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. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter lesson plan and. Follow the drinking gourd fiar civil war activities, enrichment activities. The drinking gourd study guide by colleen schreurs for the book by f. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s. This book is about slavery, and the underground railroad. Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide with images book. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom. When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom.
Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. In this craft your child will create her own drinking gourd to hang in her window. An askeric lesson plan follow the drinking gourd, by jeanette winter educators guide to follow the drinking gourd optional 9 x 12 sheets of black construction paper white color crayon glue or glue stick star stickers pen lesson plan the entire lesson plan is available online at. The lesson plan for grades 912 covers the material from this lesson and also goes into latitude, longitude, right ascension and declination african americans in astronomy and astrophysics. A few years ago, i stopped using a homeschool lesson planner. Drinking gourd, the book 2nd grade books, guide for school, cc cycle. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category drinking gourd. This activity is advised in order to assess, at the onset of the lesson, student understanding of the. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Inside overview civil war flap with list of states that joined the confederacy big dipper seven sheet and information on the song, follow the drinking gourd when you lift the big dipper sheet by bringing it forward. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. Explain that you are going to read a story called follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter lesson plan and activities. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom.
Where the wild things are book read aloud childrens books read aloud bedtime stories duration. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3. Share follow the drinking gourd with the students appropriately based on their age and ability. Lesson plans individual, guided reading books, literacy center ideas. Follow the drinking gourd lesson plan for grades 912. Junior ranger activity book from the national parks service. 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. Follow the drinking gourd is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. Used by permission from dragonfly books a division of alfred a. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism.
The old man is awaitin for to carry you to freedom. Love in action was a continuous theme throughout this row. A chalkboard, white board, or chart paper to record information from the text. A story of the underground railroad study unit worksheets for teachers to print. A wonderful collection of activities that correlate with the book, follow the drinking gourd.
The intended age group for this book is primary intermediate. Featured book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. Above is information about the author and illustrator. 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. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. In this poem activity, learners read a selection, follow the drinking gourd, then read about the background of the selection and complete a related crossword puzzle. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. Follow the drinking gourd extension activities scholastic. Reading follow the drinking gourd smithsonians history. Follow the drinking gourd was based on an askeric lesson plan, which. 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, follow the drinking gourd. Grades 48 rating americas history level 5, published by ginn and company, 1986 follow the drinking gourd picture book about how slaves used the north star and the big dipper. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe.
We started reading this book around valentines day. Interactiveresearch national geographic provides several activities including the journey, routes to freedom and a timeline. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. Musical explorers cd or online audio, musical explorers student guide time required. Why do you think peg leg joe hired himself out to plantation owners as a handyman. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. Reading questions multiple choice and short answer. Theres another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the underground railroad, called peg leg joe, to guide some fugitive slaves. Read jeannette winters book follow the drinking gourd. A copy of the song, follow the drinking gourd, you can play for the students. Activities and discussions which raise awareness of the sky would be helpful.
Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual. Read the book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. After reading, have the students complete the comprehension worksheet which includes the following questions. See more ideas about five in a row, black history month and black history. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. Invite students to gather together to listen to a story. Elizabeth behrens follow the drinking gourd facebook. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. After listening to the song and hearing the story of peg leg joe, try to answer the following questions. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. If you need more background information, you can start with the book section a note about the story.
If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. Why was the folk song follow the drinking gourd so important to slaves. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Follow the drinking gourd supposedly encodes escape instructions and a map. Students explore the hidden meaning of follow the drinking gourd and create secret directions for finding their own school. The river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. What is the hidden meaning in follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd postvisit packet ritter planetariumbrooks observatory mail stop 1 the univ. The drinking gourd, otherwise known as the big dipper, helped to lead slaves to canada. Poem activity worksheet is suitable for 2nd 5th grade. There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking. Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery.
Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents. Starting tomorrow afternoon, all videos will be live streamed on youtube since they offer closed captioning and i want to make sure we consider all people who may want to access at home learning. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments. Some of the worksheets displayed are follow the drinking gourd teachers guide, the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd, draft 1 subject area, follow the drinking gou rd, slave life and the underground railroad r follow the. This craft is an excellent way to learn about africanamerican history, and it also provides fine motor practice. Listen to the recording of follow the drinking gourd on the slave life and the underground railroad page of the web site. This story is about a man named peg leg joe who worked at plantations and taught salves a. Other astronomy information and classroom activities may be found at the. 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. If you teach the jeanette winter picture book, consider explaining that it is just one. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. When the great big river meets the little river, follow the drinking gourd. Goalongs, printables, topical resources, and more for follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter tells the story of captain peg leg joe, who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad you can visit to learn more about follow the drinking gourd. Download the reading guide pdf images from follow the drinking gourd courtesy of jeanette winter. The teacher will need a copy of jeanette winters book follow the drinking gourd optional resource. 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. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. Fifth graders complete a short unit on slavery and the u. Follow the drinking gourd lapbook pictures contributed by kendall. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic. Once in canada, slaves gained their freedom and were no longer an object owned by a master. Read the book follow the drinking gourd to your students.
121 381 80 376 66 1194 165 1129 1223 1148 288 1346 156 926 1079 948 462 1118 420 454 1017 1462 1515 851 273 137 986 524 381 1148 486 1058 828 358