Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Where we came from...

In Social Studies, we have been talking about the big idea--HOW DO PEOPLE CHANGE COMMUNITIES?  We began by talking about the immigrants and refugees who have helped make Fargo-Moorhead a diverse community, but I wanted to take it a step further. I asked each of the students to come home and ask about their background--where did the generations before them immigrate from?  The students LOVED this!


Our class has ancestors from the following countries:
Denmark
Somalia
France
Canada
Bohemia
Finland
Russia
Bosnia
Germany
England
Phillipines
Vietnam
Italy
Sweden
Norway
Croatia
Poland
American Indian
French Candadian


The kids came back with stories about their great-grandparents. Some brought pictures and a few more even brought memorabilia!  It was SO cool!

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