Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Norwegian Immigration in the Nineteenth Century
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan about Norwegian immigrantion to the United States.
TES Global
Blendspace: Immigration
A twenty-seven-part learning module on immigration including links to websites and documents that provide information on the many different types of immigrants and how they came to America.
Library of Congress
Loc: Port of Entry
Through this activity students become historical detectives and use documents to trace the impact of immigration on the US.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Bringing the "New Colossus" to America
This lesson plan provides suggestions for augmenting a study of The Statue of Liberty. Includes information on the Emma Lazarus sonnet, "The New Colossus," (which was written about the statue) and the attitudes towards immigration during...
Other
Camp Silos: The Grout Museum Excursion
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.
Curated OER
An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island
Brush up on immigration history while taking a virtual tour of the immigration station at Ellis Island. Listen to immigrants tell the fascinating story of their journey.
Curated OER
A View on Cities: New York: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Ellis Island Immigration Museum (New York)
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Immigration
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the analysis of documentary photos, discusses immigration to the USA in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Curated OER
Ellis Island, 1905
This lesson examines seven Lewis Hine photographs of recently-arrived immigrants at Ellis Island.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Coming to America
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about immigration. Follow generations of immigrants as they traveled to the U.S. eager to start a new life.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
This poem is currently engraved on a bronze plaque and displayed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal. The statue stands across from the historic Ellis Island, through which millions of immigrants came into the U.S. in the late 1800s and...
Curated OER
Men Awaiting Deportation, Ellis Island, 1902
This lesson examines government reports that urged restrictions on immigration to America at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Curated OER
Immigrant Station, Ellis
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
Curated OER
Immigrants Undergoing Med
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
Curated OER
Immigrants Waiting in Lin
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: New York
Who were the first settlers in New York? Where should you "stop and smell the lilacs?" Who was Solomon Northup? Aren't sure about the answers to these questions. Use this site to learn some interesting facts about the state of New York.
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Statue of Liberty National Monument
Brief encyclopedia type article describing the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Related resources available.
Other
Creating a Family History
What do you know about creating a family history? This site offers a complete lesson plan for developing a sense of how your own family history fits into the bigger picture of the world's history.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Emma Lazarus
Brief biographical information on the author of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus. Provides links to related articles, lesson plans and online activities.