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My son came up with the idea of a quilt made from the fabric of various immigrant's clothing for his mosaic example. This made me think of The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. It's also a good tie in with House of Tailors! Polacco has a cute video on youtube during which she explains the quilt (and her dream of being a bullfighter)!

• link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkRkWoneKgY

• link: https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Mosaic

A clear, concise timeline beginning at Pre-1790 and continuing through to modern day immigration.

• link: http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/immigration-timeline

This was my illustration of us Americans as a mosaic. I say mosaic because its like every culture is a different color, and you need more than 1 color to paint a pretty picture.

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Albert Einstein is a good example of someone who immigrated for freedom from fear. Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids has a a write-up about Einstein and his reasons for immigrating. It's possible that without one's being a member, the link cannot be accessed, but it's worth a try.

• link: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/181349/Albert-Einstein/256586/Com

Here's a page focused specifically on the five freedoms:

• link: http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wy.html

The following link is to PBS' "Destination America" series. This particular link is to a teacher's guide focusing on freedom from want. The main page for this topic is http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/index.html It's a very good learning tool.

On the link below, you can find examples for emigration/immigration based on freedoms from oppression, fear, and to create, etc. Many more links are provided for a detailed study on the various aspects of immigration.

• link: http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/tguide_03.html