1. Immigration and Citizenship
Lesson 1
All information was gathered from
Welcome to the Land of Opportunity! Grade Level: Second Grade . Written by: Ashley Powley, Mountain View Core Knowledge School, Canon City, CO and Hirsch, E.D., Jr. What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised Edition) Kids Discover Immigration (Magazine) , Maestro, Betsy. Coming to America – The Story of Immigration

2. Objectives
1. Students will develop a sense of empathy with the experiences of immigrants who came to America.
2. Students will understand the idea of a citizen as being a member of a country who has certain rights and responsibilities.
3. Students will recognize our national motto, “e pluribus unum,” as meaning “out of many, one” and as being descriptive of our country.

3. Vocabulary Words
motto: a short saying that explains the beliefs of a group of people
immigrant: a person who leaves their home to settle in another country
E Pluribus Unum: Latin words that mean, “out of many, one”

4. America
Think about all of the people who live in American. Your favorite foods? Like spaghetti, ravioli, tacos, egg rolls, or fried rice?
Many Americans love these foods. The funny thing is that all these foods came to America from other countries. It’s not just the food. It’s the people.
Think about the people who live around you.
How are they different?”
Call on the students to share their ideas of different skin colors, eye colors, hair colors, sizes and kinds of clothing.

5. Pretend you are walking around in China or India
Pretend you are walking around in China or India. Do the people of these countries look more alike?
Why do most of them share the same skin color, eye color, and hair color.
Why are we so different?
Call on the students to try to explain why there is such a variety of people in the United States, compared to many other countries. (Answer: Our relatives came from many different countries.)

6. The United States is a nation of immigrants
The United States is a nation of immigrants. An immigrant is a person who leaves their home to settle in another country. People from countries all around the world have immigrated to America. The the Native Americans came, and later they were followed by the Spanish, colonists from England, and others from Europe, Africa, and Asia. At first, the United States was like this measuring cup
It was easy to notice all the differences between the American people because they often spoke in different languages. After many years of living together in America, the newcomers started to learn to speak English and to think of the United States as their home.

7. E Pluribus Unum
Many people from different countries had settled in America. How could so many people from so many different countries settle here and and live together peacefully?

8. E Pluribus Unum
It wasn’t always easy. People from different countries didn’t always like or trust each other. Sometimes they couldn’t even speak to each other , because they spoke different languages, but since the beginning people knew that if America was going to succeed, all the different people must try to get along.

9. E Pluribus Unum
After the Revolutionary War, our country adopted a motto: E Pluribus Unum. They are in an old language called Latin, and they mean “ from many, one” That means that Americans are determined to make one country out of many people from many different countries, and we are still trying to do that today.

10. The Name Jar
Do you know where your family originally came from? Where you born In America? What about your parents and grandparents?
Let’s listen to a book called The Name Jar. It’s a story about a young girl coming to America.
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