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Immigrants and Immigration Lesson Plans

In honor of the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island, this January we are featuring lesson plans on books from our audiobook collection that focus on immigration and immigrants from many countries, including Poland, China, Sweden, Korea, Mexico, Vietnam, the Republic of Sudan, and Saudi Arabia.
 

Grades: K-2

Subject: Social Studies

Title: I Hate English! by Ellen Levine
Theme: Appreciating Cultural Diversity in American Society
Duration: 2 class periods (not including time to read novel)

Grades: 3-5

Subject: Math

Title: The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin
Theme: Maps and Measuring Distance
Duration: 45 minute class session

Subject: Reading and Language Arts

Title: Dear Whiskers by Ann Whitehead Nagda
Theme: Letter Writing
Duration: 45 minute class session

Subject: Social Studies

Title: Bridge to America: Based on a True Story by Linda Glaser
Theme: Immigration, Ancestry, Family Trees
Duration: 2 class periods (not including time to read novel)
Title: Journey to America by Sonia Levitin
Theme: Resistance to Hitler and Nazi Party During World War II, Understanding the Experience of Children During the Holocaust
Duration: 2 class periods
Title: The Long Way to a New Land by Joan Sandin
Theme: Maps and Measuring Distance
Duration: 45 minute class session
Title: The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
Theme: Immigration
Duration: 45 minute class session

Grades: 6-8

Subject: Reading and Language Arts

Title: A Step from Heaven by An Na
Theme: Immigration
Duration: One class session

Subject: Social Studies

Title: We Are Americans: Voices of the Immigrant Experience by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
Theme: Immigration
Duration: 2 class periods

Grades: 9-12

Subject: Reading and Language Arts

Title: Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez
Theme: Immigration
Duration: 45 minute class session

Subject: Social Studies

Title: Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom
Theme: Immigration and Understanding the American Dream
Duration: 2 class periods (not including time to read novel)