George Washington Resources
Resource Type | Title/Author | Comments | Check Out Again? | Rating |
Book/Collection | The Story of Mount Vernon (Cornerstones of Freedom); | Nice history from Washington's boyhood to restoration to monument | Y | 5 |
Television Program | Save Our History, "George Washington's Workshop"; History Channel | Incredible | Y | 5 |
Activity | Build Grist Mill (water wheel) from K'nex (or other items) | Use hose to make water wheel spin, experimenting w/ building a pool upstream and feeding wheel from the bottom, top and middle | Y | 5 |
Book/Library | George Washington; Harness, Cheryl | Extensive information about George Washington as a young man and then adult | Y | 5 |
Book/Collection | Where Was George Washington?; Heymsfeld, Carla; Historic Mount Vernon | Historical fiction. Liberty, Washington's cat ,explores Mount Vernon looking for him only to discover that a French sculptor is making a bust of her human. | Y | 5 |
Book/Collection | Crossing the Delaware: George Washington Fights in the Battle of Trenton; Dean, Arlan | Easy chapter book makes a good read aloud for younger children or a reader for slightly older children | Y | 5 |
Field Trip | Mount Vernon, including Washington's Grist Mill | A Must See when near D.C. | Y | 5 |