Grade Range: 3-5Resource Type(s): Lessons & ActivitiesDuration: 15 MinutesDate Posted: 3/9/2012
Imagine what it felt like to be an immigrant arriving at Ellis Island or Angel Island during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Could you pass the interview to enter the country? Part of an OurStory module entitled Coming to America, this activity includes interview questions, discussion prompts, and background information. OurStory is designed to help children and adults explore history together through the use of children's literature, museum objects, and hands-on activities.
Multiple activities, Museum education
This sign was purchased by a North Beach second-hand shop from a proprietor in the neighboring Ch...
reading, children’s literature, racism, xenophobia, literacy, Angel Island, Feivel’s Flying Horses, Angel Island, family, picture book, parent guide, bias, family activity, Chinese Exclusion Act, Our Story, migration, interview, interrogation, OurStory, Immigration
A Jewish immigrant who is saving money to bring his wife and children to join him in American cre...
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