1. Immigration and Citizenship Lesson 9: We ALL Come From Many Lands

2. Objective  Students will develop a sense of empathy with the experiences of immigrants who came to America.  Students will recognize our national motto, “e pluribus unum,” as meaning “out of many, one” and as being descriptive of our country.

3. Vocabulary  Immigrant – a person who leaves his or her own country to live in a different country  Motto - a short saying that explains the beliefs of a group of people  E Pluribus Unum - Latin words that mean, “out of many, one”

4. An Immigrant’s Story  Have you ever heard the song “White Christmas”? It begins, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.” The song, along with many others popular songs, was written by an immigrant named Irving Berlin.

5. An Immigrant’s Story  Irving Berlin was born in a Russian village, but his family was not Russian. They were Jews who had settled in Russia. Irving and his brothers and sisters lived in a tiny hut with a dirt floor. On Saturday, Irving’s father would take the children to local synagogue, to worship and sing Jewish songs. Then one day, a group of Russian who did not like Jewish people rode into town and burned the village to the ground.

6. An Immigrant’s Story  Irving’s parents decided that it was not safe to remain in Russia. They traveled from village to village with only the items they could carry, and eventually they got on a boat that carried them to the United States.  There are many reasons why people come to the United States. Your task today is to learn about different people who have come to the United States.

7. We ALL Come From Many Lands  Task Directions:  Read the bios of a young immigrant  Highlight the differences or different customs from their country  Highlight things or places that they enjoy/like  Color the flag of their old county  Present your young immigrants information to the class. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/young_immigrants/ short video

8. Review  What did we learn about immigrants?  What are some reasons why immigrants would like to move to the United States?  What are some things we have in common with immigrants?  How does our national motto, “e pluribus unum,” help us understand immigrants coming to the United States?