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ACTIVITIES AND
LESSON PLANS:
9. Hidden George Washington
WASHINGTON'S LIFE:
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HIDDEN GEORGE WASHINGTON: WORD SEARCH WITH A TWIST
Objectives:
- To identify significant people, places, events, and milestones in George Washington’s personal and professional life
- To find the words hidden in a word search puzzle
Related standards in historical thinking:
- Chronological thinking: distinguish between past, present, and future time; establish temporal order; interpret data presented in timelines
- Historical analysis and interpretation: compare and contrast differing sets of ideas, values, personalities, and behaviors; analyze cause-and-effect relationships and multiple causation, including the importance of the individual, the influence of ideas, and the role of chance
Materials:
Procedures for elementary-level students:
- Hand out the “Hidden George Washington: Word Search with a Twist” puzzle worksheet.
- Give the students the list of hidden words from the answer sheet. Explain that all of the hidden words are people, places, events, or milestones that were important in Washington’s life. Ask them to find the words hidden in the puzzle.
- After they have found the hidden words, discuss with the students the importance of each in Washington’s life.
Procedures for middle- and upper-level students:
- Ask the students to read an overview of George Washington’s life to become familiar with the people, places, events, and milestones in his personal and professional life.
- Ask the students to complete the “Hidden George Washington: Word Search with a Twist” clues worksheet by filling in the answers in the appropriate spaces. Make sure their answers are correct before they continue with the word search!
- After the students have answered the questions, ask them to list the correct words on a separate piece of paper. Tell them to use the correct word answers to solve the word search puzzle.
Student Worksheet
Hidden George Washington: Word Search with a Twist
Part One
Word Search Clues
Answer the following questions about George Washington. Find the answers hidden in the word search worksheet.
- Washington was born in this colony: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- He grew up here and inherited it when his father died:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- In his first job, he determined the boundaries of farms and was called a land
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
- This sport was one of Washington’s favorite daily activities. He was considered an expert at it.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- The personal servant who was freed after Washington’s death:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- When not serving as a soldier or a politician, Washington was a __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
- He copied these in his best handwriting. They gave him ideas about how an eighteenth-century gentleman should behave.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- Washington’s beloved home: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- She was five feet tall and brought to their marriage thousands acres of land and many slaves:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- The war fought for independence from Great Britain was the
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
- George Washington’s position during the American Revolution:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- Washington defeated British forces here, in a surprise nighttime attack on Christmas Day, 1776:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
- Washington and his troops spent a harsh winter here in 1777:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- Washington was the unanimous choice for this position twice: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- It allied the country with our former enemy, England, at the expense of our ally, France.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- During his presidency, Washington worried about the rise of these:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
- Washington served __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ , setting a precedent for limits of presidential power by not seeking an additional one.
Part Two
Word Search
Using the answers from the word search clues, circle the words hidden in the puzzle. They may be written forwards, backwards, or on the diagonal. Hint: Multiword answers are not separated by a space in the word search.
T N E D I S E R P N H I J R P A Y G Y T T Z
Y G T M E K A G A Q B Q S U O M Q J Q X W T
F E R R Y F A R M Y P L O L L E M A T I O A
A U B T Y A N Q K W M I S E I R X R R T I I
G M W Z W I F Z D A Q I P S T I V M E B E N
Z N E V G O B Y I N T L K O I C P M N A R I
S V I R A Z T G R S A J S F C A P V T O M G
F O I D I L D E U N C Z N C A N J I O D S R
N V N R I O L C T J E U P I L R O W N Z Q I
T C X G V R A E H M E F T V P E Y I I F I V
R E X I O H R N Y T S E D I A V T L L D K T
L W L N T J U C R F R C A L R O A L J F H S
I S M R B S W A A E O L T I T L E L G P X R
C H A S I S L A G B V R Q T I U R I K T N I
F M O G N I S D Y S E O G Y E T T A Q P J F
A I X L T X O V W A J S L E S I Y M K B I Y
G N I D I R K C A B E S R O H O A L B Q Y I
Z O M E L N P U B J I A P O T N J E R P D N
G N T P S U R V E Y O R P B H I E E V T G K
R T Z E N E P K J W H M X G I U H X Z J N J
F E I H C N I R E D N A M M O C T N Y C E X
M O U N T V E R N O N T I L I C Q W E I X R
Answer Sheet
Hidden George Washington: Word Search Clues and Puzzle
- VIRGINIA
- FERRY FARM
- SURVEYOR
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- WILLIAM LEE
- PLANTER
- RULES OF CIVILITY
- MOUNT VERNON
- MARTHA CUSTIS
- AMERICAN REVOLUTION
- COMMANDER IN CHIEF
- TRENTON
- VALLEY FORGE
- PRESIDENT
- THE JAY TREATY
- POLITICAL PARTIES
- TWO TERMS
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