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 investigate the illness borne in concentration camps. In this Holocaust lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider how ailments became epidemics in concentration camps.

Students examine population density in Jewish ghettos. For this Holocaust lesson, students calculate population density of cities around the world using the provided information. Students then discuss the implications of high...

Young scholars create a diorama of the Secret Annex in which Anne Frank and her family hid during the Holocaust.  In this Anne Frank diorama lesson, students brainstorm a list of ideas about the Secret Annex.  Young scholars...

Students explore the concept of cultural diversity. In this cultural diversity lesson, students read Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen and discuss cultural traditions. Students then research countries and cultures and share their findings.

Learners prepare and deliver book talks. In this Holocaust lesson, students read a book regarding the Holocaust, take notes on it, and give a book talk based on the book. Learners respond to the book talks by email.

Students engage in a unit of literature study in order to focus upon the historical context of the holocaust. They read the literature in either whole works or partially depending on the teacher and answer the questions to measure...

In this History worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary terms that are related to the Holocaust. There are 38 words located in the word search.

Students examine Nazi propaganda. In this Holocaust activity, students investigate the power of symbolism as they examine Nazi propaganda cartoons and then create their own cartoons using propaganda regarding current events of their...

Take your history class through Schindler's List with a learning guide, which offers an introduction to the film and a variety of discussion questions and related assignments. There are several useful resources in the...

Building a realistic understanding of the trials Jews suffered during WWII isn't always easy. This plan employs student constructed dramatic freeze frame scenes to help build a deeper understanding of Jewish Ghettos, concentration camps,...

Middle and high schoolers examine the uses of propaganda during the Nazi era. Using examples of propaganda used by Hitler, they discuss how it changed the thinking and ideas of people exposed to it. In groups, they identify how and why...

Some very detailed questions are included in this quiz such as, "Between what hours of the day on August 4th, 1944 did an SS car pull up at the annex to arrest members?" Other questions are not so complex and focus on relationships of...

After completing Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose, class members assume the voice of Gemma and craft a personal letter to her granddaughter telling Becca how she feels about Becca’s actions and the discoveries at Chelmno. Complete directions for...

Pogrom, schlepped, meshuga. Kapo, reich, Wehrmacht. As part of a unit study of Maus I and II, readers use a list-group-label (LGL) strategy for vocabulary drawn from Art Spiegelman's famous graphic novels. The focus of the activity is...

Before reading Anne Frank's diary, discuss stereotypes with your class. This guide is a great prereading activity; pupils complete a list of incomplete sentences in order to showcase common stereotypes. Then, they complete the seven...

"What my father had anticipated was now actually happening." The Chosen explores the complicated relationships between parents and their children. Readers make personal connections to Chiam Potok's story, set in Brooklyn's Hasidic...

Students explore the Holocaust Rescue.

Young scholars examine the works of Holocaust artist Samuel Bak. For this Holocaust lesson, students analyze and interpret the works of Bak that feature his first-hand childhood experience of the Holocaust.

Eighth graders complete a culminating project on the Holocaust. In 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...

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

Eleventh graders read various examples of poems of the humans behind the Holocaust and who perished during the event. Focusing on the number of children who died, they collect butterflies for the Holocaust Museum in Houston. They view...

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.

Learners examine life at the Auschwitz concentration camp. They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, analyze reasons for prosecuting perpetrators after the war, and develop criteria for recognizing Internet sites developed by Holocaust...