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Underground Railroad- People Get Ready...There's a Train a Comin'

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Students learn about the Underground Railroad. In this Civil War and slavery instructional activity, students discuss how successful slaves would be moving around at night, learn the secret vocabulary used for escape routes and review background about the Civil War and slavery. Students read If You Traveled the Underground Railroad and work in groups to reenact escaping to freedom.

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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