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This project is simple, teaches you about your students, and celebrates students’ backgrounds. A world map is on a classroom wall with a picture of each student arranged around the map. Students are asked, “Where were you born?” They locate where they were born on the map. Next, they draw an arrow or take a piece of yarn and connect it from their birthplace to their picture. See Figure 1.4 for an example. If most students were born in the United States, a second question, “Where were your parents (or grandparents) born?” could be added and students could use a different color of arrow or yarn to indicate where their parents come from. If students aren’t sure, they could ask their parents or grandparents. Students share where they or their family members are from and classmates ask questions and make comments.

 Standards based skills: oral language development, compare and contrast, map reading