Save ellis island, its partners and members work together for the preservation of our nations historical and cultural heritage for this and future generations. A beautiful assortment of photographic copies of documents such as inspection forms, passports, and more. Save ellis island is the national park service partner for the restoration and preservation of the 29 unrestored buildings on ellis islands south side. Ca ellis island interactive tour with facts, pictures. Take a tour of ellis island, explore an interactive immigration timeline, and meet. Ellis island interactive tour with facts, pictures, video scholastic. The easytoread text provides accessible and captivating information for independent readers. This was a simple story of an irish female as she lives her life both in ireland and new york city. Kids will learn about its early history as a mohegan island and rest spot for fishermen through its time as a famous immigration station to todays museum. After they left the ship and entered the inspection station at ellis island, they had to walk up a steep stairway, past doctors who stared at each of them and occasionally wrote something in. Ellis island, island in upper new york bay, formerly 18921924 the united states principal immigration reception center. Rural irish girl ellie loves living in new york, working as a ladys maid for a wealthy socialite.
If your name was changed at ellis island in the teacher store ellen levine this unique, interactive history book encourages readers to step into the past guided by a questionandanswer format in full color. Also included is a creative writing wrap up activity. The great sally gives us famous five escapism for the real world. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. The below text details the actual origin of the island as a location for an immigration hub, all the way to its current status as a national monument. Arrival at ellis island 4 min the ellis island medical inspection 3 min hurdles to citizenship 2 min. Browse scholastic printable worksheets, lesson plans, text passages, and activities on american history including native american history, state history, civil rights, slavery and world wars. Tales of comfort and joy by carol matas, maxine trottier, julie lawson, sarah ellis, perry nodelman, jean little, karleen bradford and marsha forchuk skrypuch dear canada.
Scholastic learn at home includes many free articles for you to enjoy during your time at home. Ellis island by kate kerrigan book club discussion. And while this will always be the primary reason that many know of the island s existence, there are several, little known facts that prove interesting when considering the rich history of the iconic landmark. Ellis island is a small island in new york harbor, near manhattan. Topics covered include the statue of liberty, taking the citizenship oath, as well as tours of ellis island, and a look at the dark underbelly of ellis island as seen through the eyes of photo journalist stephen wilkes. Ellis island national geographic readers series by. Dutch settlers called the island oyster island because of the abundance of oyster beds nearby. Winner, libris awards childrens picture book of the year, 2011 commended, todaya s parent, 100 best canadian kidsa books of all time, 2015 commended, resource links, best of the year, 2011. Ellis island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. An illustrated history of the immigrant experience chermayeff, ivan, wasserman, fred, shapiro, mary j. During much of that time, ellis island was the main port of entry for immigrants to america.
The trip took one to two weeks, much faster than in the past when sailing ships were the mode of transportation, a. I have used it as a whole group activity as we explore the website together on the smartboard. Using the interactive tour of ellis island from scholastic s website link included in webquest students will explore and discover the path that so many americans took to come to the u. Facts about immigration, pictures of ellis island, oral histories, and videos help explain the.
Angel island, which lies off the coast of san francisco, opened in 1910. Kids will learn about ellis island s early history, from a mohegan island and rest spot for fishermen through its time as a famous immigration station that processed over 12 million people entering this country. Ellis island is a small island off the tip of lower manhattan. The largest building on ellis island, made of red brick, opened in 1900 and became a famous symbol of american immigration. But when john, a soldier for the irish republican army, becomes too injured to work, ellie must take drastic measures in order for them to survive. Officials on the island have been processing immigrants there for decades, but not everyone gets through. This scholastic book list will help students understand immigrant and refugee experiences as they learn about ellis island, citizenship, and more. The confederation diary of rosie dunn, ottawa, province of canada, 1866 by karleen bradford. Oct 02, 2009 ellie hogan, the protagonist in ellis island is an unforgettable, timeless character. Ellis island facts ellis island for kids dk find out. Ellis island and angel island immigration, 18921910.
