Everything You Need to Know About George Washington
1st President of the United States
George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was a man of great importance. As a war hero he helped fight with the Brits in the French and Indian War and then against them in the Revolutionary War. He was asked to be King of America for all he'd done, but refused, saying a different kind of government was needed. He helped establish this government and was elected President for the first time by a unanimous vote.

George Washington, Battle of Trenton, and Betsy Ross Lesson Plan
American Revolution Unit: George Washington, Battle of Trenton, Betsy Ross, & Daniel Morgan
This is week 4 of a 6 week hands-on unit study on the American War for Independence. Make powder horns, cook hasty pudding, reenact the crossing of the Delaware and Battle of Trenton, paint the first American flag, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-12. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can ...

The Constitution and President George Washington Lesson Plan
The Constitution and President George Washington Lesson Plan (Week 1 of 1)
This a 1 week hands-on lesson plan on the the Constitution and President George Washington. Dance a minuet, cook and eat Nelly's Hoecakes, go on a "fox hunt", make a Constitution tree, and more! This lesson follows my 6 week unit on the American War for Independence. My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-12. Even i...

Our New Nation Lesson Plans for 8th Grade American History
Need some help with your American History lessons? Take a peek at my lesson plans and ideas.
My first year teaching I was dying to see other teachers' plan books, but most of them were either blank or didn't seem suitable for our students ("high-risk" with poor reading skills). After teaching American history to 8th graders for a few years, I've developed this webpage in the hopes that it can help first year teachers get an idea of what to do, or help out some experienced teachers freshen up some lessons. Just to let you know, my "at-risk" students have the same passing rate on the h...

George Washington and More Colonies
Notebooking Our Way Through George Washington and More Colonies
This is our seventh topic in our American History studies. We will only be taking 2 weeks to complete this topic. At this time I haven't finished scheduling the notebooking and craft projects yet. I'll update when I do. This is the way we have chosen to study this topic....