Pretzel sticks, Icing or peanut butter, 1 Rolo or other tubular shaped candy, 1 square cracker, Scissors, Hot glue or tape