Through this simulation, the students get to experience the different roles that individuals had on Ellis Island, which led it to be the busiest immigration station in America. The immigration station was designed to process 5,000 people per day. This simulation helps kids develop a rich understanding of what it was like to be an immigrant passing through Ellis Island in the early 1900's. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison designated Ellis Island in New York Harbor as the nation's first immigration station. Sure, it takes time to set up, but it gets easier every year and from our perspective it's worth it. In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison established the nation's first immigration station on Ellis Island. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison designated Ellis Island in New York Harbor as the nation's first immigration station. The unofficial motto of Ellis Island workers was "keep it moving!" It's fun, interactive, and has become a tradition at our school. They will have forms to complete and t Workers were trying to keep the line moving because the station was overcrowded. The largest building on Ellis Island, made of red brick, opened in 1900 and became a famous symbol of American immigration. With the help of historical photographs, film footage from the time period, and the oral histories of real immigrants, students tread the path that all immigrants at Ellis Island followed in the process of entering the United States at the beginning of the last century. While learning about US history or US regions, have the students go through a simulation of Ellis Island. Turn your classroom into Ellis Island! Ellis Island Virtual Tour. Ellis Island. Ellis Island. Students will be able to experience what it would have been like for an immigrant coming through Ellis Island. Displaying all worksheets related to - Ellis Island Virtual Tour. At the time, people traveled across the Atlantic Ocean by steamship to the bustling port of New York City. At the time, people traveled across the Atlantic Ocean by steamship to the bustling port of New York City. Ellis Island is a small island in New York Harbor, near Manhattan. In the simulation, students are given the identity of a person who actually went through the Ellis Island process. The Interactive Tour of Ellis Island offers students a foundation of American immigration history.

The federal government owns the island. But during the peak immigration period, more than 11,000 immigrants arrived every day.