For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd the river ends between two. They will also use a website that will allow them to explore how stars move across the sky, how they look from different places on earth and how the stars can be used for navigation. The drinking gourd, otherwise known as the big dipper, helped to lead slaves to canada. They read a picture book to learn the story of how harriet tubman and peg leg joe led. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Oct 23, 2011 a discussion and summary around the chapter book, the drinking gourd a discussion and summary around the chapter book, the drinking gourd. Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. However, education world offers a number of lesson plans and activities specifically developed for womens history month. Then ask her to take a look at the picture of what this constellation looks like and remember it. Angela choberka and dee anne squire, teacher consultants, wasatch range writing project burning questions. Reading questions multiple choice and short answer. A discussion and summary around the chapter book, the drinking gourd a discussion and summary around the chapter book, the drinking gourd. The drinking gourd readers theater script 3rd grade by.
From a highlyrespected picture book authorillustrator comes a lyrical evocation of philippe petits 1974 tightrope walk. Appendix teachers guide to follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd extension activities scholastic. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. If you need more background information, you can start with the book section a note about the story. This is an excellent resource for teaching students about slavery and black. If you teach the jeanette winter picture book, consider explaining that it is just one. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide five in a row school plan 2nd grade reading unit plan music activities folk music teaching music black history month reading skills more information. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom, if you follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd click link above and then click on mp3 link on webpage to hear song follow the drinking gourd. When tommys father comes home, they hide the runaways in a. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. Follow the drinking gourd supposedly encodes escape instructions and a map. This script starts at chapter 2 and goes to th end of the book. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. Goalongs, printables, topical resources, and more for follow the drinking gourd. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3.
The old man is a waiting for to carry you to freedom, follow the drinking gourd. They read a picture book to learn the story of how harriet tubman and peg leg joe led slaves to freedom. Reading follow the drinking gourd smithsonians history. I found it helpful to read the first chapter as a shared reading so that we could. This follow the drinking gourd lesson plan is suitable for prek 2nd grade. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s. There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking.
I used this book after reading a simple biography about harriet tubman and watching some utubes about the folk song follow the drinking gourd with an adult literacy class. Other astronomy information and classroom activities may be found at the. A copy of the song, follow the drinking gourd, you can play for the students. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Follow the drinking gourd picture book about how slaves used the north star and the big dipper drinking gourd constellation in the underground railroad by jeanette winter cobblestone a history magazine for young people. The drinking gourd refers to the hollowed out gourd used by slaves and other. In this lesson, students use clues from the text to create their own images and imagine how characters are thinking and feeling. The river bank makes a mighty good road, dead trees will show you the way, and the left foot, peg foot, traveling on, just you follow the drinking gourd. This song was created to help the fleeing slaves use the drinking gourd to find freedom. Black history month will be full of meaningful and fun activities with this packet.
They read and analyze the book, follow the drinking gourd, compose their own secret song, complete an abraham lincoln crossword puzzle, and dramatize a historical. When tommys father comes home, they hide the runaways in a hay wagon and drive them to the river. The route instructions were given to slaves by an old man named peg leg. Fifth graders complete a short unit on slavery and the u. Follow the drinking gourd is a coded song that gives the route for an escape from alabama and mississippi. The moose came to him a while ago and he knew, just knew, that it was meant to be his. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, theres another river on the other side, if you follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd discussion guide scholastic. Runaway slaves journey north along the underground railroad by following the directions in a song, the drinking gourd, taught to them by an old sailor named peg leg joe, who travels. This book is appropriate for second through fourth grade readers. Once in canada, slaves gained their freedom and were no longer an object owned by a. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. A story of the underground railroad study unit worksheets for teachers to print. This lesson is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter.
Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. Follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd for the old man is a waiting for to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd the riverbank will make a mighty good road the dead trees show you the way left foot, peg foot traveling on following the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd for the old man is a. Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents. Traditional african song follow the drinking gourd. Ask her to then take a sheet of black paper, which will represent the night. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. He would help the slave owner around the plantation but then at night he would teach the slaves who worked on the plantation a song that would lead them to freedom. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Activities and discussions which raise awareness of the sky would be helpful. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide book. The song was actually a code of directions explaining how to escape from the southern slave states.
Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. The river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. The book, follow the drinking gourd, has the musical score at the end. Students will listen to and read the lyrics of follow the drinking gourd, a song that directed slaves on how to use the stars to navigate their way north. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom. Now the river bank makes a mighty good road, the dead trees will show you the way. A wonderful collection of activities that correlate with the book, follow the drinking gourd.
This lesson plan was inspired by the music k8 recording of follow the drinking gourd from music k8, vol. The drinking gourd refers to the hollowed out gourd used by slaves and other rural americans as a water dipper. Mar 17, 2003 follow the drinking gourd lesson plan. The teacher will need a copy of jeanette winters book follow the drinking gourd. Images from the graue mill one of the stops along the underground railroad, gettysburg, and civil war era photos set to richie havens the. Looking for something a bit different from all the pumpkin activities of october. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. Background follow the drinking gourd was a song created by enslaved african americans. Follow the drinking gourd, youtube lesson and readaloud with. In this songs activity, 2nd graders read and sing the song dixie, follow the drinking gourd, and when johnny comes marching home. If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading follow the drinking gourd. They are following the drinking gourd, a constellation in the northern sky that points the way to freedom. The teacher will need a copy of jeanette winters book follow the drinking gourd optional resource. Through reading and discussing a picture book in a group can students determine what forms of communication we use to share our ideas, how we choose which forms. Aquilas drinking gourd, pamela dell, tradition books, 2003, excelsior, mn. Follow the drinking gourd lesson plan for prek 2nd. Gourds can be used for montessoriinspired explorations or a variety of arts and crafts.
Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter, jeanette. I planned to row follow the drinking gourd in february since its black history month emphasizing civil rights and treating others with love and kindness valentines day. Oct 29, 2015 looking for something a bit different from all the pumpkin activities of october. This readers theater script is based on the book the drinking gourd by f. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. Gourds can put a unique twist on fall harvest activities for kids. Predicting story elements beginning middle end main idea with details vocabulary multiple activities abc order kwl writing about the main idea with a summary who what when w. When the great big river meets the little river, follow the drinking gourd. Students might also enjoy learning lift evry voice and sing, the song that is referred. Tommy learns that his father has hidden the family in the barn until he can take them across the river at night. Identify the big dipper and use it to locate the north star 2. This publication includes other songs from american history, a cd with recordings of all songs, and many activities to. Montessoriinspired learning activities with gourds healthy beginnings montessori shares a fall. Students create an art project based on follow the drinking gourd, a song used to guide slaves to freedom during the civil war.
Reading excerpts from the book will graphically illustrate to the students how slaves traveled on slave ships, and provide accurate historical information on the issue of slavery in america. Of all the routes out of the deep south, this is the only one for which the details survive. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. Love in action was a continuous theme throughout this row.
Junior ranger activity book from the national parks service. Follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd for the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd riverbed makes a mighty fine road the dead trees will show you the way and its left foot, peg foot traveling on follow the drinking gourd the river ends between two hills. Feb 12, 2015 follow the drinking gourd, youtube lesson and readaloud with explanation of. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the underground railroad, called peg leg joe, to guide some fugitive slaves.
Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. They read the books follow the drinking gourd and pink and say, complete story maps, and dramatize a scene from follow the drinking gourd. In this activity, children match the underground railroad terms with their meanings. Explain the story of the drinking gourd to your child and its importance in helping to direct the fleeing slaves to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd was based on an askeric lesson plan, which is no longer available on the web. Follow the drinking gourd when the sun comes back and the first quail calls, the river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. Check out all these fun and educational fall gourd activities. The code told people who understood it when to leave, where to travel, and how far to go on each part of the journey. We started reading this book around valentines day. When the sun comes back means winter and spring when the altitude of the sun at noon is higher each day. Follow the drinking gourd lesson plan for prek 2nd grade. Explain how slaves in the southern united states used the song follow the drinking gourd and various clues from the sky to help them find their way north to freedom in canada. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter.
The river bank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide book activities. With the assistance of the music teacher, have the class learn the song. Once in canada, slaves gained their freedom and were no longer an object owned by a master.
After visiting the planetarium for follow the drinking gourd, the st udent should be able to. April 1981 edition entitled highlights of the civil war 18611865. Share follow the drinking gourd with the students appropriately based on their age and ability. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd, for the old man is awaiting to carry you to freedom.
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments. Theres another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd. Refer back to the book following the drinking gourd and the discussion about.
Read the book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. The river bed makes a mighty fine road, dead trees to show you the way and its left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. Have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book.
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