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Immigration Teacher Resources

Studying immigration brings to light the many interesting and diverse cultures in the world. Browse our lessons, printables, references, and articles below for ideas on how to enhance your curriculum in this area. You'll find statistics on U.S. immigration, lessons on Ellis Island, information on the Pilgrims, and much more for grades K-12. Improve students' reading skills as they learn about the lives of immigrants with our language arts activities.
Printables
Citizenship Test
The House on Mango Street Writing Activity
Newcomer's Welcome Book
Immigration Bulletin Board
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Projects
Immigration Research
Immigration Picture Prompts
More Popular Immigration Printables
Lesson Plans
Multicultural Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Art Far from Home Worksheet
An Immigrant's Story
Lee Yick: Fighting Racism
Tibetan Youth Immigrants in India
Art Far from Home -- Answer Key
More Immigration Lesson Plans
Immigration & Pilgrims
Today's Pilgrims
Today's Pilgrim Worksheet
Today's Pilgrims Vocabulary
More Pilgrims – Teacher Resources
Immigration Activities for Reading & Language Arts
The House on Mango Street
The Keeping Quilt
The House on Mango Street Questions
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
The House on Mango Street Projects
Homesick: My Own Story
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Test A
More Popular Immigration Activities for Reading & Language Arts
Immigration Activities for Math Class
Math and Ethnic Origins
Immigrant Statistics
US Immigration
Graphing Ancestry Groups
Statue of Liberty Math
Country Facts
Country of Origin Comparison
More Immigration Activities for Math Class
Art & Music Activities on Immigration
Decorated Bowls
Easy-to-Make Fiesta Favorites
More Art & Music Activities on Immigration
Immigration & Families Resources
What is Your Heritage?
My History
Family Group
Family History Project
Karen Cushman's Novels: A Discussion Guide
Eve Bunting: A Teacher's Guide to Her Books
More Immigration & Families Resources
Immigration Resources for History Class
Immigration Venn Diagram
Ellis Island Worksheet
1920's Timeline
Ellis Island Vocabulary
Chinese Working on the Railroad
Ellis Island Rubric
The Statue of Liberty's History
More Popular Immigration Resources for History Class
Geography Resources on Immigration
U.S.-Cuba Relations
St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin
The Tale of Sacco and Vanzetti
Angel Island: The Ellis Island of the West
U.S.-Cuba Relations Three Paragraph Essay Assessment
States in the U.S. That Received the Most Immigrants in 2001
Ethnic Concentrations in the United States
More Geography Resources on Immigration
References
Foreign-Born Population in the U.S. -- 1990
Immigration to the U.S. 1901-1996
Foreign-Born Population in U.S. -- 1980
Explanation of the Naturalization Process in the U.S.
Immigrant Population Locations in the U.S., 1997
Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001
More Immigration References

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