Mayberry School Fifth Grade Sister Schools Projects

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Fifth Grade Study:

Our Sister School Experience

Freedom Train,
by Dorothy Sterling

Web Sites for Students

Online Resources

Resources for Teachers

Web Sites for Students
Interactive Websites National Geographic Online: The Underground Railroad Headbone Interactive Research Derby: Escape To Freedom See more at Mayberry School's Grade 5: Harriet Tubman Resource Page	Student Projects From Other Schools The Freedom Train, created by students of the HistoryWeb St. Louis after school clubs

Online Sources of Information
Information Related to the book *Freedom Train* Freedom Train, The Story of the Underground Railroad	Other Resources

Resources for Teachers
Background for Teachers Langston Hughes' poem The Freedom Train (background and audio clip)	Lessons and Units ** SCORE Cyberguide Comprehension questions for Dorothy Sterling's Freedom Train Mini-Unit on Harriet Tubman and many related lessons about slavery in the Black History Month Teacher's Guide Singing and clapping to online rendition of Freedom Train Study guide for a play production; good discussion questions Quilt project and related booklist

This page was created by Julie Coiro, March, 2001