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Curated OER

Hidden in Plain View: History Standard Two and the Underground

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a quilt based on the Underground Railroad quilt code from the book Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad.
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Curated OER

The Underground Railroad and the I & M Canal in Illinois

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners, in groups, discuss the Underground Railroad, then fill out a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Make an ABC Book of Slavery And the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Young scholars learn about a topic through research, drawing, and the production of a finished product
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Curated OER

The Underground Railroad

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders work in teams to play a game that is based on the Underground Railroad in Delaware.
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Curated OER

Traveling Along the Indiana Underground Railroad

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils develop a deeper understanding of the role that Indiana played in the Underground Railroad while exploring Indiana Geography.
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Curated OER

Silent Signals

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the frustrations of navigating the Underground Railroad and list the symbols and signs used to communicate on the Underground Railroad.
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Curated OER

People and Places in Indiana's Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use an Indiana map to explain why Indiana's geographic location was important to its role in the UGR. They experience personal stories and feelings of the people involved in UGR through role-play and literature.
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Curated OER

Hidin' Out

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw three major Underground Railroad routes crossing Indiana on an outline map and include habitats and towns. They produce an oral history involving at least three natural habitats and one human habitat.
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Curated OER

Escape to Freedom

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students read 'They Called Her Moses," create a wanted poster for Tub man, compose a journal entry imagining they are William Still, and in groups, create a newspaper depicting the incident of the runaway slaves and events from the time...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: Slavery in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around slavery in America. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: The Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive unit students travel back to 1860 to follow a young slave as he flees a Kentucky plantation for Canada along the Underground Railroad. The interactive slideshow lets students read a short article at each stop. They...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Underground Railroad" by Us history.org

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Underground Railroad" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...