Curated OER
Ellis Island/Angel Island
Fourth graders research Ellis Island and Angel Island. In this library media instructional activity, 4th graders use resources from the library to locate facts about Ellis Island and Angel Island. Students construct a Venn diagram to...
Curated OER
Coming to America
Through this set of three lessons about Ellis Island, class members will learn about why immigrants came to the United States, find out about the difficulties that went along with coming to America, become familiar with the immigration...
National Park Service
“Famous Footsteps” Teacher’s Guide
As part of a study of Ellis Island Immigration Station, class members assume the role of immigration service workers, investigate the dossier of an immigrant, and recommend whether or not their subject should be allowed to enter the US....
Curated OER
Rgilm 1 Word Search
For this history worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms/phrases related to US history. There are seven words located in the puzzle.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Immigration Stories of Yesterday and Today
Meet a diverse group of people who have immigrated from various countries to the U.S. from the late 1800s through to today, including three kids new to the US since 2000. Includes lesson plans for different grade levels.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Immigration
[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...