Lesson Plans for CHILDHOOD STORIES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Level I

After Reading

Comprehending the Text
Discuss the strategies that students used to figure out difficult words.
Ask: Were there any words you had some trouble with? How did you work them out? Did you reread the sentence to see if that helped you read the word? Were there any words that you were able to read because you recognized a smaller chunk within the word? Show me the word. 

Have students refer to their completed worksheets as you ask the following questions.
Ask: What happened in the first story about George Washington? What did he do that showed he was honest? Why do you think he told the truth? What happened in the second story? What did he do in this story that showed he was honest? What happened in the last story? How did his mother feel when she heard the horse was hurt? Why do you think she forgave George for what he did?
Discuss what conclusions students can make about the character of George Washington based on the information in the story.
Ask: How did these stories about George Washington help you decide what kind of person he was? What words would you use to describe George as a boy? 

Visual Learning
Select an illustration from the story and have students tell you what they learned from it.
Ask: Did you need to use any of the illustrations to help you understand the story? If you look at page five, can you tell what is happening in the story from the illustration? 

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