Drinking mate is a common social practice in parts of brazil, argentina, paraguay, uruguay and eastern bolivia. By following the directions in the song, the drinking gourd, taught to them by an old sailor, runaway. That is why we are organising a twoweek book club that centers around themes of care. Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. Follow the drinking gourd lapbook science for kids. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than the snowy day. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud. 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. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet.
This wellknown song is expanded into a history of escape on the underground railroad. 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. But there were no recordings, even though the lomax book was wellknown to. A copy of the song, follow the drinking gourd, you can play for the students. Started with study of a book called follow the drinking gord, and this is a book that i love using of all elementary. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. Tommy learns that his father has hidden the family in the barn until he can take them across the river at night. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. Many of us have more time on our hands because of restrictive measures due to the outbreak of covid19. We felt that there is no better way to spend time at home than reading and thinking with those in our community. This book can give children the scaffolding they need to begin to learn about such a large and complex topic. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments. Follow the drinking gourd when the sun comes back and the first quail calls, the river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd.
The underground railroad is a trail of houses that leads the slaves to freedom. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. This book is a great entry way into slavery for children. Funkia, plantain lily heavily textured, huge bluegreen leaves cup and twist into a unique display. Monjo, author of the drinking gourd, wrote two other popular i can read books. In code, the drinking gourd stood for the big dipper, the wellknown constellation which it resembles. When the great big river meets the little river, follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd paperback by jeanette winter a great story of following directions if you look at its simplest form. A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the songs directions. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud duration. They follow it, for it always points to the north star, which can guide them north as they travel at night, the safest time. The kindle ebook is instantly available and can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading follow the drinking gourd. Another name for the drinking gourd is the big dipper. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad thing about father, illustrated by. Harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. 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. Jun 09, 1970 this book is a great entry way into slavery for children. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. When tommy stops in the family barn, he discovers a family of runaway slaves two parents, their boy roughly his age and a baby hidden there by his father. For the old man is awaiting to carry you to freedom. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The one black boy is following the drinking gourd big dipper to find his way north to freedom. Theres another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd. It inspired a wellreceived novel of the same name by the southern writer, frances gaither, in 1940. April 1981 edition entitled highlights of the civil war 18611865. This verse told the slaves the tennessee joined another river. 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.
When tommys father comes home, they hide the runaways in a hay wagon and drive them to the river. Fifth graders complete a short unit on slavery and the u. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. 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. A story of the underground railroad study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Tommy helps runaway slaves reach their next station on the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd theres another river on the other side follow the drinking gourd chorus i thought i heard the angels say follow the drinking gourd the stars in the heavens gonna show. 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 is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by. 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. During the time of slavery in the united states, many slaves were able to. Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents.
Includes notes about the story, what is a drinking gourd, finding the north star, and secret names for people with the underground railroad. He would now wait for the next passenger to follow the drinking gourd to his station. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd where the great big river meets the little river, follow the drinking gourd. 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. The river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd.
We are working with the hundreds of companies that partner with us to transition them to. This isnt the first time weve studied katy and the big snow, but we were more than excited to start rowing this book. We started reading this book around valentines day. Tommy gets into trouble at church, so his father sends him home. Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual. In this follow up activity, students will complete a cause and effect diagram identifying causes and effects for events in the story. This is a comprehension test on the book titled drinking gourd by f. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad.
Elizabeth behrens follow the drinking gourd facebook. The drinking gourd, otherwise known as the big dipper, helped to lead slaves to canada. During the time of slavery in the united states, many slaves were able to escape and find their way north to freedom by following the drinking gourdbig dipper. They were to cross that river which is the ohio river, and on the north bank, meet a guide from the underground railroad. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. Preschoolgrade 2 winters picture book relates the story of an old white sailor called peg leg joe who went from plantation to plantation in the precivil war.
Books similar to follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd. Portions may be reproduced for use in the classroom with. Many products and services offer lexile measures for their books and reading materials. Once in canada, slaves gained their freedom and were no longer an object owned by a master. 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. The boys and i gathered our melissa and doug town blocks along with white pompoms for snow. The drinking gourd was a bar serving sandwiches near the corner of union and laguna. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. The story is about a slave named peg leg joe who leads other slaves to freedom by teaching them a song instructing them to follow the drinking gourd. Lee hayss follow the drinking gourd lyrics appear at the beginning.
