Students learned about Harriet Tubman. She led slaves out of slavery during the Underground Railroad in the South before 1865. Harriet was called the “Moses of her time” because she led slaves to freedom. When guiding slaves to freedom, she used the North Star to lead the way much like the Star of Bethlehem led the Magi to Jesus. There were a lot of big ideas, but three main points I led the student to express- -Quilts were commonly made in the 1800s and the star pattern was very popular. Students used the geometric shapes (we discussed squares, rectangles, and triangles in my antique quilt example). Students used parallelograms (diamonds) to make their stars -Students learned about constellations and drew a big and little dipper to locate the North Star -They included an Image of Harriet; students used a provided image or drew her themselves. There were a lot of big ideas and I was honored to lead a discussion about civil rights, inclusiveness, diversity, and adversity. The students were kind and thoughtful in their understanding of these monumental and historical figures during black history month at St. Paul’s. I look forward to more opportunities to make firm connections from our American past to our futures.
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