Roll and Read (Yellow) 1 2 3 4 5 My grandmother had Birds were swooping This is where She never They struggled to fit neighbors from and drifting through immigrants waited to complained, but I in. Can you imagine Russia, Germany, and the air above the be examined. think she must have what it was like? Ireland. harbor. been lonely. She couldn’t talk to Their glaring eyes All immigrants had to Today, many Ellis Island was the pass a medical exam. most of her neighbors immigrants to the port of entry for watched the ferry as They also needed to who because she didn’t United States come millions of immigrants it passed by. documents in order to speak their language. from Asia and Mexico. to America in the late enter the United States. 1800s and 1900s. For a long time, she It was hard for them “Grandpa, your head “Many immigrants had Grandpa had told Tommy and Lisa stories about his to leave their homes to work at jobs they’d couldn’t speak English is in the clouds,” Lisa grandmother, who came and come to a strange never worked at either. said with a giggle. to Ellis Island from new land. before,” said Grandpa. Europe. “Most people in the “The United States is But they came! They “Please pay attention. They had to learn to United States have constantly changing,” worked hard to make It’s time to leave the live in new ways. family roots in other he said. lives in America. ferry!” parts of the world,” Grandpa said. By 2003 33.5 million We start our tour Tommy, Lisa, and But thanks to all of the The park ranger gave brave immigrants who came them a moment to think U.S. residents had today at the Grandpa joined the to America, we have a about all of America’s been born in a foreign American Immigrant looping line of people. country rich in different immigrants. coutry! Wall of Honor. cultures and traditions. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
Roll and Read (Yellow) 1 2 3 4 5 My grandmother had neighbors from Russia, Germany, and Ireland. Birds were swooping and drifting through the air above the harbor. This is where immigrants waited to be examined. She never complained, but I think she must have been lonely. They struggled to fit in. Can you imagine what it was like? She couldn’t talk to most of her neighbors because she didn’t speak their language. Their glaring eyes watched the ferry as it passed by. All immigrants had to pass a medical exam. They also needed to who documents in order to enter the United States. Today, many immigrants to the United States come from Asia and Mexico. Ellis Island was the port of entry for millions of immigrants to America in the late 1800s and 1900s. For a long time, she couldn’t speak English either. It was hard for them to leave their homes and come to a strange new land. “Grandpa, your head is in the clouds,” Lisa said with a giggle. “Many immigrants had to work at jobs they’d never worked at before,” said Grandpa. Grandpa had told Tommy and Lisa stories about his grandmother, who came to Ellis Island from Europe. “The United States is constantly changing,” he said. But they came! They worked hard to make lives in America. “Please pay attention. It’s time to leave the ferry!” They had to learn to live in new ways. “Most people in the United States have family roots in other parts of the world,” Grandpa said. By 2003 33.5 million U.S. residents had been born in a foreign coutry! We start our tour today at the American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Tommy, Lisa, and Grandpa joined the looping line of people. But thanks to all of the brave immigrants who came to America, we have a country rich in different cultures and traditions. The park ranger gave them a moment to think about all of America’s immigrants. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
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