Ellis Island Assignment Due March 29 by 8p.m.
Please share your thoughts on how this could be incorporated into your classroom.I went to Ellis Island many years ago to your it, just a fascinating tour.
Please share your thoughts on how this could be incorporated into your classroom.I went to Ellis Island many years ago to your it, just a fascinating tour.
J. Pietnik
ReplyDeleteI have never visited Ellis Island. However, the virtual tour was very interesting to me. We are taking our 8th grade students to NYC in May, but unfortunately don't have enough time to squeeze in a trip to Ellis Island. We are, however, taking a boat ride out to the Statue of Liberty, which I understand is very close to the exhibits on Ellis Island. Since we don't have time to visit the exhibits in person, we are excited to incorporate the virtual tour of Ellis Island into our trip!
This would be a great virtual tour for older elementary students and middle school students studying early colonists. A current event high school class could even use this virtual tour when discussing the hot topic of immigration. - Jen Renz
ReplyDeleteMy middle school does "Ellis Island Day" where ALL of the 7th graders get dressed in character and go through the process of immigration, including being interviewed and examined for medical issues after waiting in very long lines. The kids get extremely excited about this day, learn a ton and have a great time. This virtual field trip would fit in nicely to do before "Ellis Island Day", to expose them to even more information than they get in just their textbooks.
ReplyDeleteThis might be a little advanced for my special education grades 2-4 class but I myself found it interesting. I have never been to Ellis Island or the Statue of Liberty. I think all kids would find this fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteIn my third grade classroom for a number of years, our Reading Street program offered "How My Family Lives in America" and "The Story of the Statue of Liberty" as two mentor texts. Supplementary passages and leveled readers discussed immigration and students were much intrigued by the history and stories behind Ellis Island. This would be a most fitting addition to that unit.
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