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Slave Resistance in Natchez

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine various ways that slaves in the Natchez area resisted bondage, consider the price of resistance, and write television news documentary.
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Individual Responsibility and Resistance During the Holocaust

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils examine the role of resistance during the Holocaut. Identifying misconceptions, they discuss them as a way to gather the truth about this time in history. They explore the roles of various groups of resistance and share this...
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Fall and Winter Religious Celebrations

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the unique beliefs and celebrations of the five major religions in the world. In groups, they discuss the terms associated with each religion and are read books about their celebrations. They create their own dharma...
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Introduction to a Study of the Holocaust

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create questions they want answered while they read quotes and listen to passages from books about the Holocaust. They examine quotes and text passages related to the Holocaust and generate a list of questions about the Holocaust.
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Easter Pop-Up Card

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this activity worksheet, students color, cut, fold and paste a picture of the Easter bunny to make a card. Teachers are given a brief history of the holiday and traditions associated with it.
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Number the Stars Chapter 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students answer three questions from Number the Stars, Chapter 2. The questions include 3 literal, 3 inferential, and 1 opinion question.
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Number the Stars The Swastika

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students read a quote from Number the Stars about a swastika. Students also read a history of how the swastika was once a symbol of peace.
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Children of The Holocaust

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students define the vocabulary related to the Holocaust by matching the definition with the word in the word bank.
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The Beliefs of Judaism: T.O.R.A.H.

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Judaism study guide worksheet, learners read about the beliefs concerning the Torah and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Jesse Tree

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this religion worksheet, students create a Jesse Tree with their own symbols and decorations. They read the explanation sheets, and draw a symbol in each ornament before cutting them out and decorating the tree cut out. They follow...
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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this world history instructional activity, students read a fact page about Adolf Hitler's early years, 1889 - 1945. They note the little known facts about Hitler before writing a newspaper article which highlights these facts. They...
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A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Shemini Atzeret-Simhat Torah

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore Jewish traditions through Jewish art. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students research art by Moshe Rynecki, Chaim Goldberg and Emmanuel Levy. High schoolers replicate the artistic styles in their own pieces.
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Starvation in the Ghettos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the lack of nutrition experienced in Holocaust ghettos. In this Holocaust lesson, students investigate the Nazi policy of starving people out of the ghettos through their food rationing program. Students compare Nazi...
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Causes of the Holocaust

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze the causes of the Holocaust.  In this causes of the Holocaust lesson, students vote on whether hate or indifference was the root cause of the Holocaust and argue their choice.  Students complete a worksheet...
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Ratios

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify ratios to compare quantities and understand proportions. In this math lesson plan, students work in groups and use facts from the Holocaust to calculate ratios and percentages.
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Physical Body Limits

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine how the Nazis overworked the Jewish people and see how there are physical limits tot he body.  In this physical limits lesson students complete several activities.
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps - 1

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast concentration camps. In this World War II activity, students examine photographs and documents from Jewish concentration camps in an effort to understand their function. Students complete worksheets that...
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Jerusalem: The Holy City

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Jerusalem learning exercise, students respond to 9 short answer questions about the holy city after they read the attached reading selection about the city.
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The Foreign Policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt To The Entry Into World War Ii

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the U.S.A.'s entry into World War II, and Franklin DO. Roosevelt's foreign policy. They analyze the life of I.E.., the election of 1932, and the New Deal.
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"Every Mother's Son" Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars recall and discuss personal encounters with local police and then watch a video on the subject.
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The Calendar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in an overview of solar and lunar calendars, their history and lore. Also, of the day and the month, and their relations to the rotation period of the Earth and the orbital period of the Moon.
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Adolf Hitler

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore facts about Hitler's life and the historical events that occurred in that time, his view of history, his theory of race and his political goals. They explore his use of anti-Semitism to advance his career and consolidate...
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Nazi Germany Through An Examination of the Holocaust

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and present their ideas through multi-media about events of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany.
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Number the Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discuss book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

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