Lesson+a12+-+Coming+to+America

**Objectives:** To understand that some people choose to live in the United States and there is a process to go through.
To hear from a person going through becoming a citizen what the process is like. To understand that "**We are all different: We are all the same."**

**Materials:** //Coming to America// - Maestro (304.8 MAE) //A Long Way to a New Land// – Sandin. ( Sweden ) School House Rock video - The Great American Melting Pot [|http://usgovinfo.about.com/blinstst.htm#1] 100 Questions (Sample INS Citizenship Test)

**Procedure:**
 * Read parts or read //A Long Way to a New Land// – Sandin. (Sweden )
 * Show Internet site (or print out questions) that has 100 questions for people taking the quiz for becoming a citizen. See if they know some of the answers on the quiz.
 * Have Mrs. Barbon come in (she is taking her citizenship test in the late spring). Ask her questions that we have practiced answers for.
 * Share School House Rock video called “Melting Pot”. Review with students how **we are all the same while we are all different** and have different likes, customs, and beliefs.
 * Read poem called “We are One World” from Thematic Units and Fingerplays. This poem reinforces the above concept.

This lesson is expected to take 45-60 minutes.

__We Are One World__

Pierre lives in Canada, Marla lives in Spain. But both like to ride their bikes Along the shady lane.

Liv lives in Norway, Ramon is in Peru. But both laugh with the giraffe When visiting the zoo.

Anwar is Egyptian, Kim is Japanese. But both run beneath the sun And fly kites in the breeze.

Jack is from the U.S.A., Karintha is from Chad. But both can write a poem at night Upon a writing pad.

Children live all over, The world's a giant ball. But far and near, it's very clear We're one world after all.

-Meish Goldish