Allow students to experience passing through ellis island and angel island, as immigrants entering into new lives in america. The title makes you think that the book is based on ellis island. Robert louis stevenson was the author of classic tales of adventure including treasure island. Ellis island interactive tour grades 2 and up an interactive tour of ellis island provides students with a foundation of american immigration history. Ellis island is a federally owned island in new york harbor that contains a museum and former immigration inspection station. In addition, readers will learn about the island s history, from its years of peak operation to its. Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the statue of liberty and ellis island. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of. The statue of liberty ellis island foundation soleif was founded. Instantly get a books guided reading, lexile measure, dra, or grade level reading level. One of the first things that people saw on arrival on ellis island was the statue of liberty, which had stood in the harbor since 1886. It was used to house prisoners during the war of 1812.
Click here to learn more about scholastic classroom magazines. Ellis island history facts for kids benjamin harrison was the 23rd american president who served in office from march 4, 1889 to march 4, 1893. Teach about immigration in america using a virtual tour of ellis island full of facts and photos, an interactive timeline, immigration stories from recent immigrant kids, and immigration statistics. It was used for pirate hangings in the early 1800s. Aug 29, 2017 ellis island is explored from many different perspectives in this collection of twentytwo videos. If your name was changed at ellis island by ellen levine. This is a 7 page webquest that goes along with the free scholastic ellis island website. Ellis island, near new york city, is your first stop in your search for opportunity and freedom. See more ideas about ellis island, island and ellis island immigrants. Other eastern coastal cities, including boston, were also first homes of immigrants. Beginning in 1892, many stopped at ellis island, the famous immigration station in new york harbor. Feel free to jump forward to specific sections, by clicking on a section title in the table of contents below.
Learn about immigration on ellis island in this interactive, virtual tour. This factfilled rookie readabout holiday book introduces. The facility was closed in 1954 and reopened as a museum in 1990. From 1892 1954 millions of immigrants from all over the world passed through ellis island.
Long before it became a way station for people looking for a new beginning, ellis island named for its last private owner, samuel ellis. An illustrated history of the immigrant experience. In 1982, president ronald reagan asked lee iacocca, then chairman of chrysler corporation, to head a private sector effort to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of the statue of liberty and ellis island. The questions on the webquest have students exam photographs, text, captions and maps on the scholastic website. Ellis island was the main entry point during the height of european immigration 1890s1920s. Ellis island bibliography 1 when people today refer to ellis island, they generally invoke its legacy in the national saga of immigration to america, standing with the statue of liberty 2 in new york 3 harbor as a beacon of opportunity for the worlds dispossessed. Thats the day in 1907 when 12,000 people passed through ellis island, the most of any day in its history. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. Ellis island was the gateway to america and the promise of freedom for thousands. Interactive tour for ellis island including photos, audio and video scholastic. Leveled learning collections are designed to provide teachers with a variety of skills sheets and activities that accommodate the learning requirements for all students. May 04, 2010 for most of new yorks early history, ellis island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. I use it with my gifted and talented second graders, but it is also appropriate for grades 3, 4 and 5. Ellis island is a small island in upper new york bay, lying about 1.
See more ideas about ellis island, social studies and 5th grade social studies. Explore the history of ellis island, one of the most recognized landmarks in american history. After they left the ship and entered the inspection station at ellis island, they had to walk up a steep stairway, past doctors who stared at each of them and occasionally wrote something in chalk on their coats. He heads for hamburg, germany, hoping that he can sail to america.
A year after its publication a miniseries was filmed in the united kingdom, based on this book. A rare combination of historical enlightenment and sheer enjoyment. Ellis island 1892 1954 printable minibooks scholastic. The orphan of ellis island by elvira woodruff paperback book.
Shop by grade, subject or format to ensure your students have the resources they need. Today the small island stands alongside plymouth rock in our nations founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched american soil. Compare and contrast immigration through ellis island and angel island. Dec 08, 2016 ellis island wasnt always just an immigrant station.
The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wideranging, information for independent readers. Island of hope the journey to america and the ellis island expe. On the west coast, asian immigrants were processed at angel island, often called the ellis island of the west. As the united states busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arriving at the port of new york and new jersey were processed there under federal law. Immigrants arriving at ellis island, new york, circa 1900. While we think of ellis island as the place where immigrants started their new life in america, it wasnt always just an immigrant inspection center.