Tumtum and nutmeg have a wonderful life but the children who live in rose cottage. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter is a great picture book about the underground railroad. 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. When tommys father comes home, they hide the runaways in a. Mate has a strong cultural significance both in terms of national identity and well as socially.
It is a book that depicts the underground railroad through the tale of two boys. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. 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 level 3 i can read book is a captivating firstperson historical fiction account of the underground railroad, narrated by. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter goodreads. Follow the drinking gourd jeanette winter, author alfred a. The drinking gourd is written for kids ages 7 to 9. Roger mcguinn follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. The book is about mr and mrs nutmouse who live in nutmouse hall, situated within the broom cupboard of rose cottage. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s.
The boy helps escaped slaves on the underground railroad make their way to freedom. The song was actually a code of directions explaining how to escape from the southern slave states. The drinking gourd referred to the constellation known as the big dipper which guided them northward along waterways and mountain passes. The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to deacon fullers house, a stop on the underground railroad. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. It had a stage in the tradition of funky interior design meets turkish blend and was a spit in the sawdust kind of place, according to jackie sarti, secretary for bill thompson, manager of the band since day one and balins former roommate.
This is a book study of the drinking gourd by fn monjo. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. Some questions are recall while others are point of view and explain. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad thing about father, illustrated by rocco negri. Background follow the drinking gourd was a song created by enslaved african americans. Aquilas drinking gourd, pamela dell, tradition books, 2003, excelsior, mn. Follow the drinking gourd fiar delightful learning. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud youtube.
Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. I made myself quite familiar with the song, follow the drinking gourd, so that i was actually able to sing the songparts of the book. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe. A great lesson addition to any teachings on the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd contained coded instructions on how and when to escape, and directions for traveling to safe havens along the way.
Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. The drinking gourd itself refers to the big dipper constellation, and each subsequent line refers to a location and or time of year. The book references the song, but is not based on it. Other verses go into greater detail about following the river banks and which way to go as they head north. After a rain, drinking gourd absolutely sparkles with small pools of water collected in the deeply cupped foliage. The teacher will need a copy of jeanette winters book follow the drinking gourd. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. They are following the drinking gourd, a constellation in the northern sky that points the way to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd click link above and then click on mp3 link on webpage to hear song follow the drinking gourd. The planetarium show follows and explores the fictional story follow the drinking gourd, written by jeanette winter and published in 1988 by dragonfly books, a division of alfred a. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by jeanette winter. More than a picture book, follow the drinking gourd is an important tribute to the struggle of antebellum slaves, and the people who helped them. Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter paperbackage 37 years story with song melody and lyrics. A story of the underground railroad i can read book series. Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it. As the note at the beginning of this historical childrens book tells, slaves learned a folk song entitled follow the drinking gourd. Written by peg leg joe it is an ingenious song that was taught from slave to slave, slave camp to slave camp, describing how and when to get to freedom canada. This is a great book to utilize in an elementary school, lower level, classroom. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. 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 code told people who understood it when to leave, where to travel, and how far to go on each part of the journey. The drinking gourd is another name for the big dipper asterism. Follow the drinking gourd audiobook by rabbit ears. Expand product details the title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
The true story of follow the drinking gourd the underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. Fred brenner sent home alone for misbehaving in church, tommy discovers that his house is a station on the underground railroad. 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. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of.
Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. In song and story the legend of peg leg joe, a conductor on the underground railroad, comes to life. An underground railroad story by cari meister adapter, robert squier illustrator follow the drinking gourd is. An underground railroad story by cari meister adapter, robert squier illustrator follow the drinking gourd is an.
Drinking gourd comprehension test by kimberly hardin tpt. 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. It utilizes beautiful figurative language and utilized music lyrics, or poetry, about following a drinking gourd to. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter, jeanette. An african american alphabet to discover the secret signal the quilt may have possibly been sending to ben. Follow the drinking gourd book activity guide from right down the middle with andrea on 16 pages this book activity guide is designed to go along with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3.