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Building Relationships: The Orphan of Ellis Island

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Family and friendship are two very important themes of the historical fiction novel The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff. From video clips and writing prompts to reader's theater and family interviews, this resource provides...
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Intergenerational Friendships

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students interview senior citizens. In this communications lesson, students read the book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and discuss how to be sensitive to people of a different generation. Students develop interview questions and...
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Coming to America

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners present tableaus showing scenes from The Memory Coat,  a book about immigration. In this tableau lesson, students examine the cover of the book and make predictions about what is happening and who the people are. They create...