We started our unit by reading through a Landmark Book about George Washington's life. It was a quick read and it definitely reinforced what we had been reading all along.
She worked through a timeline of George's life that I found at Teaching Second Grade's TPT page (link below).
J completed the literature unit from her Language Arts book. It wasn't quite the week for it but I pulled it because of the timing seemed good.
J decided she wanted to do something creative with Washington so she decided to make a large Washington complete with facts from his life. She wrote a couple of paragraphs about him.
I love how this turned out! You can't tell but behind his hat are the paragraphs about Washington's life in a mini book form. So, now, I have a large Thomas Jefferson and a large Washington hanging in our school room. Perhaps we should create a few more of the key players!
Links
Teaching Second Grade - has the free printable timeline project.
Where the Wild Things Learn - has a great free mini printable on George vs. George. We did this one when we read Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
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