Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Courage and Responsibility

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine attitudes toward discrimination. They increase their sensitivity to diversity. After a lecture/demo, 6th graders read about people who exhibit courage and complete a writing assignment about them.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Resources for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a wealth of information for teaching about the Holocaust, including support for teachers who are new to this and may be uncomfortable. There are lesson plans, online workshops, teaching materials, online exhibits,...
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The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a chronology of the events between January 30, 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor and, and the year 1961 when Eichmann was on trial in Jerusalem. There are many useful links that connect you with pictures and photos.
Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Holocaust Timeline: Shoah

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive timeline showing the events between 1933 and 1945 that occurred during the progression of the Jewish Holocaust. It begins with several paragraphs describing the nature of the Holocaust.
Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Gambler and the Journey

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Gambler" and "The Journey" by Joe Lumer are part of a larger anthology of stories about life in Poland between the world wars. Using these contrasting short stories, students will learn about Jewish lifestyles, communities, customs,...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: To Live With Honor and to Die With Honor

For Students 9th - 10th
How do your faith and spirit survive in times of great suffering? The Jewish people were faced with this challenge in the ghettos during the Holocaust. Despite the horror surrounding them, they preserved strong religious beliefs and...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Hanukkah the Festival of Lights

For Students 9th - 10th
Even in the midst of the horror of the Holocaust, the Jewish people kept their religious traditions. "Walk" through this online exhibit and view how they celebrated Hanukkah before, during, and after the Holocaust.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Marking the New Year

For Students 9th - 10th
Even in the midst of the horror of the Holocaust, the Jewish people kept their religious traditions. "Walk" through this online exhibit and view how they celebrated the New Year before, during, and after the Holocaust. View artifacts...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: And You Shall Tell Your Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Even in the midst of the horror of the Holocaust, the Jewish people kept their religious traditions. "Walk" through this online exhibit and view how they celebrated Passover before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Allies During the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Holocaust's Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With this lesson plan, teachers can foster students' understanding of the devastating impact of the Holocaust. Highlights the racism of Nazi Germany and discusses the fact that many people still hold these types of beliefs today.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Auschwitz Birkenau

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center News Regarding the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Maintaining Jewish Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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The History Place

The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
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The History Place

The History Place: Auschwitz Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.
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PBS

Pbs: Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the documentary about Auschwitz, the infamous World War II concentration camp. Includes biographies, glossary, timelines and historically significant photos.
Interactive
Other

Shoah Memorial: Sarah's Attic

For Students 3rd - 8th
Examine the history of the Shoah indirectly through the stories told by five little children, in Sarah's attic. Designed specifically for young learners, this interactive site also explores Yiddish culture, Judaism, and Jewish life.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Holocaust

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares basic facts about the Holocaust. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Holocaust History Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Holocaust History Project offers excellent resources dealing with the Holocaust including essays, images, and quotes.
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Yellow Badges, Stars & Markings

For Students 9th - 10th
Yellow Badges, Stars & Markings during the Holocaust are described and shown on this page and its corresponding linked pages.
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Drancy Concentration Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what the Drancy concentration/death camp in France was like during WWII.
Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 26 Grade-Leveled texts (6-11) on the topic The Holocaust. The Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history, in which Adolph Hitler's Nazi Germany killed over six million Jews and five million others deemed...