Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire Free Copywork
If you enjoy learning about our 16th President, the book Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar d’Aulaire is a wonderful resource for introducing kids to this remarkable man. This free copywork was carefully selected from the book to enhance your child’s learning experience.
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire
One of the most notable features of the D’aulaire books is the engaging illustrations that help the reader see the main character through the eyes of a child. Ingri and Edgar use both colored and hand-sketched pictures to embellish all their stories. They have many other books on famous history heroes like Eric the Red, Columbus, Ben Franklin, and George Washington, but their book Abraham Lincoln is one of my favorites.
They begin honest Abe’s story with his humble birth in the backwoods cabin of the Kentucky wilderness. As a boy he learned to work hard by doing farm chores and chopping woods. Although his education was limited, he had an insatiable desire to learn! He once walked 20 miles to borrow a book.
- Ingri d’Aulaire (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 56 Pages – 07/04/2008 (Publication Date) – Beautiful Feet Books (Publisher)
What is Charlotte Mason Copywork?
Charlotte Mason, a 19th-century educator, is credited with the practice we now call copywork. Copywork is the simple habit of hand-copying quality selections of literature. When you handwrite passages from a book or poem, your mind slows down. You remember details more clearly.
It is similar to the difference between riding in a car and walking. When you ride in a car, you notice a couple of landmarks along the way. But when you walk to a destination, you see and remember in much greater detail. This is what happens when you write things out by hand.
Copywork should take no more than 10-20 minutes of time for a child to do. Short lessons are key! I like to have our kids copy one sentence for first grade, two for second, and so on.
You can learn more about how we use copywork in our homeschool in these blog posts.
Everything You Need to Know About Homeschool Copywork
We also use narration along with copywork to help our kids write well. We begin with oral narrations and then progress to written narrations when they are ready. You can learn more about narration in this blog post.
How to Do Charlotte Mason Narration in Your Homeschool
Copywork Benefits
As a homeschool mom of 16 years, I have seen the benefits of long-term copywork practice. My kids have become proficient writers simply by using copywork and narration as the spine of their writing curriculum.
Here are a few of the benefits I have seen in our kids.
- Improves the power of attention.
- Teaches several language arts skills all in one: punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, and vocabulary.
- Copywork is meaningful independent work (unlike worksheets) because kids can learn language skills in context.
- Copywork familiarizes kids with treasured passages from favorite books.
How to Use Copywork with This Book
When our kids do copywork along with D’aulaire’s Abraham Lincoln, we like to do it one of two ways. Either I read a few pages and they copy the corresponding selection or they read on their own and copy. You can determine which works best for you, depending on your child’s individual needs.
I have our kids write the title of the book at the top. In the margin, I have them write the date in short form as they add each new copywork selection. Writing the date in copywork notebooks helps kids (and moms!) see progress over time. I require them to write it in their neatest handwriting.
One of the most important parts of copywork practice is checking their work. When they finish, review your child’s work with them, discussing punctuation, spelling, capitalization, etc.
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What’s Included in the Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire Free Copywork
This free printable has 3 pages of copywork from Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire. I like to read a few pages a day to my child and have the child copy the copywork that matches those pages. Each selection is 1-2 sentences long, so it is designed for a child in first or second grade. You can also assign a child to read the book on their own and follow the same pattern.
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Other Abraham Lincoln Books
I’ve written another blog post which shares some of our other favorite Abe Lincoln books for kids. Each of these books is good for various reasons. In this book list, you’ll find picture books (for younger kids), biographical books, non-fiction photography books, and more. Depending on what you’d like to use them for, the right book can make all the difference in the takeaway your kids have when reading it.
Do your kids know these interesting tidbits about President Lincoln?
- He is the tallest President in history.
- He is the President shown on the five-dollar bill and a penny.
- Lincoln was the President during the Civil War and gave the Gettysburg Address.
- Abe almost drowned in the nearby brook as a boy when it was running high after heavy rains, but a friend saved him.
- He worked as a surveyor, a postmaster, and a lawyer.
Find out more about this important U.S. President by reading more about him! This curated book list will help you find the right book for your needs.
Blog Post: 10 Fantastic Books for Kids About Abraham Lincoln
