Time Travel: Destination Czech and Slovak Republics
Written by Cindy Terry in conjunction with Jan Stoffer and the educational committee from the NCSML (2005/2006)

**This lesson is designed to follow the lessons on immigration and timeline of Cedar Rapids History found in the 3rd grade Social Studies curriculum. If completed at another time, a discussion of immigration of immigration and how immigrants contributed to the development of Cedar Rapids would need to be part of the pre-teaching activities
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lesson Materials:

• Czech & Slovak Traveling Kit – borrow from the ESC @ 2500 prior to beginning the lessons. The kit includes numerous artifacts and accompanying information.

• Power Point presentation of Czech Village – this can be found on the district drive “I” in the Czech and Slovak folder (slide handouts with notes are included in this binder)

• World map and/or atlases - maps of Czech and Slovak Republics (simple maps found in 3rd grade binder and can be made into overheads if desired)

• Transparencies and narrative of European maps showing changes in European boundaries (these three maps are designed to be used as overlays to show changes over time) – 3rd grade binder

• Student copies of the following (blackline masters included in this binder):

                - The Czech and Slovak Republics tab booklet
                - “Coming to America” worksheet
                - Optional: trunk writing template

• Photos of Czech and Slovak Republics (traveling kit or internet sites listed in resources included in this binder)

• Teacher copies of the following (included in this binder):

- teacher pages for the tab booklet
-“Czech Village, Cedar Rapids, Iowa” pg. 89 in Czech and Slovak Touches by Pat Martin
- Pg 4-7 from Slovo – published by The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
- “A Brief History of Czechs in Cedar Rapids” – printed from NCSML website
- “A Brief History: The National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library” – by Jan Stoffer and Cindy Terry
- Photos of immigrant trunks


• Books, encyclopedias, and internet articles (check school IMC, traveling kit and internet links)

• Immigration literature (check 3rd grade Social Studies kit; school IMC; local library or bookstore)

Lesson Materials for optional extensions:
• Language pages and books (Czech traveling kit binder and traveling kit)
• Czech and/or Slovak folktales (see resource list at the end of this lesson)
• Optional writing assignments: family stories; family traditions
   (ideas included in kit binder)
• Articles about holiday customs; recipes; directions & recipes to make folk art   (located in kit binder)