Grade 2 Spring History - Immigration Stories: Why Families Move, How They Journey, and How They Make Home
History · GEO G2 (CA HSS 2.2.3; TEKS 2.5.B; KS1 Geography 1.1, 4.3; D2.Geo.7.K-2) hist.g2.s.geo.journey_paths

Map a family's journey path from place of origin to present home

Use a world map and a personal map page to trace one family's migration path - from place of origin, across continents and oceans, to the present home. Use the world map's scale to measure approximate distance. Identify the means of travel (foot, boat, train, plane).

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
40
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Believing all journeys went in a straight line (many were multi-leg with stops in third countries, especially for refugees)
  • Believing journeys were quick (many took weeks, months, or even years)
  • Believing only oceans were crossed (many migrations are over land, by foot, train, or car)

Exercise pool (3)

Diff Stem Type
1 Match each migration to its likely means of travel: (1) Italian family 1907 Ellis Island / (2) Chinese family 1925 Angel Island / (3)... travel means match
3 Measure the distance from one ancestral place (your family's or chosen family's) to your school on the world map. Estimate using the... distance measurement
4 Describe one family's journey in 3-4 sentences. Include: where they started, means of travel, approximate distance, and how long it took. journey narrative