To Be A Slave
Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Post-Visit Activity

6. ACROSTIC

Objective: Students will make an acrostic that tells what they learned about Booker T. Washington.

SOL Objectives:

  • English
  • History

Materials: Pencil, paper

Procedure:

  1. The students will discuss their trip to Booker T. Washington National Monument.

  2. The students will brainstorm by writing words and ideas on the board.

  3. The students will compose an acrostic. Each line begins with the letter at the beginning. You could do them as sentences, phrases, or just a word. Example:
B ooker was born a slave.
O ccasionally Booker received molasses as a treat.
O nly Booker fed the pigs.
K eeping the flies fanned from the Burroughs´ table was Booker´s job.
E very day Booker worked.
R arely did Booker play.


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Booker T. Washington National Monument
12130 Booker T. Washington Highway
Hardy, Virginia  24101