The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. If you need more background information, you can start with the book section a note about the story. If desired, you may bridge the spoken and sung segments by providing light musical accompaniment e. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide book. This story is about a man named peg leg joe who worked at plantations and taught salves a. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. Why was the folk song follow the drinking gourd so important to slaves. Started with study of a book called follow the drinking gord, and this is a book that i love using of all elementary. The intended age group for this book is primary intermediate.
The old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. 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. Civil war literature for lesson 1 book units teacher. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide from right down the middle with andrea on 16 pages five in a row school plan 2nd grade reading music activities folk music teaching music black history month reading skills third grade. In this literature learning exercise, 3rd graders refer to the book entitled follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. Students respond to 15 short answer reading comprehension questions. Lesson plans individual, guided reading books, literacy center ideas. Drinking gourd another name for the big dipper ask students why the slaves called the big dipper the drinking. The one black boy is following the drinking gourd big dipper to find his way north to freedom. The river bank makes a very good road, the dead trees show you the way, left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. Aunt harriets underground railroad in the sky by faith ringgold is the story of cassie, who, with harriet tubman as her guide. Angela choberka and dee anne squire, teacher consultants, wasatch range writing project burning questions.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter is an excellent childrens historical fiction book about the underground railroad. Music classroom, classroom ideas, enrichment activities, torrey pines, preschool music, underground railroad. 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. A chalkboard, white board, or chart paper to record information from the text. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. Dec 28, 2014 follow the drinking gourd book activity guide from right down the middle with andrea on 16 pages five in a row school plan 2nd grade reading music activities folk music teaching music black history month reading skills third grade. In this craft your child will create her own drinking gourd to hang in her window. Students explore the hidden meaning of follow the drinking gourd and create secret directions for finding their own school. A copy of the song, follow the drinking gourd, you can play for the students. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. 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.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Follow the drinking gourd postvisit packet ritter planetariumbrooks observatory mail stop 1 the univ. The old man is awaitin for to carry you to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide with images. Drinking gourd the hallowed out shell of a vegetable, like a squash. Weber reads frederick douglass and harriet jacobs lesson plan. Share follow the drinking gourd with the students appropriately based on their age and ability. The riverbank makes a very good road dead trees 4 will show you the way left foot, peg foot 5 traveling on if you. 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. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category drinking gourd. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd the river ends between two. Refer back to the book following the drinking gourd and the discussion about.
They are following the drinking gourd, a constellation in the northern sky that points the way to freedom. In this ourstory module students will learn about slavery, slave life and the underground railroad. 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 book activity guide with. We started reading this book around valentines day. But reexamining the drinking gourd song as history rather than folklore raises many questions. This craft is an excellent way to learn about africanamerican history, and it also provides fine motor practice.
Assessment assess students on the finished art project, student participation during discussion and singing, and ability to recall information by answering questions after reading the story. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. Pause reading the book when you get to this part of the song and discuss student ideas. If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents. After reading follow the drinking gourd have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book.
Love in action was a continuous theme throughout this row. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. Fifth graders complete a short unit on slavery and the u. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide with images book. This book is about slavery, and the underground railroad. Feb 22, 2018 follow the drinking gourd singles reproducible kit duration. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter lesson plan and.
Follow the drinking gourd singles reproducible kit duration. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. Interactiveresearch national geographic provides several activities including the journey, routes to freedom and a timeline. Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. We include a wonderful reading list of more books by the same authors and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, the drinking gourd by f. After reading, have the students complete the comprehension worksheet which includes the following questions. Ourstory is a series of modules designed by the smithsonians national museum of american history to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through the use of objects from the museums vast collections, quality childrens literature, and engaging handson activities.
Mar 02, 2019 as with our other rows, we created a follow the drinking gourd playlist with readalouds, music, science, and other clips. Read the book, follow the drinking gourd, by jeanette winter i. Follow the drinking gourd was based on an askeric lesson plan, which. Follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd when the sun goes back. The signature line in the chorus, for the old man is awaitin for to carry. Follow the drinking gourd paperback by jeanette winter a great story of following directions if you look at its simplest form. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter is a great picture book about the underground railroad. All of the unit lessons are written from a christian perspective. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom, if you follow the drinking gourd.
