Teacher: Japanese Relocation/Internment

Young scholars examine Japanese Internment Camps of World War II. In this World War II instructional activity, students research primary sources to regarding Japanese Internment Camps in the United States and imagine what it would be...

Bring the excitement and beauty of Japanese festivals into your classroom. Kids with special needs create calendars that reflect special festivals and holidays common to Japanese culture. They start the project by creating a list of...

Young historians develop an understanding of the plight of Japanese Americans who were imprisoned against their will during World War II. They read first-hand accounts of some of the prisoners, view images of the Amache Center Camp in...

Students examine fairness in relation to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. For this equality lesson, students watch a video "Rabbit in the Moon" and discuss what happened to the Japanese Americans during WWII. Students...

This describes the objectives, background, technology, and several other elements of a lesson plan. However, it omits the procedures. The list of classroom resources would be useful to a teacher planning a unit around the Japanese...

Students examine letters of Japanese-American children during internment in World War II. They discover what it was like in the camps and how they were treated once they were released. They also view photographs of the camps.

Students create poetry and verse, using all 5 senses to paint a visual image of life in a Japanese-American internment camp.

Students examine world history by writing an essay in class. In this World War II lesson, students identify the attack on Pearl Harbor, the response from the U.S and the effect it had on Japanese-Americans. Students define Japanese...

Fourth graders practice their writing skills. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders review baseball terminology and then read Baseball Saved Us. In this story students learn about Japanese Americans that were taken from...

Students create a time line of the Japanese Canadian internment of World War II to the apology of the government in 1997. For this World War II lesson plan, students identify historical events in sequence.