Teach Jewish History K–5 Lesson
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Decode & Timeline

Three Voices, One Country · Grades 3–5
Name:Date:

Part ACrack the 1790 sentence

“…which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance…”
Write the letter of its meaning in each box.
bigotry
sanction
persecution
assistance
a help   b hating a group of people for who they are   c a yes, approval   d hurting people or chasing them out for who they are
The President promises that the government will…
He promises it to…

Part BThe statue speaks

A family arrives in America after a long trip. The Statue of Liberty can speak. What does she say to them? Borrow Emma Lazarus’s words or use your own.
“Give me your…
One word from the poem I used:
One word of my own:

Part CTimeline

  1. Fill in each card.
  2. ✂ Cut on the dashed lines.
  3. Put them in order by year.
A song
1918
Written by
He came to New York in
Its title
A letter
1790
Written by
Written to
Its promise, in a few words
A scientist
1940
WhoAlbert Einstein
He came from
What happened in 1940
A poem
1883
Written by
Where it is now
Who is speaking in it
A studio
1915
Built by
He came to America in
What it made
A nurse
1893
WhoLillian Wald
Where she workedthe Lower East Side
What she started
My voice
20__
Written by
My welcome or my promise, in one line
Word bankGrades 4–5: cover it! Emma Lazarus · 1884 · the Jews of Newport · “God Bless America” · Germany · George Washington · on Liberty Island · movies · visiting nurses · Irving Berlin · no help for hate · the statue · he became a citizen · Carl Laemmle · 1893