Black History Month Teacher resources http://www.scholastic.

com/teachers/activity/underground-railroadescape-slavery - Interactive Whiteboard Activities

With this interactive slideshow, students follow the path of a slave in 1860 as he courageously travels the Underground Railroad to freedom.

With Scholastics The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery (grades 4-12), 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 (with audio) lets students read a short article at each stop. They can click around each accompanying image to read pop-ups with more information. In this compelling online activity, students get a unique, first-hand account of what life was like for slaves, encounter the dangers of the Underground Railroad, meet brave abolitionists who helped runaways, and compare life in the North and South. On the Plantation: Here, students meet Walter, a young slave sold to a plantation in Kentucky. Escape!: Walter sneaks away during the night, headed for the Ohio River. He runs all night and hides during the day. Reaching Safety: Walter crosses the Ohio River, encountering a family in Ohio who has helped many slaves. They put him up and plan his route to freedom in Canada. Reaching Freedom: With help from more abolitionists, Walter passes through Cleveland, his last stop before crossing Lake Erie to Canada. Tell the Story: In this writing activity, students imagine themselves as slaves in 1870 and answer a set of questions about their journey on the Underground Railroad. Students can read actual interviews with former slaves for more research and inspiration.
Theres a page of myths could use this as a True/False questionnaire: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/myths.htm http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/teacher-activity-guide-underground-railroad - Underground railroad teachers guide ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Canadian virtual museum of black history: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/histoire_des_noirsblack_history/english/index.html - includes questions which could be used as True/False ...

Scholastic.ca ideas:
Canadian Websites We have assembled a list of Web links that contain; articles, videos, biographies, activities, and more that can be used by teachers when they are planning their lessons about Black History. Please note that although some of the sites listed below are American, they contain materials that can be relevant to Black History Month in Canada. Some of the sites also contain content that would only be suitable for older students. Library and Archives Canada

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/anti-slavery/index-e.html www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/northern-star/index-e.html www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2011-e.html

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/black/index.asp
Parks Canada Underground Railroad

www.pc.gc.ca/canada/proj/cfc-ugrr/itm2-com/pg03_e.asp
Black History Portal

www.pc.gc.ca/eng/culture/mhn-bhm/index.aspx
Ontario Ministry of Government Services Black History Exhibits

www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/index-black-history.aspx
Buxton National Historical Site and Museum (Elijah of Buxton is on the Black History month book list)

www.buxtonmuseum.com/index.html
Birchtown, Nova Scotia Canada: Black Loyalists Heritage Society

www.blackloyalist.com
Nova Scotia Museum: Remembering the Black Loyalists

museum.gov.ns.ca/Blackloyalists
City of Owen Sound: Owen Sound's Black History

www.osblackhistory.com
"Remember Africville" A film from the NFB Please note that this video contains language that might be considered offensive.

www.nfb.ca/playlists/anti-racism-films/viewing/remember_africville/
Scholastic Inc. (US websitesome products and/or services offered on this website may not be available in Canada)

teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/
The Biography Channel (US website)

www.biography.com/people/groups/black-history

Scholastic.com Black History Month Teaching resources online:

Scholastic.com Underground Railroad Teaching resources online:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/ activities and teacher guides http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/unit/underground-railroad-everything-you-need - screen shots below of the page

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/unit/black-history-month-everything-you-need