Your students will learn about the Underground Railroad through these low-prep station activities. Students rotate through three stations to learn about key people, safe houses, and places of refuge. Introductory and closing reading passages are included. Simply print the materials and the student response booklet. Answer keys are included.
 
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This resource includes:
- Introductory Reading Passage (build background knowledge)
- Vocabulary Terms (language matters)
- Station A: Key People
- Station B: Safe Houses
- Station C: Places of Refuge
- Closing Reading Passage
- Booklet Cover (triple staple all work in one notebook)
- Station Labels (fold into a tent)
- Teacher Notes
- Standards Alignment
- Answer Keys!
 
Station Information/Content:
 
Key People:
Harriet Tubman
Levi & Catharine Coffin
William Still
William & Ellen Craft
 
Safe Houses:
Wickerham Inn
John & Mary Ritchie House
Stephen & Hannah Bogue House
Milton House
Macedonia Baptist Church
 
Places of Refuge:
Four Holes Swamp
Guilford College Woods
Great Dismal Swamp
Ohio River
 
*Please note there are many important people and places within the Underground Railroad Network of Freedom. This is just a small selection.
 
This resource is LOW PREP! All of the student analysis pages are included in a student booklet. Just print and triple staple! The questions include a variety of short answers, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false. Answer keys included.
 
Station materials are super easy to implement. Just print and trim (optional). Station labels are included (just fold into a tent).
 
Other Ways to Use this Resource:
Conduct this activity whole group. Project the station materials from the PDF over your large screen and go through the response questions together with your students.
 
Standards Alignment:
- Common Core Standards for Reading Informational Text
- Washington 5th Grade Social Studies Standards
- Can cross-walk to many different state standards