Curated OER
Adopt An Animal
Students view slides of pictures of rare animals and make predictions about them based on the characteristics they see. In this animals lesson plan, students then research one of the animals and present their findings to the class.
University of South Florida
Usf: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Art
Art and music were not exempt from receiving Hitler's influence during the holocaust. Here you can view Nazi approved art, art considered "degenerate," art from inside the camps and ghettos, and art inspired by the holocaust. This is a...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Death Camps
The horrors of the extermination camps during the Holocaust are hard to wrap your mind around. The systematic killing of a group of people by gas or hard labor was part of Hitler's final solution. Read background information on these...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Labor and Concentration Camps
Forced labor camps were an integral part of the German war machine, with the goal of exploiting Jewish labor until the very end. Read background information and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, artifacts, documents, and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Remaining Ghettos and Camps
As the Soviet army approached Germany, the Nazis began to liquidate the Jewish ghettos and camps. Read a summary of this process, along with viewing photos, artifacts, documents, and art from this time period.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Japanese American Internment
Original photos, art work and primary source documents portray life inside a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Camp Tv
Welcome to CAMP TV-a day camp experience in your living room! An enthusiastic head counselor, played by Zachary Noah Piser, guides "campers" as they learn through play. Content partners include the New York Public Library, Lincoln Center...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities!
Whether you're looking for music and dance activities, science experiments, family-friendly adventures, or learning about animals (plus more!), you will find media and activity resources in the Camp PBS LearningMedia collection. We've...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Anguish of Liberation as Reflected in Art
The liberation of concentration camps after WWII was another struggle to overcome for the Jewish people. Many were starting over and were lost and frightened. Art helped give them a sense of control and freedom that they had not...
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Jewish Museum
Jewish Museum: Understanding the Holocaust Through Art and Artifacts [Pdf]
This curriculum guide gives lesson plans and information on art, artists, and artifacts of the Holocaust. There is an extensive bibliography and glossary.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Auschwitz Birkenau Extermination Camp
Over 1,000,000 Jews were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. This camp was established with the goal of exterminating large amounts Jews in a rapid manner using Zyklon B gas. Read background information and view primary sources such...
Other
California State University: "Art" by Clive Bell
The California State University provides an essay from the book "Art," originally published in 1914. There are discussion questions and links added by Julie C. Van Camp. The Formalist concepts of art by Clive Bell is thouroughly discussed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Military Camp Jacket
How was this jacket used? The military camp jacket (jinbaori) was worn over a suit of "modern equipment" or tosei gusoku armor. Though some jackets had sleeves, many were sleeveless vests like this one. The camp jacket offered protection...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Military Camp Jacket
The military camp jacket in Japan not only offered protection from the elements but were also personalized fashion statements. Each jacket showed the wearer's status, clan affiliations, and wealth. View pictures of these jackets and read...
University of South Florida
U. Of South Florida: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
This comprehensive project provides information on many aspects of the Holocaust. There is an excellent timeline with narrative, pictures, and web links. The People section provides a study of people involved in and affected by the...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: 14 June 1940
The first transport of 728 Poles, political prisoners, was brought to the German Nazi Auschwitz camp from the Tarnow prison.
Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island Children's Museum: Arty Camp at Home
Outdoor art activities for families to do together.
Oakland Museum of California
California's Untold Stories: Art of the Gold Rush
The Oakland Museum presents an exhibit of art that show the miners, mining towns, new cities, and people of the Gold Rush. Be sure to read the overview of the exhibit to get the historical background.
Other
Institutional Theories of Art and Instrumentalism
A ten part critical look at Instrumentalism by Julie C. Van Camp, Professor of Philosophy from California State University, Long Beach. This site provides theories of George Dickie, Arthur Danto and Marcia Eaton as well as examples and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Private Tolkatchev at the Gates of Hell
You can feel the horror of the extermination camps during the Holocaust through the art of Tolkatchev. Tolkatchev was an official artist of the Red Army and saw first-hand the suffering in the concentration camps. View his artwork and...
University of South Florida
Fcit: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Diary of a Teenage Refugee" by Amira
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...