Follow the Drinking Gourd | African American Spiritual Song Unit
Surdynski Sounds
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Grade Levels
3rd - 8th, Homeschool
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- Google Slides™
Pages
66 pages
Surdynski Sounds
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Great information for my students. The Orff arrangement is a great extension activity from just singing it in class. Thank you!
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Celebrate Black History Month with this book-based music lesson on the African American Spiritual "Follow the Drinking Gourd" unit that showcases the brilliant lyrics that helped people find freedom! These editable Google Slides use the music & book to connect to history & culture, constellations & maps, writing & decoding, & more!
Included:
- Read aloud link to YouTube if you do not have access to the book
- Book rhythms digital / printable worksheet & answer key
- Discussion questions
- Harriet Tubman & Underground Railroad information
- Harriet Tubman color by rhythm & answer key (2 versions)
- Listening examples - embedded YouTube links for educational purposes
- Lyrics - decoding secret messages
- See & Sing - informative images to accompanying lyrics
- Orff arrangement - voice & 3 xylophone parts
- Cross-curricular: Map of US rivers & mountains
- Cross-curricular: Write a secret message
- Word Search
- Assessments ( 3 versions) & answer key
- Lesson outline that expands up to 4 weeks based on Jeanette Winter's book.
- Thank you & Terms of Use
African American Spirituals:
- Chatter with the Angels - Lyrics, Xylophone Orff, Voice, & Hand Drum Ostinatos
- We've Got the Whole World - Read Aloud, Lyrics & Chords, Writing & Math Connections, SEL Connections
- Follow the Drinking Gourd (alternate PDF version) - Lesson plans, Lyrics, Color by Note of Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad information, Maps & Coloring, Decoding Lyrics, Writing Prompt, Word Seach, Assessment & Answer Key
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Lyrics, Xylophone (Orff), Drum, & Voice Arrangement
- This Little Light of Mine - Lyrics, 3 Part Voice & Orff Arrangement, Color-coded Boomwhacker Sheet Music
- Spirituals: : Swing Low & This Little Light - PDF combination of Swing Low & This Little Light with an assessment
- Bundle contains all of the above
Total Pages
66 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
N/A
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