Information about life in an internment camp. Includes related activities and links to books and other websites on Japanese American internment.

In this instructional activity, 11th graders look at what happened to the Japanese who were living in the United States during World War II and examine their experiences of internment. They will also consider the constitutionality of...

In Camp Wild by Canadian author Pam Withers, fourteen-year-old Wilf runs away from a summer camp and sets out on his own in a canoe. Two other boys follow him and together they must battle a raging river. This teacher's guide includes a...

What was the World War II experience like for the thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast? The activities in this lesson are designed to provide a window into the war years. Using primary sources, students will explore a...

In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. When I Go Camping with Grandma, a book by Marion Dane Bauer, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will...

Would you accept being drafted into military service if your family was being held in an internment camp? That was the question on many a Japanese American's mind during World War 2. Explore the stories of those who resisted service and...

When you go to camp, you expect to have a great time and learn a lot. The Camp Add 'Em Up lesson series is designed to guide a first grade student through development of addition and subtraction strategies through patterning. This lesson...

Camp Add 'Em Up is a series of lessons for first grade students. Students will use prior knowledge of friendly numbers (two number combinations that make a "10") and "adding on" as they master the ability to add three numbers. In this...

At Camp Add 'Em Up it's time to or "2" find patterns in the environment. Students will work in pairs as they build understanding of how to count by 2's. Students will use digital cameras to capture "2's" in their classroom (2 shoes, 2...

This lesson plan places a human face on the Holocaust, by focusing on survivors' testimony, letters and journals from survivors and those who were killed, and poetry.

Explore the world of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston through this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from the featured lesson plans for "Farewell to Manzanar."

In this 5th grade unit, students study the World War II home front using primary sources. After an introduction to the origins of the war, they study the effects of the war on the U.S. economy; citizen participation in the war effort...

James Madison University has developed a variety of online economic lessons for high school students. Explore basic economic and financial concepts.

Go directly to the teaching resource developed to accompany the first episode in the six-part documentary on Auschwitz ("Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State") broadcast by PBS. Find a discussion guide for clarifying how and when the Nazis...

The Reunion, a novel by Jacqueline Pearce, explores the friendship between two girls and interweaves it with a grandmother's story of her severed friendship with a Japanese Canadian girl during World War II. This teacher's guide includes...

Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.

This informative site features links to teaching resources for Shakespeare's history play Henry V. Includes lesson plans, a classic James Agee review of the film version, and the like.

Broaden your knowledge of William Shakespeare's "King Lear," when you explore this site. This resource features links to several other educational sites with lesson plans, activities, study guides and more.

Working in small groups, students read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir Night and then take turns assuming the "teacher" role, as the class works with four different comprehension strategies.RI.11-12.4 Word meaning, RI.11-12.10b Text...

Organized into 5 parts, this instructional activity combines physical activity with academic subjects including math, health, and geography. In part I, young scholars calculate how many steps it would take to complete the Appalachian...

This curriculum guide gives lesson plans and information on art, artists, and artifacts of the Holocaust. There is an extensive bibliography and glossary.