The underground railroad escape from slavery takes students. The underground railroad was a network of people, african american as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped slaves from the south. African american content area reading slavery, underground railroad, abolition. Harriet tubman web hunt the underground railroad scholastic. Keep your ela students learning going with these resources about harriet tubman and the underground railroad. The students read information about slave experiences, listen to slave stories, and follow the steps on a slaves journey on the underground railroad, while filling out a scavenger hun. Jan 19, 2018 februarys nonfiction feature escape from slavery tells the story of the remarkable harriet tubman. Kindergarten 3rd grade readers the underground railroad. Harriet tubman, born into slavery, her head injured by an overseer when she was fifteen, made her way to freedom alone as a young woman, then become the most. Use this minibook about a family escaping from slavery to introduce the genre of historical fiction to your classroom.
Underground railroad united states history britannica. Great for social studies unit or black history month. Escape from slavery nonfiction workcriticism and interpretation web sites world wide webcriticism and interpretation questia is operated by cengage learning. Getting there could take up to a year of difficult travel through unfamiliar land. Throughout the 1850s she made at least a dozen journeys back to the south and helped at least 150 slaves escape. I loved reading it and just recently read it for the second time. The underground railroad, myths and facts, is fun to use as an anticipatory set to the underground railroad, escape from slavery, scholastic web activity. This storyline of this simulation is augmented with short, primarysource based information about the underground. This webpage provides an explanation to words and terms used during the. Includes teachers guides, curriculum connections, and classroom activities. An easytoread, pageturning account of harriet tubmans life, from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the underground railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the civil war.
Please use the comment form below to suggest any additional sites or free digital collections related to the underground railroad that might be useful for this guide. Aug 16, 2019 a prominent figure associated with the underground railroad was harriet tubman, who escaped from slavery in maryland in the late 1840s. This activity is part of scholastics the underground railroad. Continue reading walters story on the left, but dont forget to push the down arrow to read it all. The underground railroad was an informal network of aide and assistance for those who would escape the bondage of slavery and seek freedom. Curriculum connections for this online activity include. Meet a woman who escaped from slavery and risked her life to guide hundreds more to freedom. Fiction and nonfiction titles about the underground railroad for grades prek8. Underground railroad, first person narratives of escapes to freedom in the north. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. After escaping from slavery when she was a young woman, harriet. Slavery, underground railroad, abolitionists and harriet tubman, civil war. Escape from slavery activity grades 412, students travel back to 1860 to follow a young slave as he flees a kentucky plantation for canada along the underground railroad. The underground railroad escape from slavery youtube.
Search online for books on the underground railroad. Scholastic teachers background builder on the underground. The underground railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the united states during the early to mid19th century, and used by enslaved africanamericans to escape into free states and canada. The underground railroad pulitzer prize winner by colson. Below are some learning resources to discover more on this period teach your kids about the underground railroad read more. This webpage provides an explanation to words and terms used during the time of slavery and the underground railroad. The long road, and struggle of the black slaves to gain what freedom they can from the south by. Supporters of the underground railroad used words railroad conductors employed everyday to create their own code as secret language in order to help slaves escape. Complete a coded letter using some of the secret language of the underground railroad. Then slavery became illegal everywhere in the united states. Scholastic has developed a new series of interactive lessons about the underground railroad.
Escape from slavery online activity presents an accurate and personal view of the brutal practice of slavery, a concept that may be difficult for young students. Background builder on the underground railroad grade 2. She returned to the south 19 times to help other slaves flee to the north. Underground railroadescape from slaveryinteractive activity great books to read for great books to read on the underground railroad visit scholastic the underground railroad remember to visit the topeka public library.
Now that everyone was free, people didnt need to use the underground railroad anymore. The journey of one slave along the underground railroad continues with a daring escape north through the woods to freedom. The rr is a secret network of hiding places and brave people. Students will travel back to the year 1860 and follow a young. The underground railroad unit was designed to work with a standardsbased unit involving.
Explore maps to identify important differences between the north and south before the civil war. Critical reading, writing historical fiction, decodingword identification, for a wealth of student activities and resources about the underground railroad, see. Harriet tubman, born into slavery, her head injured by an overseer when she was fifteen, made her way to freedom alone as a young woman, then become the most famous conductor on the underground railroad. The escape of the slaves from the southern states was a dangerous journey as they headed north on the underground railroad a secret network of people who opposed slavery and helped the fugitives make their way to canada, where they could live free.
