Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum

The ALLM can provide your classroom with a number of lesson plans that adhere to state and national social study standards. In addition to age-appropriate history lessons, teachers will find lesson plans tied to S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) activities, citizenship, and geography. Special interest groups (such as Scouts and adult learners) will also find a variety of lessons.

Learning resources for educators.

Lincoln Letters for Kids: Newsletter and Lincoln's Army Club.

The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum is a proud district site host for National History Day, a national competition that celebrates student analysis of the past. Each year more than half a million students participate in the annual content. Students choose a historical topic related to the annual theme and then conduct primary and secondary research. Students will look through libraries, archives, and museums, conduct oral history interviews and visit historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting sources, students draw conclusions about the significance of their chosen topic and then be able to present their work in one of five ways: as a paper, an exhibit, a performance, a documentary, or a website. The ALLM also assists student researchers who wish to access the museum’s archives and awards a special Lincoln prize for exemplary research that involves Abraham Lincoln’s life, career, and/or the presidency. Northeast District 2 site competition takes place each October, and the museum hosts an annual teacher workshop on competition and the year’s theme in the summer prior to the competition. To learn more, contact susan.parker@lmunet.edu or visit Tennessee History Day.