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Statue of Liberty Teacher's Guide to Education Programs: Grades 3 and 4

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
State Standards:
New York State Learning Standards:
4.7a Immigrants came to New York State for a variety of reasons. Many immigrants arriving in New York City were greeted by the sight of the Statue of Liberty and were processed through Ellis Island.

Dear Teacher,
Congratulations and thank you for booking an education program with the National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty! This Teacher’s Guide is designed to help you prepare for your class visit. Besides the logistical information found below, the following pages feature pre-visit and post-visit activities that can be used as part of your lesson(s)about the Statue of Liberty and immigration. Additional resources can also be found on our website: https://nps.gov/stli/forteachers.
We hope your visit surpasses your expectations!

Materials

Vocabulary sheets, sentence strips with ‘A New Colossus’ text written on them, blank sentence strips, paper, pencils and colored pencils.

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Last updated: November 10, 2022