1. Geography activity

Using a world atlas and an atlas of the United States, compare a map of Italy with a map of Illinois. You might want to make a comparison chart like this:

2. Dioramas

• About making dioramas.
• If you could have a room all to yourself what would it look like? What kind of room would it be? Create a miniature diorama of your dream room.
• As a group, work together to create a "dream" house. Each person or each set of partners can construct a different room. As a group, assemble your house and show it to your classmates.

3. Art in the Home Activity

• Help Josephine Nordstrom decorate her home in Rockford, Illinois.
• How are Josephine's life and home very different from Carmella's?
• Look at Side By Side and decide if Josephine is a "newcomer" or a "native."

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