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Immigration The Journey to AmericaSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship
The journey to America was difficult, exhausting and often dangerous, but learning about immigration doesn’t have to be! Students’ participation in this literature rich unit will help them underst…
The Hopes of Our Ancestors The Impact of Immigration on AmericaSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
Learn how to develop an interdisciplinary unit on immigration (1830-1940), basalize trade books used in teaching, and present successful, exciting lessons in social studies, language arts, reading, sc…
Out of Many One Reading Comprehension and Writing through the Study of ImmigrationSubject(s): Language Arts/English, History and Geography
Content Area(s): Reading and Writing, Immigration and Citizenship
This is a cross-curricular unit on immigration. Reading comprehension and writing skills are incorporated throughout the unit. Activities will focus on increasing student’s abilities to recall and c…
Sojourners and Citizens A Study of Immigration and CitizenshipSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship
…oncepts as noted in the Core Knowledge Sequence for American History and Geography, Section V, Immigration and Citizenship. Through narrative, biography, poetry and personal experience, students will …
Immigration The Character of Our Ancestors An Intergenerational UnitThe purpose of the unit is to help students understand immigration and the relationship of immigration within their family. Working with parents, the children have an opportunity to learn first hand s…
Coming to America US ImmigrationSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
In this unit, students will examine the experiences and struggles of American immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The influx of millions of immigrants to the United States during thi
Immigration Coming to AmericaSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship
The goals of this unit are for students to develop a sense of historical empathy and to become aware of the contributions of immigrants. Much of the learning will be discovery based through role-play.
Second Grade “Immigration and Citizenship” AssessmentSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship
The Immigration ExperienceSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship
This unit is designed to give sixth grade students a true immigrant experience. They will begin by becoming an immigrant and experiencing their arrival at Ellis Island. Once the learner has an underst
Immigration Research Organize and Present…is project will support the development of lessons and activities spanning the period of early immigration to America. To increase students’ understanding of the difficulties newly-arrived immigrant…
SECOND GRADERS CREATE THEIR OWN SOCIAL STUDIES BOOK (Part V, The Immigrants Arrive)Subject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship, Early Exploration and Settlement
…II-War of 1812, Part III-Westward Expansion, IV-Civil War), students will learn about American immigration, who the immigrants were, how and why they came, where they lived and how America welcomed th…
A Changing Society Industrialization and UrbanizationSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
During the period known as the “Gilded Age,” massive transitions took place both in society and private enterprise. Through a variety of cooperative learning activities and whole group instruction
Isn’t It Exciting? (The American Industrial Revolution and Urbanization)Subject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization, Inventors and inventions
In this unit, students will learn about America’s “Gilded Age.” They will learn about some great inventions of this time, some great men of this time, the corruption of this time, and the root o
Necessity is the Mother of Invention The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on the WorldSubject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
This unit will trace the origin of the Industrial Revolution in England to its arrival in the United States. Students will research the varied inventions that were often created out of necessity, the
Welcome to the Land of Opportunity!Subject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Immigration and Citizenship
Students will be exploring the experiences of immigrants who settled in the United States, especially from the 1800s to the mid-1900s. They will read stories about the lives of the immigrants and part
IRVING BERLIN THROUGH THE YEARSSubject(s): Music
Content Area(s): Vocal Music
…med to have been custom fit for Core Knowledge. Through his life span of 101 years he survived immigration, the great American Depression, and both world wars. In this unit the life of this remarkable…
SECOND GRADERS CREATE THEIR OWN SOCIAL STUDIES BOOK (Part VI, Getting Civil Rights is Not Always Civil)Subject(s): History and Geography
Content Area(s): Civil Rights Movement
…es book-Part I-Constitution, Part II-War of 1812, Part III-Westward Expansion, IV-Civil War, V-Immigration), students will learn about the struggle for civil rights in America, who did not have equal …

