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Listen to the Voices of the Holocaust
Connect fiction and nonfiction narratives about the Holocaust to show universal themes of human strength and endurance.
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Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Week
Examining a difficult history through contextual foundations, personal stories, and Dr. Seuss.
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A Chronology of the Holocaust
A straightforward chronology of the Holocaust lists events from 1930 to 1945. Connects to a page with links to extensive resources and information about the Holocaust. Use as a resource for student inquiry into the Holocaust.
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Escaping the Holocaust: Incorporating the Voyage of the St. Louis
Pupils research passengers aboard the St. Louis to explore the difficulties Jewish refugees faced when fleeing Nazi Germany. They research print and online resources, construct histories of individual passengers on the St. Louis.
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Flying Against The Wind
Eighth graders discuss the various actions of non-Jewish Germans during World War II. Through various readings and activities, they explore the rejection of Nazi ideology and how many German citizens worked to help Jewish citizens during...
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Never To Forget
Tenth graders discuss the events leading up to antisemitic behavior in Europe during World War II. Through various activities, 10th graders acquaint themselves with the political ideology of Nazism and assess responsibility for the...
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Decoding Nazi Secrets
Students practice decoding messages given the key. They continue to practice solving messages without a key. They must determine the best way to view the message. They examine secret messages during World War II.
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From One Child to Another: Letters about the Holocaust
Students read biographies of students who survived the Holocaust and write letters describing the effects of those stories. They select one biography and write a letter to that child, telling how the biography affected him or her.
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The Holocaust from Beginning to End
Students explore the events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust and create a time line showing how those events are connected. They create a time line showing the events that occurred before, during, and after the...
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Holocaust Pictures Exhibition
Learners write reactions to selected pictures of the Holocaust. They view selected online pictures about the Holocaust and write their reactions. They use their knowledge about the Holocaust to write reactions to pictures about this period.
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The Jewish Resistance: An Eye for an Eye
A rather average PowerPoint is the product of a class project and provides different ways in which the Jewish people resisted the Nazi's during the Holocaust. The content in this presentation is very basic. It might be useful as a...
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Physical Body Limits
Eighth graders examine how the Nazis overworked the Jewish people and see how there are physical limits tot he body. In this physical limits lesson students complete several activities.
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Students examine the location of the Holocaust. In this mapping lesson, students analyze two maps identifying the area in which the Holocaust took place. Students familiarize themselves with the symbols used during this time period and...
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The War in the Air ~ Activity 1-8
In this war history activity, students use the Internet to open a file on Air War and use the sort and search tools to respond to 8 questions. Then they create a graph of the total numbers of
aircraft produced by the Axis Powers. In...
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Holocaust Word Search 2
In this history worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and/or names related to the events of the Holocaust. There are 54 words located in the word search.
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Adolf Hitler
Students explore facts about Hitler's life and the historical events that occurred in that time, his view of history, his theory of race and his political goals. They explore his use of anti-Semitism to advance his career and consolidate...
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A Skinhead Comes Clean
Students draw parallels between the Nazi movement that inspired the Holocaust and the Neo-Nazi movement of today. They can also write and submit email questions to TJ via a Web site.
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Master Race Video Worksheet
Students watch a video "Master Race" and complete a instructional activity.
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Krystallnacht the Night of the Broken Glass, Hate and the Nazi Regime
In this Holocaust worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms/names related to the night of broken glass, hate, and the Nazi Regime. There are 20 words located in the word search.
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Nazism
Tenth graders explore the acts of the Nazi party and discuss how people can commit atrocities against humanity. They discuss the aspects of the Aryan race that the Nazis identified with and how they led them to think they should purify...
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Fighting Back
Students identify different methods of resistance used by Jews during the Holocaust and classify them as either passive or active forms of resistance. They create a role play of a husband and wife on whether they should hide a child of...
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Anna's Dilemma
Students read a scenerio about people who lived in Germany during Nazi rule. As a class, they discuss the situations the character finds herself in and identify her responsiblities to her family. They answer discussion questions and...