My first-grade niece read this to me. Why do biographies for children insist on over-simplifying and whitewashing to such a painful degree? Could we, for instance, include the fact that Washington was a slave-owner in a children's biography? Seriously. If they can learn about war, they can learn that people are not all 100% heroes. Let's start that critical thinking early, please! ( )

History doesn't have to bore children. This is simple biography of the first president of the United States. Learning about the first president of the United States can be fun and fascinating. To engage children, you can encourage students to use the words that pertain to George Washington and have them create their own word search puzzle. Upon completion, have the students exchange puzzles with their peers to locate the hidden words. ( )

My first-grade niece read this to me. Why do biographies for children insist on over-simplifying and whitewashing to such a painful degree? Could we, for instance, include the fact that Washington was a slave-owner in a children's biography? Seriously. If they can learn about war, they can learn that people are not all 100% heroes. Let's start that critical thinking early, please! ( )