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Refugees and Immigrants

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

2

Overview

This learning activity will teach students about refugees and immigrants. Every day, people leave behind their homes in search of better lives. Some of them are immigrants. Immigrants are people who go to other countries to live there permanently. Many immigrants are looking for better jobs. Some eventually become citizens of their new country.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 2

    SS10.2.9

    Describe how and why people from various cultures immigrate to the United States.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.2.9

    Vocabulary

    • describe how
    • describe why
    • various cultures
    • immigrate
    • describe the importance
    • cultural unity
    • diversity

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Definition of immigration.
    • Reasons for immigration into the United States modes of transportation used by immigrants from a variety of locations.
    • Reasons for and importance of cultural unity within immigrant communities.
    • Methods of cultural integration and its importance to the American culture.
    • Vocabulary: immigration, cultures, cultural unity, diversity

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify examples of immigration and the reasons people immigrate to the United States.
    • Describe methods of transportation that people use to immigrate to the United States.
    • Describe the ways immigrants integrate into the culture of the United States and the importance of creating cultural unity while celebrating diversity.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • People immigrate to the United States in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons and may develop a sense of cultural unity while also maintaining their cultural diversity.
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