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George in a Nutshell

As Mount Vernon educators, we spend a lot of time coming up with creative, novel ways to teach about George Washington and his life at Mount Vernon. We do everything from writing elaborate content to dancing around in costume, giving extremely well-researched tours to plowing fields with oxen, providing detailed lesson plans to cooking hoe-cakes over an open fire. So it can sometimes be discouraging when you come across a simply worded and adorably pictured piece in the New York Times that sums up George Washington’s life. Sigh… so cute. The piece by Maura Kalman can be linked to here. Enjoy!

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One Response to “George in a Nutshell”

  1. Lee Ann Says:

    This is really awesome, Jan. It is very similar to our group project that we did at the Teacher Institute this summer.

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Portraits in Schools

Kids holding George Washington Portrait

Mount Vernon recently invited K-12 schools nationwide to request framed portraits of George Washington to display in a respectful, prominent place.

The response was overwhelming: thousands of schools submitted letters! Along with the portrait, schools received curriculum materials to help explore our first president’s contributions.

Where has George Washington gone back to school? Click here to see!

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