{"id":2927,"date":"2010-10-04T09:53:42","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T14:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2927"},"modified":"2010-10-04T09:53:42","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T14:53:42","slug":"george-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/10\/04\/george-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"George Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic introduces second and third graders to George Washington the First President of the United States.\u00a0 Through a variety of children books student learn about the life of George Washington from childhood, to commander of the military, to President.\u00a0 The material encourages them to learn more about the revolution and the Father of Our Country (VS.6a).<\/p>\n

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A Picture Book of George Washington<\/u>, by David A. Adler<\/a><\/p>\n

The picture book life of George Washington.\u00a0 George Washington was called “Father on Our Country.” “First in War, first in the hearts of his country men.”\u00a0\u00a0 George liked to fish and go boating, and his favorite subject was arithmetic.\u00a0 At the age of 11, George Washington’s father died and he helped his mother run their farm and watch his younger sister and brothers.\u00a0 George liked surveying and at the age of 16 he was given a job surveying land of the Virginia wilderness.\u00a0 George joined the Virginia army at the age of 21.<\/p>\n

American Heroes George Washington Our First President, <\/u>Sneed B. Collard, III<\/a><\/p>\n

George Washington the hero.\u00a0 George Washington was known for three gifts:\u00a0 he knew how how to lead, he learned from his mistakes, he had common sense.\u00a0 George Washington made the revolution succeed.\u00a0 He only had a few years of basic schooling.\u00a0 George Washington became the first president and made the important decision of serving only two terms as president (8 years).\u00a0 Slavery was an importance issue during his presidency.\u00a0 George did come up with a way to free his own slaves; his will stated that after his death his slaves would be free.<\/p>\n

George Did It<\/u>,\u00a0 Suzanne Tripp Jurmain<\/a><\/p>\n

George Washington was NERVOUS about being president.\u00a0\u00a0 At the age of 57, the country wanted George to be president.\u00a0 Americans trusted George, he was honest and dependable.\u00a0 The Americans ask George Washington to be the first president and George said “No, Thank you.”\u00a0 Thinking about being president made George NERVOUS.\u00a0 Some Americans said they’d be willing to support the new U.S. government only if George was elected.\u00a0 George Washington finally said he’d take the job if Americans thought it was absolutely necessary.\u00a0 On Inauguration Day, George Washington was NERVOUS his hands shook, and his voice trembled during his 20 minute speech.<\/p>\n

Where Washington Walked<\/u>, by Raymond Bial<\/a><\/p>\n

Walking through the life of George Washington, and learning more about his family.\u00a0 George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, on a small plantation known as Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland, County, VA.\u00a0 George Washington’s half brother Lawrence, who lived at Mt. Vernon, married into a Fairfax family, and these prominent Virginian, later helped launch George’s career.\u00a0 George’s half brother Lawrence became ill with tuberculosis and George went with him to Barbados in hopes that he would be cured in the warm climate; however, Lawrence died in 1752 and George Washington inherited the Mt. Vernon Estate.<\/p>\n

George Washington<\/u>, by Cheryl Harness<\/a><\/p>\n

More about the live of George Washington.\u00a0 George Washington rode horses and dreamed of adventure and set his heart on a military career.\u00a0 At the age 17, George became a professional surveyor.\u00a0 He saved his money and took fencing lessons and read books so he could be quick with a sword and with his mind.\u00a0 George spent a lot of time with wealth neighbors and determined he wanted to be somebody and make his own way in the world.\u00a0 Also, it was George’s decision to be called Mister President.\u00a0 George Washington chose the spot where the President’s house still stands in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 The only ceremony that George and Martha Washington attended at the White House was the 16-gun salute at the unfinished stone mansion.<\/p>\n

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www.apples4theteacher.com<\/a> – Website contains kid friendly item about George Washington such as:\u00a0 quick facts, activities, games, scramble puzzle, chapter book biography, coloring pages, interactive computer games, time line of his life, and trivia questions.<\/p>\n

www.garden of praise.com\u00a0<\/a> Web site contains George Washington facts for kids, you can view a slide how of pictures, complete a jigsaw puzzle, crossword puzzle, word scrabble, and play a Jeopardy game online.<\/p>\n

www.georgewashington.si.edu\/kids\/nonflash.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/a> Website contains portraits of George Washington.\u00a0 Kids are given clues to solve a mystery of what items are missing in the portraits.<\/p>\n

kids.nationalgeographic.com\/kids\/stories\/peopleplaces\/georgewashingtonicecream<\/a> – Website contains fun facts for kids. Did you know that George Washington’s favorite food is ice cream.<\/p>\n

wwww.socitalstudiesforkids.com\/subjects\/georgewashington.htm <\/a>– Website contains fun facts and games for children.<\/p>\n

www.washingtonworld.org\/georgewashingtonkids<\/a>– Website is called George Washington’s World for kids which contains interactive jigsaw puzzles, audio sound, and interactive videos.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources for Teachers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

www.atozteachersuff.com\/themes\/GeorgeWashington<\/a>\u00a0 Website contains helpful tools for teachers such as:\u00a0 cut and past patterns, lesson plans, slides covering the major event of George Washington’s life, printable quizzes, worksheets, puzzles, and the Paper of George Washington.<\/p>\n

www.educationalworld.com<\/a>Website contains lesson a recipe for a Washington cake, brief time line of George life, passages from George Washington’s Journal, and a virtual tour of Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n

www.georgewashington.si.edu\/kidactivityl.thml\u00a0 <\/a>Website contains fun activities kids and lesson plans for teachers.\u00a0 The section the Patriot Papers contain activities, games, and puzzles.<\/p>\n

www.enhancedlearning.com\/history\/us\/pres\/Washington\/free\/shmt<\/a> Website contains teacher tools such as:\u00a0 printable pictures, George Washington Cloze Activity, Washington time line Quiz, and President’s Day Activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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