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Teachers, history club coordinators and Scout troop leaders: The following
fourth-grade resources from the Wisconsin Educational Communications
Board support the content of "Passing Through."
The lesson plans are adaptable to various grade levels. We encourage
you to explore.
Cultural Horizons
of Wisconsin: Program 4
Growing New Roots: Meet members of two Mexican-American
migrant families that travel north to live and work in Wisconsin each
spring.
Cultural Horizons
of Wisconsin: Program 8
The Journey: Understand that people don't
always move to a new home by choice; sometimes they are escaping war
or a natural disaster.
Exploring Wisconsin
Our Home: Program 4
Where We Came From: Discover why and how
people immigrated to Wisconsin.
Investigating Wisconsin
History: Program 5
Coming to Wisconsin: Explore immigration
to Wisconsin, both the "push" and the "pull".
Visit the activities page for
activities corresponding to other "Wisconsin Stories" episodes
on Wisconsin Public Television. Some of these activities refer to publications
available through the State Historical Society's Office
of School Services.
The Educational Communications Board offers several media packages that
help elementary students explore Wisconsin history, geography, government
and culture.
Cultural Horizons
of Wisconsin
http://www.ecb.org/culture/videos.htm
This new multimedia package of instructional materials focuses on the
present day cultural heritage and diversity of Wisconsin. Designed for
students in grades 4 through 6, this project takes an expansive view
of culture, rather than defining it by or limiting it to race and ethnicity.
Exploring Wisconsin
Our Home
http://www.ecb.org/exploring/index.htm
This link offers program descriptions, focus questions, vocabulary,
geographic themes, and other resources for the award-winning video series
on Wisconsin geography.
Investigating Wisconsin
History
http://www.ecb.org/history/index.htm
Help young people uncover the past through a new instructional television
series and teacher guide designed for fourth-graders.
Wisconsin: Celebrating
People, Place and Past
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/cd.htm
Explore Wisconsin from early history to the present through historical
photographs, maps, video, music and narration on this new CD-ROM. Wisconsin
educators may order the CD-ROM and teacher guide directly from the Educational
Communications Board.
A Wisconsin
Powwow
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/powwow/index.htm
Experience a Wisconsin powwow and learn about Native American culture
through The New Dawn of Tradition video program and Web site. Designed
for fourth and fifth grade students.
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