Ninth graders explore the reunion of a man with survivors from the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions.  Students write a story using the vocabulary from the...

In this social studies worksheet, young scholars define the vocabulary related to the Holocaust by matching the definition with the word in the word bank.

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.

In this social studies worksheet, students read a brief history of the Holocaust and its connection to Number the Stars. Students read about when Hitler came to power, concentration camps, and people who helped rescue Jews.

Students read assigned text about the World War II. In this Holocaust survival lesson, students identify the mass murders associated with Adolf Hitler's Nazi party and read stories of young men who narrowly avoided the death camps....

Students examine how the Nazis came to power and living conditions at Auschwitz. They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, read and discuss handouts, analyze a Pyramid of Hate, and assign experiences in their own lives to different...

Sixth graders study the life in Jewish ghettos during World War II and learn about tolerance and compassion. In this WWII lesson plan, 6th graders discuss Jewish ghettos but with a mistreatment of the kids with stickers to signify the...

Students consider the plight of Jewish children caught up in the Holocaust. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students create time capsules that include items that students print or download during their research.

Eighth graders examine the conditions of the ghettos during the Holocaust.  In this World History lesson, 8th graders analyze the impact of the Jewish fighters during he Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.  Students participate in a round...

Students examine and create artwork. In this visual arts instructional activity, students examine the motif present in "Camels and Pyramids." Students design their own motifs that they incorporate into a painted and stenciled piece.

Learners examine Hitler's "Final Solution." They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, read handouts, conduct Internet research, and read and discuss a personal memoir.

Students research the Holocaust. They read the autobiography, Night, by Elie Wiesel, conduct research on a child of the Holocaust, and write an essay comparing/contrasting the life of their selected child with that of Elie Wiesel.

Students construct butterflies from friendly plastic for a Holocaust Museum in Houston. In this visual art lesson, students honor children of the Holocaust by making butterflies.

Learners create foam ink stamps.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discover the history of the Holocaust and why butterflies represented a symbol of hope during those times.  Learners use BalsaFoam to carve out a butterfly...

Students closely analyze testimony from the Holocaust. They express, in poetic form, meanings students created in their analysis. They react to written passages from the time period.

In this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers read the biography story of a Holocaust survivor. Then they could write a summary of the story.

Learners visit the Holocaust Musuem through an interactive program. They examine Hitler's Final Solution and where concentration camps were located. They analyze how the situations in Auschwitz are similiar to Darfur.

Students describe the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and identify Jewish fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. They describe other forms of resistance during the Holocaust. They evaluate the significance of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Looks at the devastating impact of the Holocaust and concentration camps on Jewish families and children. Some material is quite graphic and difficult to read, as it describes the cruelty the Nazis inflicted on Jewish people.

Students will learn about the life of children and teenagers before and during the Holocaust by reading excerpts from their diaries. In the end, these children perished in the concentration camps. Read entries about their everyday life...

A poem entitled "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" written by Pavel Friedman while living in the ghetto in Nazi Germany. Friedman was lather deported to Terezin Concentration Camp and died in Auschwitz. Links to teaching activities...

The main site for the World Holocaust Center known as "Yad Vashem." Contains many links to all aspects of the Holocaust.

A well-organized website that contains survivor testimonies as well as information on the background of the Holocaust. Activities and information for teachers are also included.

After the Holocaust, the writings, poetry, songs, and artistic expressions of Jews who experienced it firsthand were collected. These expressions were in some cases ordered by the Nazis, or done secretly in concentration camps,...