Immigration

   

    Ellis Island:

     
The Immigrant Experience from Ellis Island - https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/
      Family Histories - https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/family-history-center/
      The Peopling of America timeline - https://www.statueofliberty.org/peopling-of-america-center/
                 https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/overview-history/

    Ellis Island from the History Channel - https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/ellis-island

   National Park Service page about Ellis Island - history and museum
     https://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm

    
https://www.nps.gov/elis/learn/education/eie-series.htm

   Interactive Tour of Ellis Island from Scholastic - https://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm
   Electronic Ellis Island - http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/museum/museum.htm

   Photographic Images from Ellis Island
     https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/070_immi.html
    
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/photographs-of-ellis-island-1902-1913#/?tab=about

   The Immigrant Journey - https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/ellis_island.php
     https://www.ohranger.com/ellis-island/immigration-journey

    Statue of Liberty:
    https://home.nps.gov/stli/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm
    https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm
    https://www.statueofliberty.org/
    https://www.ohranger.com/statue-liberty/history-statue-liberty

  Paper model - https://www.papertoys.com/statue.htm
  Live Cams of Statue of Liberty - https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/
                                   https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-states/new-york/new-york/statue-of-liberty.html
                                   https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

Immigration Across the US:

      Immigration in American Memory from the Library of Congress
          https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/?fa=subject_topic:immigration+%26+ethnic+heritage

     The New Americans - https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/newamericans/

Citizenship:
     
Becoming a Citizen  - https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/outreach-tools/learn-about-the-civics-and-citizenship-toolkit
     Naturalization Requirements - https://www.uscis.gov/ 

Books About Immigration:
     Suggested titles - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/immigration
                  https://www.nypl.org/collections/nypl-recommendations/lists/immigrant-experience-through-literature
                  https://www.readbrightly.com/books-about-immigration-for-kids/
                  https://bookriot.com/childrens-books-about-immigration/
                  https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/share/73413760/752887437
                  https://diversebookfinder.org/books/collections/immigrant-refugee/
      

   
  Nancy Keane's Immigration book suggestions - 
            Grades 2-4 http://nancykeane.com/rl/30.htm#Top
      
General - http://nancykeane.com/rl/42.htm#Top
       Grade 7 - http://nancykeane.com/rl/344.htm

       Chinese immigrants - http://teachingresources.atlas.illinois.edu/chinese_exp/introduction04.html
                         https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/chinese/
                         https://www.archives.gov/research/chinese-americans/guide

Lesson Plans:

   
  Coming To America - https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson204.shtml

    Immigration - https://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
 
    Immigration printables - https://www.teachervision.com/subjects/social-studies-history/immigration

    John Schick's Virtual Ellis Island Museum Lesson Plans
      https://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/teachers/john/b6u2.html

    Mr. Donn's suggested sites - https://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/immigration.html
 
    Coming to America Lesson Plans -
           https://voices.pitt.edu/come-all-ye/ti/2006/Lesson%20Plans/0506MedevicComingtoAmerica.html
           https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/
           https://innovativeclassroom.com/Lesson-Plans/Coming+to+America
           http://www.athm.org/pdfs/athm-Stitch-In-Time-Web-Guide.pdf

        https://populationeducation.org/resource/330-million-in-the-usa/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImoS81Jvx7gIVZeW1Ch2eXgRLEAMYASAAEgKxkfD_BwE

       Webquests - https://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=218072
                 Ellis Island Webquest

    The Immigrant Experience in America
        https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/immigration/
        https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/immigration/immigrationtarget.html

    German Immigrants lesson plan - https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/german-immigrants-their-contributions-to-the-upper-midwest/
    Fench-Canadian immigrants - https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/french-canadian-immigrants-in-new-england/
    Mexican American immigration - https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/mexican-american-migrations-and-communities/
   

 

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and was last updated on April 24, 2024

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