Lesson Plan
Developing a Timeline
Lesson for your class to create an illustrated timeline to help build an understanding of the timeline of immigration and migration events.
Theme
Arrival
Duration
1 Class Period
Aim
How do we keep track of where we are in history?
Important Information
What will students understand through this lesson?
- People have been coming to New York from all over the world since before the founding of the United States; peoples’ immigration experiences have patterns but also variety. People also migrate from one part of the country to another.
Questions on lessons and activities?
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