Coming to America is great for kids and adults of all ages. While reading I learned a few things I did not know and it is always great to learn at any age. This book uses the power of illustrations to really drive home the message and make it engaging for children. America is a melting pot of so many people and cultures and that is what makes it special. It is important for students to understand that almost everyone on this land comes from a brave line of immigrants that had the courage to start a new life and leave everything they knew in order to give future generations a better life. It also, teaches students that everyone did not come to America by choice but persevered never the less. A great activity is to ask students to an object that is important to them to show the class. Students will tell their fellow classmates what the object means to them and the history behind it. They will describe how they would feel if they had to leave it behind. This activity will help students understand that most immigrants left everything they loved and cherished to come to America. Incorporating this book into my lesson will help me integrate social students and reading.

Lexile AD890L

This adventurous book is a great book to tell about the excitement of coming to America from various countries. Coming to America expressed how the immigrants felt coming to America through words and through illustrations. This book is a great read for upper elementary grades. It is full of new vocabulary and social study lessons. This book even talks about a young lady who came to America to meet her parents with her two younger brothers after growing up without them.

LEXILE: AD890L

I was just recently introduced to this amazing book, and I feel blessed to now know it exists! This is a fantastic story that introduces students to the concept of immigration and what it takes to become a United States citizen. This book also introduces students to the beauty of a world full of hundreds of cultures. It also informs students on the history of Ellis Island and about Americas first immigrant, Annie Moore who was just a young girl traveling with her two younger brothers. I cant not stress how much of an impact this inspirational book can have on students and teachers alike. 

How I would use this book in my classroom:

I would love to use this book in my classroom during a lesson on immigration or during the Fourth of July. I would teach this lesson using a scavenger hunt for my children to complete. While this book would require me to read it to them (being that its so long and wordy) they could all listen to me teach and fill in their scavenger hunts as we go. 

Lexile: AD 890L

This is a bright picture book that tells of the migration of diverse immigrant and ethnic groups to North America, dating back to the travels of native peoples across the Bering Strait. It also includes the Atlantic slave trade and the journey of immigrants from Europe and Asia. This text recounts the lives of various immigrant groups and details the challenges of moving to a new land. A class activity would be to let students bring an important object and describe the history of it, and why they like it. Then ask how they would feel if they lost it. This can give an explanation to how immigrants felt when they had to leave everything behind when they came to America. 

Lexile: AD 890L

Coming to America: The Story of Immigration is a wonderful book to help students learn about immigration. The text tells the story of various immigrant groups coming to America and the challenges that they faced. The text also celebrates their cultural contributions to our country. As an extension activity, students could be put in small groups where each group researches one of the cultural groups mentioned in the text in depth and then presents their findings to the class. 

Guided Reading level: O