IMMIGRATION, ELLIS ISLAND, STATUE of Liberty

IMMIGRATION, ELLIS ISLAND,

AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Starting in the mid 1800's Europeans began immigrating to America.  There were political problems in Europe complicated by a potato famine in Ireland and crop failure in Germany.  These immigrants were in search of a better life in America.  Once they arrived in America, immigrants had to be approved to enter the country at a place called Ellis Island.  Watch this video to learn more.

https://youtu.be/5rredHTyKaQ

Check out this website for more Ellis Island and Immigration fun. Click on the Interactive Tour and also take the Virtual Field Trip

 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm


Click here to play an immigration game.
 http://www.tenement.org/immigrate/

The Statue of Liberty is the landmark the immigrants longed to see after their long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.  Watch this video to learn some interesting facts.

 https://youtu.be/onY6D1YsGcg

THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQl6XBo64M




EXTRA CREDIT

1.  Write a few sentences or a story about what life might be like as an immigrant to the United States.

2. Draw, paint or sculpt a rendering of the Statue of Liberty.

3. Memorize and recite the famous quote "Give me your tired, your poor...."

4. Draw New York Harbor and Ellis Island.


Notebook pages
https://notebookingfairy.com/statue-of-liberty-notebooking-pages/

The Civil War

The Civil War

This is a re-enactment of a Civil War battle. The Civil War was a war between the Northern and Southern states. In the video, you will see the Union soldiers in blue and the Confederate soldiers in gray. Many men fought and died. Over 600,000 men died on both sides. The South was fighting because they felt they were being taxed unfairly and didn't have enough power to make their own decisions. The South also wanted to keep slavery legal and the North wanted to set the slaves free. Watch these OPTIONAL videos and see what a battle would have looked like. 

***** Just to note, the second video is also a re-enactment of the Civil War, but with Lego men being the characters (this may be a better option for younger children to view or those Lego fans). There are people that get shot in both videos. *****

Click on this link for a timeline of the Civil War.    http://www.ducksters.com/history/civilwartimeline.php

Click here to learn about Daily Life during the Civil War.  http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/life_during_the_civil_war.php

What was life as a soldier like? http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/life_as_a_soldier_during_the_civil_war.php

What did the uniforms look like? http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/military_uniforms.php

EXTRA CREDIT:

1) Complete a lapbook on the Civil War. There are a lot of free ones such as this: http://lifeofahomeschoolmom.com/2013/08/free-civil-war-lapbook/

2) Bring in pictures and tell about a time you may of visited a battle site from the Civil War.

3) Color or Draw a picture or bring in a Lego creation related to the Civil War.

4) Create a timeline of events that occurred during the Civil War.

NOTEBOOKING PAGE:

http://homeschoolhelperonline.com/2015/07/16/the-american-civil-war-notebooking-page/