Virtual field trip to ellis island scholastic com brittany casolare. Kids books, books for children the scholastic parent store. 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. Follow the story of li keng wong, a chinese american who came through angel island in 1933. Facts about immigration, pictures of ellis island, oral histories, and videos help explain the. Teachers say that virtual visits deepen students understanding of what they are reading, and that the technology allows writers who might not otherwise go on a traditional book tour to reach readers across the country. The ellis island virtual tour by scholastic lets visitors follow in those immigrants footsteps, hear their stories, see their photos and learn about the many challenges they had to. Collection of 360 virtual tours, showing beautiful nature of our planet. In fact, more than 40 percent of americans can trace their family history back to ellis island. Her father decided to move his family from a small village in china to the chinatown in oakland, california.
Click on the stick figure icon and select any location highlighted in. Although the chinese exclusion act of 1882 restricted immigration, 175,000 chinese came through angel island over a period of three decades. Scholastic offers students the unique opportunity to explore this historical landmark through text, audio, video, and photos. He sent money home several times a year, and once in a while, he came for a short visit. Scholastic, the worlds largest publisher and distributor of childrens books, offers content and products for children over 150 countries scholastic. Virtual field trip to ellis island scholastic com by brittany. You can virtually tour these 20 landmarks without leaving.
Ellis island tour, a historic venue for event or wedding. Learn about immigration on ellis island in this interactive, virtual tour. Allow students to experience passing through ellis island and angel island, as immigrants entering into new lives in america. We were happy about our fathers decision to bring us to america, but at the same time felt sad to leave our friends and neighbors. Virtual field trip to ellis island scholastic com duration. Take a tour of ellis island, explore an interactive immigration timeline, and meet. An asian pacific american heritage activity scholastic. Virtual field trips also allow students to connect face to face with authors for a fraction of the cost of inperson visits. Compare and contrast immigration through ellis island and angel island. Ellis island interactive tour from scholastic students fascinated by this. Watch this clip from the television show mythbusters, in which the hosts try to determine whether or not morris and the anglin brothers could have pulled off their escape plan.
Immigrant gateway to america tells a different side of the. Waterfalls, mountains, volcanoes, polar lights, animals and many others wonderful creations of the earth. Students get a unique firsthand account of what it was like for a young girl to move from a small village in china to the united states in the 1930s. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. Escape from alcatraz narrative nonfiction scholastic. Discover the history of ellis island with the national park service in this virtual field trip. Follow in the immigrants footsteps by taking this tour. State park volunteers offer tours of the island s historic sites on weekends from april through october. Shop our collection of new, classic and awardwinning books for boys and girls of all ages from preschool to 12th grade. More than 12 million immigrants made their first stop in america at the ellis island immigration station between 1892 and 1954.
Here are the resources needed to begin your immigration exploration. 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. A peoples struggle for justice ellis island, angel island trailer. Teachertube a virtual voyage to ellis island youtube. On the west coast, asian immigrants were processed at angel island, often called the ellis island of the west. Despite the island s reputation as an island of tears, the vast majority of immigrants were treated courteously and respectfully, and were free to begin their new lives in america after only a. Step aboard and explore an exact replica of the mayflower, anchored at plimoth plantation. Kids learn angel island not always heavenly sfgate. When i was young, i lived with my mother, older sister li hong, and younger sister lai wah. Angel and ellis island websites technology in the classroom. Ellis island interactive tour with facts, pictures, video scholastic. Includes a live interview of li keng in 2003 and links to related resources. I climbed trees, explored the forest behind the village, played hideandgoseek, hunted.
Angel island, which lies off the coast of san francisco, opened in 1910. Ellis island and angel island immigration, 18921910. Includes a live interview of li keng in 2003 and links to related. Virtual field trip to ellis island scholastic com youtube.
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