Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. The lyrics themselves act as instructions for runaway slaves, with the drinking gourd serving as a. Teacher resources are online instructional tools created by teachers for teachers to help integrate trade books seamlessly into the classroom. 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. Lee hayss follow the drinking gourd lyrics appear at the beginning.
He helps them find their way to the underground railroad. The river bank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. The case of the missing monkey by cynthia rylant read aloud duration. We started reading this book around valentines day. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. Fearing for life he decides to runaway to ohio to join up with john brown and return to free his wife. This level 3 i can read book is a captivating firstperson historical fiction account of the underground railroad, narrated by tommy, a ten yearold quaker boy. 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. A story of the underground railroad study unit worksheets for teachers to print.
For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. This book is appropriate for second through fourth grade readers. A story of the underground railroad i can read book 3 by monjo, f. Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division. The one black boy is following the drinking gourd big dipper to find his way north to freedom. 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.
The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to deacon fullers house, a stop on the underground railroad. Portions may be reproduced for use in the classroom with. Jeanette winter, whose my name is georgia was a publishers weekly best book among other accolades, lives in pipe creek, texas. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. The drinking gourd readers theater script 3rd grade by. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. Drinking gourd study guide progeny press literature curriculum.
Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. First published in 1970, the drinking gourd has been reillustrated in fullcolor by the original artist, bringing this moving episode in american history to life for a new. Jun 09, 1970 this book is a great entry way into slavery for children. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments.
I will tell you about our experience with 35page long eguide created for the drinking gourd. 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. Longfellow reading club the drinking gourd youtube. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. 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.
Monjo, deals with tommy discovering runaway slaves hidden in his fathers barn. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. The drinking gourd is a historical fiction book for young elementary children. This level 3 i can read book is a captivating firstperson historical fiction account of the underground railroad, narrated by. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad thing about father, illustrated by rocco negri. Buy follow the drinking gourd dragonfly books book online at best prices in india on.
An african american alphabet to discover the secret signal the quilt may have possibly been sending to ben. Monjos suspenseful historical adventure about the underground railroad, tommy and his father help a family of slaves make their way to canadaand to freedom. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3 f. I found it helpful to read the first chapter as a shared reading so that we could. Monjo pictures by fred brenner read by the longfellow reading club. Follow the drinking gourd was originally published as an american folk song in 1928. Buy follow the drinking gourd dragonfly books book online at. Follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s.
This readers theater script is based on the book the drinking gourd by f. In his haste to escape he runs away during a driving. A male slave living on a plantation in biloxi, mississippi kills his white overseer after catching him trying to rape his pregnant wife. This book is a great entry way into slavery for children. Appendix teachers guide to follow the drinking gourd. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. Mar 02, 2019 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. This readers theater script for the drinking gourd, by f. The drinking gourd a story of the underground railroad. Love in action was a continuous theme throughout this row. The drinking gourd refers to the hollowed out gourd used by slaves and other rural americans as a water dipper. The story is a poignant and inspiring tale of one africanamerican familys desperate flight to freedom and how they used constellations to guide the way. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter.
Legend has it that a man called peg leg joe taught slaves the song to help. This book can give children the scaffolding they need to begin to learn about such a large and complex topic. The drinking gourd study guide by colleen schreurs for the book by f. Monjo, author of the drinking gourd, wrote two other popular i can read books. Features and benefits of the study guide printed workbook format. Longfellow reading club the drinking gourd muncie library.
Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. Tongboshi pure natural gourd, outdoor portable water bottle, water and wine, medicine gourd, cork kettle, beeswax antiseepage, about 600ml best choice. The program is based on a childrens book, follow the drinking gourd, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud youtube. He would now wait for the next passenger to follow the drinking gourd to his station. Fred brenner sent home alone for misbehaving in church, tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroad. Among many great features, teacher resources include outside links to diverse media and provide information about text complexity.
The book concludes with the discussion on the morality of breaking the law to save someones life. It is about the underground railroad, and how people used this and the big dipper aka the drinking gourd in the story to escape to canada so they could be free. I poked around progeny press website a bit and noticed that there is some variation in format from guide to guide. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad. Monjo author, fred brenner illustrator see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Monjo this suggested script comes from chapters 2, 3, and 4 when tommy fuller discovers runaway slaves hidden in his fathers barn and accompanies them along the underground railroad. All of the unit lessons are written from a christian perspective.
April 1981 edition entitled highlights of the civil war 18611865. Follow the drinking gourd supposedly encodes escape instructions and a map. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The book references the song, but is not based on it. Elizabeth behrens follow the drinking gourd facebook. This script starts at chapter 2 and goes to th end of the book. The drinking gourd is written for kids ages 7 to 9.
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