To Be A Slave
Kindergarten and 1st Grade

1. VOCABULARY

Objective: Students will become familiar with terms they will hear during their park visit.

SOL Objectives:

• English
• History
• Science

Materials: vocabulary list, vocabulary picture cards

Procedure:

Use the following list to familiarize students with terms that will be used during their on-site program.

1. slave: a person who is owned and the property of another person

2. plantation: a large farm where a cash crop is planted and grown to sell

3. cash crop: plants that are grown to sell to make money

4. chores: daily work activities

5. chopping bee: a neighborhood party to cut wood for fires

6. fat back: the fat from a pig that has been salted; a commonly used food for slaves

7. skillet: a frying pan

8. Dutch oven: iron cooking pot used to bake bread, cakes, and cookies

9. tobacco: large leafed plant used to make cigars and twists for chewing; the cash crop for the Burroughs plantation

10. flax: a plant grown for its fibers. Flax fibers were made into tow cloth, which was used for the slaves´ clothing.

11. corn: a plant grown for food for slaves and animals

12. fireplace: used for both heating and cooking

Suggested Activities and Strategies

1. Memory/Matching Games - Students can use the cards to match the vocabulary pictures. Other games such as Concentration, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Bingo can be played.

2. Flash Cards:

3. A. The teacher can read a vocabulary definition and the students can hold up corresponding pictures.

4. B. The student can add these words to, or make a personal dictionary or word list to use in writing.