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 This Wiki is a work in progress designed to meet three primary goals:  1)  Provide safe, relevant resources specifically related to the grade four curriculum  2) Provide parents an avenue to be more connected to the learning experiences of their children 3) Create a broader audience for student work and hopefully motivate students in the process

Reading, Massachusetts Social Studies, Grade 4 **Unit:** United States Immigration **Goal:** The immigration page in this wiki is designed to use different medias to help students learn about the experiences of some of the major immigrant populations in the United States. **Essential Questions:** Who has immigrated to the United States? When and why did they come here? What did they do when they arrived? 4.15 Describe the diverse nature of the American people by identifying the distinctive contributions to American culture of major European immigrant groups who have come to America, locating their countries of origin and where they tended to settle in large numbers. History and Social Studies- 3.3B Give examples of challenges in settling in America Analysis of primary and secondary sources **Learning Objectives:** Students will identify and describe some of major groups of immigrant populations that came to the United States, including who came, their reasons for immigration, when they immigrated, and what they did when arriving in the United States. **Learning Activities:** Students will watch a short video about immigration and then write a “mini biography” about an immigrant coming to America. **Assessment:** “Biographies” will be assessed for content accuracy. //Immigration Nation//- Kids Teaching Kids Created by the American Immigration Law Foundation, this blog is designed to open meaningful dialogue among students about immigration. Site includes some very informative videos and a brief history of US immigration. http://immigrationnation.org/ //Time for Kids//- Immigration Articles This link will take you to articles related to immigration from previous issues of Time for Kids. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/search/1,28569,,00.html?keyword=immigration //Big Apple History//- This interactive children’s site teaches about immigration via Ellis Island. http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-flash.html // Photo Credits-  // Latino picture: duckhenge.uoregon.edu Chinese picture: [|www.cetel.org] Irish picture: [|www.gseis.ucla.edu] African picture: [|www.dkimages.com] //Video-// Immigration to the United States: American Heritage Series (19th –Century Immigration clip) United Streaming Education
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