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Summary and Objective
The students will understand that Harriet Tubman was a courageous runaway slave who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Warm up: Ask the students if they have heard of Harriet Tubman. What do they know about her life and accomplishments? Have the students heard of the Underground Railroad? Record their findings on chart paper.
Step 2.
Students will listen to the book Harriet Tubman by
Wil Mara and A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David Adler.
Challenge the students to think about how they would feel if they were separated from their family and forced to work. Ask the children if they think they would have been brave enough to leave on their own to find a life of freedom?
Step 3.
Show the children a copy of Fugitive Slave from the American Centuries web site. Discuss its contents with emphasis on how dangerous a job it was when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom.
Step 4.
Create a time line of Harriet Tubman's life with the students.
Step 5.
Put the children in small groups to illustrate and caption highlights of Harriet Tubman's life. Share our illustrations and put them into a booklet to display in the classroom.
Step 6.
Revisit the chart paper recordings to add what the children have learned about Harriet Tubman. Wrap up the lesson by having the students write an answer to the question Why do you think Harriet Tubman was called the Moses of her people?
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