Kim stewart added ca ellis island interactive tour with facts, pictures, video scholastic. Refine your results by reading level, grade, subject, and genre by using the search filters. In this book, readers will learn what immigrants went through as they arrived in the u. She tries to persuade her husband, john, to join her but he is embroiled in his affairs in ireland, and caught up in the civil war. Although the chinese exclusion act of 1882 restricted immigration, 175,000 chinese came through angel island over a period of three decades. Browse 2nd grade lesson plans, minibooks, worksheets, and learning activities to teach reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and crosscurricular lessons.
Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and teachers. Youre one of millions of immigrants leaving your home in the early 1900s to move to the united states. One of the important events during his presidency was the opening of ellis island immigration center in new york harbor. The ellis island webquest is a webquest i created using scholastic s website. Set in the 1920s, kerrigans novel tells of a young. Use reproducible resources to teach students about immigration over time. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index. Many of the new immigrants arrived at new york city. These worksheets share interesting historical tidbits about ellis island and include research questions for independent student work. This is another collection of childrens books that discuss immigration. From 1900 to 1914 the peak years of ellis island s operation some 5,000 to 10,000 people passed. More than a third of all americans can trace their family history back to ellis island. Ellis island is best known as the landing place for many immigrants throughout the 19 th and 20 th centuries.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. On this page you will find a detailed history of ellis island. Now is the perfect time to shop the scholastic dollars catalog to gift new books to kids during school closures. In 1907 jacob rubinstein, a russian jew, leaves his village after it is attacked by cossacks. Shop the scholastic teachers store for books, lesson plans, guides, classroom supplies and more. This book tells you what it was like if when ellis island was opened in 1892 as a. Scholastic offers students the unique opportunity to explore this historical landmark through text, audio, video, and photos. Ellis island is a 1983 historical novel by fred mustard stewart. It became part of statue of liberty national monument in 1965. Not since 1910, when immigrants seeking the american dream were streaming into ellis island in new york harbor, has so big a percentage of the population been foreignborn.
Jun 28, 2011 ellie hogan and her husband john were childhood sweethearts, destined to live together on his farm in ireland. American history series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in american history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. With the help of captioned photographs, and audio files, students tread the path that all immigrants at ellis island followed in the process of entering the united states at the beginning of the last century. The experiences of people coming to the united states are conveyed by a contemporary young girl visiting ellis island and a girl who immigrated in about 1910, as well as by quotes from early twentiethcentury immigrants and ellis island officials. The students read information about immigrants experiences, listen to immigrants stories, and follow the steps an immigrant went through upon arriving on ellis island. With engaging pictures and text, this nonfiction narrative provides a history of this important post, how immigrants were processed, other ways the buildings were used, and how it became an important monument and museum.
Use technology to explore a historical place and event. Published august 1st 1994 by scholastic paperbacks first published april 1st. While there is a mention of the subject traveling through the island twice, very little writing is given to the subject. In 1890, president benjamin harrison established the nations first immigration station on ellis island. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. This series includes an age appropriate grades 35 introduction to curriculumrelevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. Author judith jangocohen describes the ellis island experience from the point of view of immigrants by incorporating reallife stories. Take a look at the below photo gallery to gain a viewers perspective on the history and evolution of ellis island. Books can be a pathway to understanding another persons life, culture, and experiencesand few things represent these powerful ideas more than stories about immigration and assimilation. One day, on a class trip to ellis island, dominic cantori faces his worst fantasya. Today, it is part of the statue of liberty national monument. Their journey to america is celebrated there every april 17. It operated as an immigration center from 1892 to 1954. Scholastic, the worlds largest publisher and distributor of childrens books, offers content and products for children over 150 countries scholastic.
Already a hit in the united kingdom, ellis island by kate kerrigan is both a poignant love story and a lyrical, evocative depiction of the immigrant experience in early 20th century america. It lies about 1 mile southwest of manhattan island, new york city, and about 1,300 feet east of the new jersey shore. Oysters were a valuable food source for native american tribes. In 1892, president benjamin harrison designated ellis island in new york harbor as the nations first immigration station. Access your personal book lists via the book wizard mobile app. The statue of libertys untold story of her building, restoration, and iconic place in the world. According to the federal government, the share of the united states population thats foreignborn. Search by title, author, illustrator, or keyword using the search box above. Though set in the 1920s, her struggle between independence and family loyalty, between a modern life in new york and a traditional life back in ireland, is one that many women today will relate to. During the civil war the union army kept an arsenal on. Its probably no surprise that ellis island was used for other purposes during its lifetime.