Students examine maps of Palmer, Massachusetts and practice giving directions. As a class, they discuss how it changed from a farming community to more industrial. To end the lesson, they take pictures of the community to show how it has...

Students examine a Baga Drum in order to explore the history of the Baga people of West Africa. For this art history lesson, students recognize figures used in Baga Drum design that represent aspects of Baga culture. They also design and...

Interesting stories of immigration in the 21st century. Read the accounts of three young girls and their families as they start their lives over in America.

Interactive online game will help students understand the history of immigration in the United States and teaches about the paths to American naturalization and citizenship.

This 2nd grade unit invites children to learn their ancestors' native countries of origin. The take-home page for family ancestry offers several alternatives to citing a specific family immigration history. Studying immigration provides...

This lesson helps young scholars compare and contrast the stories of immigrants from decades ago to those of recent immigrants. It also compares the differences between immigrants' experiences at Ellis Island and Angel Island.

Did you know that one in five Canadians have a connection to Pier 21? This is just one of the nine interesting facts you will learn about this important part of the Canadian immigrant experience.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource presents a primary lesson plan that looks at primary sources to learn about Chinese immigration to California.

Do you know how people become citizens of the United States? In Immigration Nation, you'll find out as you guide newcomers along their path to citizenship. Good luck!

This personal site provides a list of links and lesson plans related to immigration up to the current time.

A young girl from Ireland was the first immigrant to come through Ellis Island. What was it like for her and those who came after her? Use this site to find out.

For this activity, students are presented with five immigrant groups and a map of Milwaukee. They must determine where each group settled in Milwaukee.

Why did Germans immigrate to the Upper Midwest in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century? What contributions did they make to the region's cultural heritage? Students use American Memory photographs and documents to answer these...

As part of a Learning expedition on immigration, 4th grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts, created this series of interview booklets. Students, working together in small groups, interviewed a person who had immigrated to the...

This is a mini-unit that helps students explore immigration through many different resources. Students will learn about Chinese immigrants, and then investigate their own cultural heritages.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Their New Home by Annie S. Fenn (1888), a story about a boy's adventures after his family's immigration to the United States from England.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Immigration to the United States (Ellis Island and Angel Island) is explained beautifully by describing the interactions and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that have immigrated to the...

A map of Asia with interactive flag links on countries showing who and where and when Asian populations came to America! Great visual teching tool for students.

This teacher's guide accompanies 'Emily: Across the James Bay Bridge', one in the Our Canadian Girl series. The novel looks at the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the early 1900s.

The Grout Museum District Excursion website is dedicated to exploring how immigration and industrialization affected Iowa. Find lesson plans and primary resources to help students search for answers.

An amazing and comprehensive resource for teaching Milwaukee history to students in Grades 1 to 4. The materials are organized around four themes - early settlers, immigration, working, and modern Milwaukee. A free DVD of the video...

This article is only text, so should be used as a source for homework or projects, rather than as an interactive site. Great concise info for younger students who don't need extremely in depth text.

Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early non-indigenous settlement in the Alberta region. Information on the settlers themselves is provided as well as maps showing the growth in both...

This video lesson is part of a year-long unit on immigration. It begins with an introduction to My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada; the students begin to discuss books they have read about immigrants and how that relates to their...