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Social Studies - Concentration Camps -2
Eighth graders investigate the typical day in a concentration camp. In this Holocaust lesson plan, 8th graders read primary and secondary sources about the conditions of the camps. Students also conduct research about the Warsaw Ghetto,...
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Anne Frank Diorama
Students create a diorama of the Secret Annex in which Anne Frank and her family hid during the Holocaust. In this Anne Frank diorama instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of ideas about the Secret Annex. ...
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Hiding Escape And Rescue
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...
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Holocaust Lesson Plan: Timeline
Learners explore the chronology of the Holocaust, make connections between Holocaust events and contemporaneous world events and acquire a frame of reference for comparing their reading with actual events during the time of the Holocaust.
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Holocaust Activities: In the Original Words
Pupils read, translate, and discuss documents and reports of the Holocaust in the original language.
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Examining the Reasons for the Creation of the State of Israel
Students explore the connection between World War II and Jewish immigration to Israel after the War. In this World History lesson, students discuss the details of what it might have been like to live through the Holocaust. ...
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Faces of Courage: Teenagers Who Resisted
Students read true stories of teenagers who defied Hitler and avoided participation in the Hitler Youth. They discuss the stories paying attention to the dangers and incredible peer pressure that these children faced. They consider how...
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Molly's Pilgrim
Third graders explore the multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens and examine the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty. In this Molly's Pilgrim lesson, 3rd graders discuss the poem "The New Colossus," examine vocabulary words...
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Respecting Diversity- The Road to Tolerance
Middle schoolers use a graphic organizer to find similarities and differences in three religions. In this prejudice lesson, students understand the events leading up to the holocaust. Middle schoolers understand that people who respected...
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The History of Photography
By discussing the history of photography, students can learn about this art and its importance in recording major events.
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Marbled Butterfly
Students construct butterflies from friendly plastic for a Holocaust Museum in Houston. In this visual art lesson plan, students honor children of the Holocaust by making butterflies.
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"We Remember" Eulogy Project
Eighth graders complete a culminating project on the Holocaust. In this eulogy lesson plan, 8th graders use information gathered from previous research and create a poster about the Holocaust. Students make a presentation using a...
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Teaching Night with Web Research Assignments
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.
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Cataloguing the Past
Students reflect on the Holocaust. In this Holocaust Memorial Day lesson, students visit selected Web sites to research the Holocaust and the establishment of a day of reflection regarding it.
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I Had To Tell This Story
Students examine the experiences of American prisoners of war to begin their discussion on the Holocaust. They read and view primary source documents and discuss. They discover the importance of the Holocaust as well.
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Ladder of Prejudice
Pupils examine the "rungs" in the escalation up the "ladder of prejudice" leading from the first rung of speech to the final rung of extermination. In this Holocaust and prejudice lesson, students use the visual of a ladder to...
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"Let Me Sing A Carefree Song Once More:" Poetry of Hidden Children
Students read various poems dealing with hidden children during the Holocaust. Using the texts, they discuss the poems meaning with their classmates. They present their information to the class taking turns on who is speaking. They...
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Creating Hope: Making Butterfly Stamps
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...
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An Internet Lesson on Anne Frank
Fifth graders study Anne Frank's life during the Holocaust using various Internet sites to answer a questionnaire with facts from their research. They examine background knowledge of the Holocaust and World War II before completing the...
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Rescuers Who Made a Difference
Students explore the many ways that people helped Jews during the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson plan, students read and discuss The Yellow Star by Carmen Agra Deedy. Students journal about times when they were bystanders as well...
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Forging Freedom
Students read the story Forging Freedom by Hudson Talbott about the holocaust. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
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Daniel's Story Study Guide
Students explore the plight of Jews during the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, students read Daniel's Story by Carol Matas and complete the provided comprehension, characterization, and vocabulary activities.
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Chiune Sugihara, Living by Gandhian Principles
Seventh graders read about Chiune Sugihara and analyze the moral situations he faced. For this morality lesson, 7th graders read chapters from A Special Fate, Chiune Sugihara: Hero of the Holocaust and analyze his moral decisions in the...
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Raven' Beauties
Learners explore Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students research the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women, commemorate the memory of the women of the camp in a postage stamp, and present...
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