In this activity, students research family life of long ago and present their findings in a variety of ways. Then ask each group to choose a time in the near or distant past when their family settled in America. They also need to choose a country of origin. Each member of a group then assumes the identity of one member of the family.
Students research their choices and make a presentation about their lives.
As part of the presentation, have students do historical role-playing in costume. If possible, students talk about their lives and answer questions about it, always staying in character. You may download, print and make copies of this page for use in your classroom, provided that you include the copyright notice shown below on all such copies. All Rights Reserved.