Escape to Freedom - March 2020

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enslave

(en-SLAYV)

Force to work all day without being paid. Enslaved people could be hurt and sold by the people who owned them. Harriet Tubman helped people escape enslavement.

Greg Copeland

illegal

(ih-LEE-guhl)

Not allowed by the law.

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clever

(CLEH-ver)

Able to do or understand things quickly and easily. You need to be clever to solve a puzzle like this one.

Indiapicture/Alamy Stock Photo

disguises

(dis-GYZ-ehz)

If you put on a disguise, you dress in a way that hides who you are.

Valery Sidelnykov/Shutterstock.com

inspired

(in-SPY-urd)

When you inspire people, you make them feel like they can do something, such as make a change for the better. These kids inspire people to help others.

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March 2020 The Underground Railroad

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Skill-Building Sheets

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March 2020 Watch a Video: The Underground Railroad

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March 2020 Read and Think: Escape to Freedom

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March 2020 What Was Harriet Tubman Like?

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March 2020 Word Work: Escape to Freedom

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March 2020 Reading Checkpoint: Escape to Freedom

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Academic Standards

Reading Objective:

Children will examine the life of Harriet Tubman and identify the character traits that made her a hero.

Social Studies Focus:

history, American heroes

ELA Skills:

key details, use vocabulary

Page 4 Skill:

key details

Vocabulary:

enslaved, illegal, clever, disguises, inspired

CCSS:

RI.2.1, RI.2.4, L.2.6, RI.2.10, SL.2.3

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Also in March

enslave

(en-SLAYV)

Force to work all day without being paid. Enslaved people could be hurt and sold by the people who owned them. Harriet Tubman helped people escape enslavement.

Greg Copeland

illegal

(ih-LEE-guhl)

Not allowed by the law.

Francois Poirier/Shutterstock.com

clever

(CLEH-ver)

Able to do or understand things quickly and easily. You need to be clever to solve a puzzle like this one.

Indiapicture/Alamy Stock Photo

disguises

(dis-GYZ-ehz)

If you put on a disguise, you dress in a way that hides who you are.

Valery Sidelnykov/Shutterstock.com

inspired

(in-SPY-urd)

When you inspire people, you make them feel like they can do something, such as make a change for the better. These kids inspire people to help others.

asiseeit/E+/Getty Images