Teach with Visual Resource

Teaching with Visual Resources at Mount Vernon

Analyzing Maps. Teacher’s Guide. Library of Congress.

Analyzing Photographs and Prints. Teacher’s Guide. Library of Congress.

Making Sense of Maps by David T. Stephens. History Matters. George Mason University.

Map Analysis Worksheet. National Archives.

Reading Portraiture Guide for Educators. National Portrait Gallery Education Department. Smithsonian Institution.

10 Facts about Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River

Illustrated article with facts about Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River.

Apotheosis of George Washington

Lesson plan asking students to use visual and text-based primary sources to explore ways in which George Washington was characterized after his death.

Artists Exalt George Washington

Several images from different artists that illustrate the "Apotheosis of Washington."

Character Chronicles

Ten newspaper-style explorations into the character traits of George Washington.

Constitution State Quiz

Online interactive asking students to identify which states wanted which form of representation during the Constitutional Convention.

Constitution Timeline

An online timeline exploring the events that led to the Constitution.

Constitution Timeline Quiz

Online interactive asking students to identify the order of events before, during, and after the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Crossing of the Delaware Digital Encyclopedia Entry

Article and interactive map discussing the significance of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River.

Explore Washington Crossing the Delaware

Interactive tool to explore Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.

George Washington at War

Teacher Resource page featuring select primary and secondary sources, classroom materials, and essentials questions for teaching the American Revolution.

George Washington Crossing the Delaware

An interactive painting depicting George Washington crossing the Delaware River.

George Washington the Farmer

Student worksheet on a painting depicting George Washington as a farmer at Mount Vernon.

George Washington, Entrepreneur

Teacher Resource page featuring select primary and secondary sources, classroom materials, and essentials questions for teaching about the business of Mount Vernon.

Ice Cream at Mount Vernon

An inquiry based module that asks students to answer a why ice cream was an exclusive treat at Mount Vernon by exploring three Supporting Questions and analyzing primary and secondary sources.

Legacy

Five video clips of George Washington and those close to him reflecting on his legacy

Mourning George Washington Digital Encyclopedia Entry

Article exploring Washington's death and how he was mourned at Mount Vernon and by the country.

Slavery in George Washington's World

Teacher Resource page featuring select primary and secondary sources, classroom materials, and essentials questions for teaching slavery.

The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington

Fragment of a piece of fabric depicting the apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington.

Vocabulary of the Constitution

A lesson supporting the video A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution. After viewing the video, students use flashcards, quizzes, interactives, and worksheets to study and demonstrate their understanding of advanced vocabulary.

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Print of a less famous image of the event at the Delaware River.

Washington's Kitchen, Mount Vernon 1864 by Eastman Johnson Digital Encyclopedia Entry

Image of a slave woman in the Mount Vernon kitchen at time of John Augustine Washington's ownership.

Winter Patriots

Film about the Winter Patriots during the Revolutionary War.