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The Holocaust: Deadly Medicine
Young scholars tour a web exhibit of the Holocaust Museum and discuss eugenics. In this Holocaust activity, students tour an exhibit called "Deadly Medicine, Creating the Master Race," guided by the teacher. Young scholars...
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Social Studies/Bible - Christian Response
Eighth graders examine the essence of Christianity. In this Christian response lesson, 8th graders discuss what they can do prevent another Holocaust. Students also pay tribute to those who go out their way to help those in need and...
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Students take a closer look at life in concentration camps. For this Holocaust lesson, students listen to their instructor tell the stories of 3 Holocaust survivors and discuss the effects that victims experienced after the war
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Introduction to the Holocaust (Preparation for a Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Eighth graders consider the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders prepare for a trip to the National Holocaust Museum by reading and analyzing testimonies of 2 former Nazis.
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"We Remember" Eulogy Project
Eighth graders complete a culminating project on the Holocaust. For this eulogy lesson, 8th graders use information gathered from previous research and create a poster about the Holocaust. Students make a presentation using a document...
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Hope after the Holocaust
Students look for hope in the wake of the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, students watch the film "Life is Beautiful" and then write about how the movie and its message personally impacted them. Students also commit two acts of...
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Voices or the Holocaust
Eighth graders determine how victims of the Holocaust fared. In this World War II lesson, 8th graders collaborate to research Holocaust deportation, ghettos, resistance, hiding, escape, and survival. Students discuss their findings...
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Using Political Cartoons and Propaganda in Teaching the Holocaust
Students gain an understanding of the Holocaust through analysis of political cartoons. In this Holocaust lesson, students examine propaganda in political cartoons that were used in Nazi Germany.
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Introducing the Victims of the Holocaust
Students consider the plight of Holocaust victims. In this World War II lesson, students discuss the number of Jews who were persecuted during the war and read biographies by Holocaust survivors. Students compose essays on personal...
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Daniel's Story Study Guide
Students explore the plight of Jews during the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, students read Daniel's Story by Carol Matas and complete the provided comprehension, characterization, and vocabulary activities.
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The Holocaust
Eleventh graders identify new vocabulary related to the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 11th graders complete a vocabulary self awareness chart and answer questions while viewing a video about the Holocaust.
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The Truth About Anne Frank
Student read the Diary of Anne frank. For this Literature lesson, 9th graders study the transport of Jews to Auschwitz. Students create a daily schedule of their lives if they were in hiding,
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The Holocaust
Eighth graders consider how something like the Holocaust could happen. In this Holocaust activity, 8th graders analyze German propaganda that was used to garner support for World War II. Students discuss which pieces of propaganda were...
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Lessons from the Holocaust - Hitler Youth
Students examine the political socialization that contributed to the Holocaust. In this Holocaust activity, students read about supporters of the Nazi party and how political socialization led to the Hitler Youth.
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Introduction to the Holocaust
Eighth graders examine the implications of the Holocaust. In this human justice lesson, 8th graders unknowingly participate in a segregation simulation and discuss its outcome. Students compare the simulation to the discrimination that...
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Diaries From the Holocaust
Sixth graders find similarities and differences in two different diary entries. In this Holocaust history meets literary skills lesson plan, 6th graders read the diary of a soldier or prisoner from the the Auschwitz concentration camp...
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps -2
Eighth graders investigate the typical day in a concentration camp. In this Holocaust instructional activity, 8th graders read primary and secondary sources about the conditions of the camps. Students also conduct research about the...
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Students examine the liberation of concentration camp survivors from two different points of view. For this Holocaust survivors lesson, students read and discuss personal accounts of liberation from the perspective of a concentration...
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Holocaust Liberation
In this Holocaust liberation activity, students complete a graphic organizer that requires them to note issues that faced Holocaust survivors after liberation.
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Ghettos & Deportation and The Camps
In this Holocaust worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in details about the conditions, consequences, and choices regarding ghetto life and deportation of Holocaust survivors
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Survivor Interview One Survivor’s Story – Edith Birkin Survivor InterviewTopic 6: One Survivor’s Story
In this Holocaust worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in details about the questions they would ask of a Holocaust survivor.
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Voices of Tragedy and Horror: Remembering the Holocaust
Young scholars consider the implications of the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, students read the graphic novel Maus at the end of a unit on World War II. Young scholars discuss the impact of reading about the Holocaust as well...
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Out & About
Students remember the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson students visit the websites for the Queen's Film Theatre, the Imperial War Museum, and the Jewish Museum to view information about the Holocaust and concentration camps.
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Holocaust: A Personal Story
Eighth graders listen to an account of the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, 8th graders listen a guest speaker discuss the Holocaust experience. Students then complete an assignment based on what the guest speaker shared.