2009 Nominee: George Did  It

Presents a look at the life of President George Washington, in simple text with illustrations, providing a humorous account of how he tried to avoid taking on the role after serving in the U.S. military during the revolution.

Author: Suzanne Tripp Jurmain

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Illustrator: Larry  Day

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Book Activities

• Discussion questions: What is duty? Did George Washington do his duty? Was he a good president?
  
• Language arts: Make a KWL chart about George Washington and separate fact from fiction. Use World Kids online or another encyclopedia.
  
• Writing: Pretend you are George Washington. Write a journal entry about one of the events in the book.
  
• Math: Use dates to find out how old Washington was when he did certain things.
  
• Science: Investigate farming in George Washington's day. What crops did he raise? What animals?
• Social Studies: Discuss The Bill of Rights. Trace the journey of Washington from his home to New York City. Discuss transportation in George's day.
  
• Drama: Act out scenes from the book.
  
• Cooking/Food: Discuss with students what was served at Washington's Inauguration dinner. Or read the book George Washington's Breakfast.
  
• Art:  Draw an event from Washington's life, matching illustrations in the book or making their own.
  
• Music: Write a song about Washington becoming president.
  
• Movement: How did George travel? Move like riding a horse, or a carriage, or walking.
• Technology: Use Timeliner or another graphics program to create a timeline of George Washington's life.
  

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