Basic Principles Held by American Citizens
Session 2: Immigrants Come to America

Materials

• Teacher-selected and student-selected books about immigrants coming to America
• Chart paper and markers
• Picture of Statue of Liberty

Instructional Activities

1. Read a teacher-selected book about immigrants coming to America. Divide the class into groups, and based on the book, have each group make a chart listing the various ethnic groups, where they arrived in the United States, and the reason they came to America.
   
   
2. Have groups share information on their charts.
   
   
3. Show a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Discuss its symbolism of freedom for immigrants who arrived in America many years ago.
   
   
4. Divide students into groups of four. Have two students read a student-selected book about a child from another country. Have the other two students in the group read a book about another child from a different country.
   
   
5. After students read and discuss the books in their groups, have them complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the children from the two different countries.

Venn Diagram