The perilous lure of the underground railroad the new yorker. Februarys nonfiction feature escape from slavery tells the story of the remarkable harriet tubman. If you are a slave you may try and escape or you may not. Enslaved people had to make long, dangerous journeys to escape to freedom in the 1800s.
Then read aloud the river of ice from escape from slavery. This remarkable true story brings to life one of americas greatest female role models. Aug 25, 2008 escape on the underground railroad is an amazing book. The story of the secret quilt code began with a book called hidden in plain view. It developed as a convergence of several different. In fact, most people who helped escaping slaves were free blacks or escaped slaves. Escape on the underground railroad is an amazing book. Her story and that of the underground railroad are the subject of many fantastic works of fiction and nonfictionperfect for literature circles.
The underground railroad slideshow underground railroad. The underground railroad is a great story in american history. For other resources and activities on the underground railroad, see all. It was known as a railroad by way of the use of rail terminology in the code. It was figuratively underground in the sense of being an underground resistance. The boyhood of frederick douglass in his own words. Slideshows of important themes in american history with images and audio. Railroad language was chosen because the railroad was an emerging form of transportation and. The underground railroad includes miles of real stories of passengers, conductors, and abolitionistswellknown and unknownthat traveled on the slavery escape route known as the underground railroad. Underground railroad bibliography general information. Besides the underground railroad made famous by american history, other such systems have offered similar services. Today many places that were stops on the underground railroad still exist. This is a compilation of all the slideshows in the online activity the underground railroad.
All activities underground railroad student activity. When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at. The scheme was assisted by abolitionists and others sympathetic to the cause of the escapees. Visit scholastic, the worlds largest childrens book publisher. A prominent figure associated with the underground railroad was harriet tubman, who escaped from slavery in maryland in the late 1840s. Born a slave in maryland, tubman escaped captivity at the age of 25. The underground railroad teaching guide scholastic. This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the underground railroad. Click here to learn more about scholastic classroom magazines.
This book explains what the underground railroad was, what it was like to be a slave, and describes the hardships faced by slaves. Examine images, texts, books, sounds, and other resources tracking black history and culture. Aug 29, 20 this feature is not available right now. Simple, spectacular ideas for using scope in your classroom. With the help of people like harriet tubman, many were able to leave slavery behind by moving to places like canada and mexico. American girl addy walker shares the story of her own journey to freedom. The underground railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19thcentury black slaves in the united states to escape to free states and canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. This interactive photo slideshow includes images and audio to follow along in the classroom. Escape in the night printable minibooks scholastic. By including students in a hands up if you agree this is true format, students will be interested in checking to see if what they think they kn. Railroad language was chosen because the railroad was an emerging form of transportation and its communication language was not widespread. This book is interesting, exciting, and makes you want to read. Underground railroad book videos interactive whiteboard ready.
Students explore the history behind slavery in america and learn what life was like for people living without freedom. The resulting history, published in 1898 and entitled the underground railroad from slavery to freedom, depicted a network of more than three thousand antislavery activists, most of them. Learn about slavery and the underground railroad with homeschool curriculum, books, and resources to help you teach history effectively and in a way students will enjoy. She returned two years later to help some of her relatives escape. Escape from slavery from scholastic aimed at younger students primary source documents on the american south. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroomproven teaching materials, discover it at scholastic. Drawing must represent a slaves escape to freedomone mentioned in books, or a unique way the student thought of.
Games, trivia and more the underground railroad change of pace. African american mosaic from the library of congress. Scholastic debunks common myths related to the underground railroad, including that all slaves escaped to the north. Her story and that of the underground railroad are the subject of many fantastic worksof fiction and nonfictionperfect for literature circles. Dramatic first hand accounts of daring escapes to freedom. Mason weaver and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Scholastic learn at home includes many free articles for you to enjoy during your time at home. The escape network was not literally underground nor a railroad.
Escape from slavery is an internet scavenger hunt i created using scholastics website. Underground railroad, in the united states, a system existing in the northern states before the civil war by which escaped slaves from the south were secretly helped by sympathetic northerners, in defiance of the fugitive slave acts, to reach places of safety in the north or in canada. Escape from slavery online activity presents an accurate. Books for kids about the underground railroad scholastic parents. Scholastic presents an interactive underground railroad lesson. Escape from slavery excellent interactive story with audio option for the younger kids. How did she discourage slaves who wanted to turn back. Explore the history behind slavery in america and learn what life was like for people living without freedom. Follow a runaway slave to freedom along the underground railroad in 1860. With this interactive slideshow, students follow the path of a slave in 1860 as he travels the underground railroad to freedom.