Curated OER
Anne Frank: Interviews
Students conduct an interview with a person who was alive during WWII. They explore the media coverage of human rights abuses and speculate about what American knew and when regarding the Holocaust. They prepare a commentary with their...
Curated OER
Anne Frank: Tiles - Discrimination Themes in Art Production
Young scholars brainstorm a list of past or present acts of discrimination of which they are aware. They think about the feelings of the victims of these acts. They attempt to make a graphic visual of how those feelings might look.
Curated OER
Anne Frank: Courage and Responsibility
Sixth graders examine attitudes toward discrimination. They increase their sensitivity to diversity. After a lecture/demo, 6th graders read about people who exhibit courage and complete a writing assignment about them.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank
This website gives a short biography of Anne Frank. There are links to maps and photographs.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank, the Writer
An online exhibition about Anne Frank that focuses on her writing. Plenty of pictures, and translations of her writing, as well as transcripts of interviews with video clips.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
Six-page teacher guide for "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" highlights applications, discussion topics, collaborative learning activities etc.
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.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Anne Frank in the World
The Utah Education Network provides a collection of lessons on teaching about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. Of various lengths for grades 3-12. Support materials are included.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Anne Frank
Engaging site offers a pictorial essay recounting the story of the life of Holocaust victims Anne Frank and her family.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Case Studies of Two Women: Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl
"One who saves one life saves an entire world" -The Talmud. The Righteous Among Nations were non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jews during the Holocaust. The following lesson focuses on two of these Righteous who helped the Frank...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Woman Who Helped Anne Frank Dies at 100 by Teri Schultz, Npr
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: "Who Was Anne Frank?" by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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...
Other
Anne Frank House
Museum, devoted to all aspects of Anne Frank's life and her famous diary, makes available a walk-through recreation of the annex where Anne hid from the Nazis. Also includes an interactive timeline filled with wrenching details of the...
Other
Anne Frank: Lessons in Human Rights and Dignity
The story of Anne Frank is told in this long essay organized into chapters. Features include photos, and as well as extracts from Anne Frank's diary.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Diary of Anne Frank: How Would I Survive?
Lesson to be used following the reading of play The Diary of Anne Frank or the book Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. Students explore the Anne Frank Center website. In groups of five, students analyze the residents of the Secret...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: The Holocaust
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the Holocaust. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Anne Frank
Anne Frank's writing in her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Anne Frank: Facing Hatred, Daring to Dream
The inspiring words of a young girl in Nazi Germany continue to impact us today. Students will learn about Anne Frank's intense struggles, but also the hope she shared through her diary. Then they'll consider how they can impact their...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Anne Frank Writer
Using this lesson plan, teachers can help young readers not only understand the Holocaust's impact on Jewish people in Germany, but also relate to other young people from distant generations and cultures.
Scholastic
Scholastic: We Remember Anne Frank
This rich site revolves around two women who knew Anne Frank: Miep Gies who helped to hide her, and Hanneli Pick-Goslar, a childhood friend who is mentioned in the diary. A teacher's guide is included, as well as pictures and interviews.
Other
Leaders Speak on Peace | Voices Education Project
Read excerpts from the writings and speeches of a number of individuals who have left their mark on history. Understand the take-away lessons from these influential leaders.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Dynamic Duo Text Talks Examining the Content of Internet Sites
Contains plans for two lessons that ask student to explore a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in...