The Lotus Seed: Understanding Heritage and Immigration

Students engage in research concerning the subject of immigration. They select images from the internet in order to write a reflective paragraph about the subject matter and event depicted.

Young scholars investigate Japanese culture by creating origami.  In this Asian heritage lesson, students utilize the Internet to view origami tutorials which they use to create birds and other animals.  Young scholars discuss what...

Everyone comes from somewhere. An interdisciplinary lesson on Elvira Woodruff's The Orphan of Ellis Island includes discussion starter and writing prompts for the novel, as well as a graphic organizer to help learners begin their own...

Students become familiar with Hispanic heritage and discuss others using your belongings through the reading of Under the Lemon Moon. In this onatatopeia instructional activity, student set a purpose for reading, find phrases using...

Youngsters work to build empathy, cultural understanding, and a sense of self as they uncover the story behind their own names. They read the book, The Name Jar, discuss immigration and how it feels to be in a new place. Then, they...

Students explore global cultures by participating in an oral storytelling activity. In this immigration lesson, students discuss their own family heritage and interview parents, relatives and friends in order to pinpoint their own...

Students explore immigration and explain diverse cultures and customs.

Fifth graders study math patterns and relationships as well as learn about the heritage of Aboriginal peoples of Saskatchewan. In this patterns and heritage lesson, 5th graders research the daily lives of First Nations People in...

Students research local Canadian explorers and write a report on them. In this research lesson plan, students look at local heritage and relationships that came out of those explorers.

Young scholars conduct oral histories of family members to explore their cultural and ethnic heritage after developing a set of research questions.