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Grade 2, Social Studies Std 11: Explain how the diversity of people and customs in the United States and the world affect viewpoints and ideas. • Discussing how and why people from various cultures immigrated to the United States.

Lesson Plans: Cultures of Our Nation Students will realize how their cultures have contributed to making America what it is today. Our Music Festival Students will investigate the diversity of cultures represented in the class. Borreguita and the Coyote Students will use the Internet to explore trickster folk tales from several different cultures. They will compare and contrast differences and similarities while exploring the unique situations common to each region. Out of Many One This is a cross-curricular unit on immigration. Reading comprehension and writing skills are incorporated throughout the unit. It teaches students what it means to be an immigrant, hardships faced and reasons for leaving countries of origin. Mexico Students explore Mexico by navigating the Internet and reading a variety of literature. Traditions, holidays, clothing, etc., of Mexico will be compared to American culture. A newsletter creates a way for students to share and educate family members about Mexico.

Resources: FactMonster: Information about kids from other cultures. World Almanac for Kids: Scroll down to find links to articles about immigration PBS Kids: Learning Adventures in Citizenship: American Immigrants--Immigrant America: The immigrants in America, or America in the immigrant -- which influences which? You decide in The Melting Pot. Books About Immigration (grades 2-4) Includes some biographical information. Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today Find out what it means to come to the United States as an immigrant from the early 20th century through the early 21st century. Teacher's Guide and Related Book List available. Good for Smartboard, as well as independent study activity. Moving to America: Yesterday and Today: Look around you and you will see many different people speaking different languages, eating different foods, wearing different clothes. This is America, a country of many different peoples, but where did they come from? Short video from United Streaming. Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Students trace immigration or migration routes on globes or maps. (E/B) Students compare immigration or migration routes based on globes or maps (i.e. "Asia is farther from the U.S. than Mexico."). (E/B, D) Students read literature that relates to a variety of cultures and help students to recognize similarities and differences in cultures of literary characters and their own. (D) Students organize information about students' home cultures or immigration patterns through investigation (using graphic support). (E) Students compare information about students' home cultures and the U.S. through investigation (on the Internet or in newspapers, libraries).
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