Immigrants: Our Ancestors

By Ruth Manna

A Symbol of Freedom

The United States includes people of many races, cultures, ethnicities, and religions who have come together to make one nation. Students learn about who they are and where they came from by interviewing relatives and displaying their results.

OBJECTIVE

Students will:

Interview parents about family history and record results
Display results using timeline, bar graph, and maps
Listen to and discuss read-aloud books
Create artwork to show what they have learned

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Learning to Interview
Lesson 2: The Interactive Read-Aloud
Lesson 3: Displaying the Data

REPRODUCIBLES
Classmate Interview Form (PDF)
Cover Letter to Parents (PDF)
Interview Form for Mom's and Dad's Families (PDF)
Words From Other Countries (PDF)

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

An international luncheon is one way to celebrate diversity and conclude this unit. Ask parents and adult co-workers to prepare a dish from another country to share at the luncheon. Invite parents to join you. We had everything from pizza to fried rice to enchiladas. We ended our celebration with a piñata.

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Singing for Dr. King

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The JUST FOR YOU! series features 24 beginning readers written and illustrated by people of color. Young readers will see themselves and their experiences reflected in these delightful books. They will read about how the characters spend t

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