Subscribe

4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 6

People on the Move

Migration, immigration and fair treatment

What your child practices

Practices why people migrate (push and pull factors), immigrants and refugees, how governments respond to immigration, the harm done by stereotypes, colonization and discrimination, and how communities welcome newcomers.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 4.5.23.1; 4.5.23.2; 4.5.25.1 · migration and immigration and government responses, stereotypes, and the processes and impacts of colonization

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. People migrate because of push factors (like war) and pull factors (like jobs).
  2. A refugee had to leave their country to be safe.
  3. Stereotypes and discrimination hurt people. Communities can help newcomers, like offering interpreters.

Example: What is a refugee? Refugees did not choose to leave for fun. They left because they were in danger. Answer: a person who had to leave their country to be safe

People on the Move in Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 5 of 6 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Resources & Regions and before Issues in Our World.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which is a reason people move within their own country?

    • A passport
    • A new job
    • A border crossing
    • A new language

  2. Question 2

    A community can welcome newcomers by…

    • ignoring them
    • not talking to them
    • closing schools
    • helping them learn the language and find jobs

  3. Question 3

    When people move, they often bring their own…

    • houses
    • weather
    • rivers
    • foods, languages and traditions

  4. Question 4

    A person born in another country can become a US citizen through…

    • a passport photo
    • naturalization
    • turning 10
    • a library card

  5. Question 5

    Why should we be careful about stereotypes?

    • They are laws
    • They help everyone
    • They can hurt people and aren't true
    • They are always true

  6. Question 6

    Many Hmong families came to Minnesota as refugees after…

    • World War I
    • the Vietnam War
    • the Civil War
    • the Revolutionary War

More 4th grade