Working with a grant from ancestry.com, students in grades 1-5 researched their family histories while studying American history, Westward Expansion and Immigration. We read about Ellis Island and heard many different stories about why people came to the U.S., but nothing could have brought the story of the American melting pot to life better than our Immigration Fair June 2!
Each class had a slightly different angle, but the overall idea was to research and present your family history. The Pioneers made family trees, interviewed grandparents and relatives to find out when and why their ancestors came to the U.S. and where they originally came from. They wrote about what they learned and brought in some kind of family artifact for the fair. Many also dressed up and brought regional foods to share.
Traditional Ukranian dress.
Sharing family heirlooms.
A beautiful old family album. This also included some old ration tickets.
A lovely pair of leather lederhosen from Germany.
A beautiful painted box -- a tourist trinket from Ecuador.
Chinese calligraphy and flag.
We enjoyed looking at the projects in the other classes as well as showing off our own. Thanks to all the families who joined us. So many great pictures like these were shared! We were amazed to find how diverse our student population is at Seabury. The Pioneers made a list and charted all the places people were from on a world map, below. Where are we from? EVERYWHERE!
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