For this lesson we began having the boys play on the trampoline. Then we got started with our class. We did our workout and recited the Pledge of Allegiance as well as our class rules and affirmations.
We then reviewed Frederick Douglass, Slavery and Abraham Lincoln's upbringing. Then we talked more about the Civil War, showing the boys a scene from this Animated Heroes Classic video about Lincoln. The scene showed some of the wounded after the first Battle of Bull Run.
Then we told the boys the story of Abraham Lincoln beating Jack Armstrong, a town bully who was part of a gang. You can read about the story here.
The boys loved the story and afterward we had them take turns wrestling, one on one. We only had them wrestle for 30 seconds at a time and didn't really call points or declare a winner this time. Hopefully in the future we'll have more time to do this and make it more competitive.
Next week we'll talk about the Battle of Gettysburg and have a nerf battle! We're asking the boys to come with eye protection so they will be safe while they shoot.
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