The pictures will help the children understand and visualize the game. Inc. This is a useful teacher's resource theme book. It has numerous activities that can be adapted for a variety of classrooms. It also ties literature to the unit and gives teachers a helpful bibliography of additional sources. It does deal more heavily with European immigration.
Little time is spent on the immigration that is occurring today.
Chilton Book Co. This is a unique book that shows how quilting is used throughout the world. It would be helpful in exploring connections between cultures. In addition to helpful description and pictures, it contains step by step instructions on how to make a variety of quilts. The children will be working on research projects throughout this unit. Therefore, many of the resources that I used in my research will be used in theirs.