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Curated OER

Immigration: Stories, Struggles and Debates

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Considering including Tatyana Kleyn's Immigration: The Ultimate Teen Guide as part of your course? Check out this curriculum guide designed for use with her book. The activities help learners understand the complexity of the immigration...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Immigration Enforcement Raids

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Class groups take on the role of advisors to the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Policy & Planning of ICE. Their charge is to prepare a report for the secretary on the effectiveness of enforcement actions of the ICE in stemming...
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Lesson Plan
Middle Tennessee State University

Lesson Plan: Immigration: A Case Study on Multiple Perspectives and Diverse Formats

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
As part of a case study of U.S. immigration during the first part of the 20th century, class members examine a variety of primary sources that present multiple perspectives of the responses of those in favor of immigration and those...
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Advocates for Human Rights

Who are Immigrants?

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
What do Jerry Yang, Patrick Ewing, John Muir, Charlize Theron, Peter Jennings, and Saint Frances X Cabrini all have in common? They are all immigrants to the United States. Famous and not-so-famous immigrants are the focus of a resource...
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EduGAINs

Migration—Push and Pull Factors

For Teachers 7th - 10th
What causes people to move from one place, one city, or one country to another? Using the provided migration questionnaire, learners interview family members about the factors that cause them to be pushed from an area or pulled to an area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigration in Canada and in the European Union

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore immigration policies. In this immigration lesson, 12th graders discuss the implications of immigration as they read polices for Canadian and European Union immigration. Students then draft their own immigration...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Immigration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine immigration patterns in Canada and the United States. In this immigration lesson, students compare and contrast immigration patterns and policies in the 2 countries as they conduct research using print and Internet...
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Curated OER

Canada - US: Approaches to Immigration

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the Canadian immigration experience through comparison and contrast to American immigration and settlement patterns. In this immigration patterns lesson, 6th graders dialogue their opinions regarding immigration....
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University of Alberta

Atlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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Other

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: The Ken Elliott Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Get a glimpse of the excitement and emotion, captured in pictures, as hundreds of new Canadians arrive at Pier 21 in 1965.
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Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: What in the World?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colourful pictures and clues invite the student to identify objects associated with 10 different Canadian cultural groups. The student has 3 chances to match the clue with the picture. Descriptions of the object are presented as the...
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Handout
Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Society: African American Exodus to Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Migration was encouraged to western Canada and African Americans from the USA took advantage of this and came in huge numbers. But .. this open door policy didn't last, & there were negative effects between the people because of it.
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Handout
White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Road Chosen: The Story of Lem Wong

For Students 9th - 10th
Lem Wong was a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1897. He traveled across Canada for five years working in Chinese laundries. After bringing a wife from China, he had eight children and opened a restaurant in London, Ontario, which...
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Handout
University of Calgary

Post World War Two and Displaced Persons

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource for learning about Canadian Immigration post WWII. It includes sections on Ideal Immigrants, The Canadian Citizenship Act and Displaced Persons. Although it is in essay form, it is easy to read and includes a few photos.
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Other

Canada's Immigration Museum: Fun Facts: Pier 21

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Other

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official homepage of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada which handles refugee claims, immigration appeals, and detention reviews. Here you can find much information on refugee protection and immigration matters.
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Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: The Komagata Maru Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
This play is well worth the study for high school students. It covers racial issues as well as the Canadian immigration policy.
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Interactive
Other

Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: The Peopling of America Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.
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Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: Marius Barbeau: Treasures of Canada Webquest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about various themes in Canadian history, including aboriginal history and cultures, French-Canadian history, and immigration to Canada between 1800 and 2000. Working both independently and in small groups, they assume the...
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Heritage: Canadian Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
John Diefenbaker's stand on immigration is brielfy outlined. Also highlighted is the Immigration Act of 1952.
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Curated OER

Farmer Standing With His Oxen in a Field, Smuts, Saskatchewan, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...
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Curated OER

Group at Ukrainian Wedding Posed in Front of a House With a Thatched Roof, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...
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Curated OER

Seven Armenian Boys Standing Before a Grove of Trees, Georgetown, Ontario, 1925

For Students 9th - 10th
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...
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Curated OER

Japanese Girls Standing in Front of a Fence and a Tree, Letellier, Manitoba

For Students 9th - 10th
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...