It follows the story of peg leg joe and his efforts to help slaves runaway to freedom in the north. Jun 09, 1970 this book is a great entry way into slavery for children. When the sun comes back 2 and the first quail 3 calls follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. When tommys father comes home, they hide the runaways in a hay wagon and drive them to the river. 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. Used in this context it is a code name for the big dipper star formation, which points to polaris, the pole star, and north. What is the hidden meaning in follow the drinking gourd. When the sun comes back means winter and spring when the altitude of the sun at noon is higher each day. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. And the drinking gourd as it appears in roughly 200 recordings, dozens of songbooks, several awardwinning childrens books and many other places is surely not traditional. Minneapolis planetarium amazing stargazing activity book follow the drinking gourd 7 ritter planetariumbrooks observatory.
This is a book study of the drinking gourd by fn monjo. This book is a great entry way into slavery for children. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map.
Tommy learns that his father has hidden the family in the barn until he can take them across the river at night. Musical explorers cd or online audio, musical explorers student guide time required. Follow the drinking gourd discussion guide scholastic. Drinking gourd study guide progeny press literature curriculum. Ask students to list all of the feelings they see on the characters faces. 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. It appears in jeanette winters follow the drinking gourd, bernardine connellys book of the same name and f. The drinking gourd alludes to the hollowed out gourd used by slaves and other rural americans as a water dipper. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. It is a book that depicts the underground railroad through the tale of two boys. This follow the drinking gourd lesson plan is suitable for prek 2nd grade.
Follow the drinking gourd extension activities scholastic. Activities with the drinking gourd research the secret meanings to the words sung by the slaves. This book can give children the scaffolding they need to begin to learn about such a large and complex topic. In this follow up activity, students will complete a cause and effect diagram identifying causes and effects for events in the story. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost.
There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking. Read the book follow the drinking gourd to your students. Richie havens follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on, follow the drinking gourd. Activities and discussions which raise awareness of the sky would be helpful. The drinking gourd eguide does a wonderful job of breaking down the chapters into smaller segments, so we read two chapters at a time and then did the activities for the corresponding chapters. Elizabeth behrens follow the drinking gourd facebook. Follow the drinking gourd lesson plan for prek 2nd grade. Explain that you are going to read a story called follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual.
For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. 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. Through reading and discussing a picture book in a group can students determine what forms of communication we use to share our. They read a picture book to learn the story of how harriet tubman and peg leg joe led. In other words, it is not possible that escaping slaves sang, for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, since that line was written 80 years after the end of the civil war. Students create an art project based on follow the drinking gourd, a song used to guide slaves to freedom during the civil war. Drinking gourd study guide progeny press literature. Reading follow the drinking gourd smithsonians history. Follow the drinking gourd lesson plan for prek 2nd. A wonderful collection of activities that correlate with the book, follow the drinking gourd. The teacher will need a copy of jeanette winters book follow the drinking gourd.
Example from follow the drinkin gourd when the sun come back and the first quail calls, follow the drinkin gourd, for the old mans waitin for to carry you to freedom, if. Read the book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. 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. A story of the underground railroad study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Give students a context for the story, reminding them of the underground railroad, and the flight of slaves from plantation workers to freedom, and explain that. The teacher will need a copy of jeanette winters book follow the drinking gourd optional resource. Invite students to gather together to listen to a story. Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. In this unit, i have included a one week lesson plan, vocabulary, a nonfiction reading passage and quiz about the big dipper, a copy of the poem follow the drinking gourd and a link to the song. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments. 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.
Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. Above is information about the author and illustrator. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. This activity is advised in order to assess, at the onset of the lesson, student understanding of the. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter lesson plan and activities. The drinking gourd study guide by colleen schreurs for the book by f.
Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. One of the first activities was drawing where the underground railroad was located on a united states map, and which states were free and those that. They read a picture book to learn the story of how harriet tubman and peg leg joe led slaves to freedom. Junior ranger activity book from the national parks service. The river bank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. Why do you think peg leg joe hired himself out to plantation owners as a handyman. The riverbank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. The river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. Looking through the lenses of history this book has a lot of appeal, it brings to the for front the movement of the underground rail road and makes it into a story of a single family. 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.