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Holocaust Unit

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students read a book about World War II and the Holocaust while in small literature circles. They write journal entries and news articles based on the reading.
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Holocaust Education and World Languages

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use poetry to share their feelings about the Holocaust. Using the internet, they research a major event of the twentieth century from a different viewpoint using the language of the foreign country. They use different...
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Camels and Pyramids

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students examine and create artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students examine the motif present in "Camels and Pyramids." Students design their own motifs that they incorporate into a painted and stenciled piece.
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Causes of the Holocaust

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars analyze the causes of the Holocaust.  In this causes of the Holocaust lesson, students vote on whether hate or indifference was the root cause of the Holocaust and argue their choice.  Young scholars complete a worksheet...
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Geography - Mapping the Holocaust

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders map the important locations of the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders research the location of countries involved in the Holocaust as well as the location of concentration camps. Students mark the locations...
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps -2

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the typical day in a concentration camp. In this Holocaust instructional activity, 8th graders read primary and secondary sources about the conditions of the camps. Students also conduct research about the...
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The Holocaust

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders identify new vocabulary related to the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 11th graders complete a vocabulary self awareness chart and answer questions while viewing a video about the Holocaust. 
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Anne Frank

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person instructional activity, learners read a passage about Anne Frank and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Yad Vashem-The Holocaust Martyrs¿¿ and Heroes¿¿ Remembrance Authority

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, research a given topic surrounding the Holocaust and/or The Diary of Anne Frank. They complete informational presentations to be presented to the rest of the class and then assemble a classroom Holocaust Book that...
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Breaking News English: Another Foolish British Royal

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Another Foolish British Royal," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Jeopardy Review for WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a Jeopardy-style review game for a quiz on WWII. They divide into teams, choose team captains and answer a variety of questions pertaining to the study of WWII.
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Worksheet
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Krystallnacht the Night of the Broken Glass, Hate and the Nazi Regime

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Holocaust learning exercise, 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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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Auschwitz Birkenau

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.
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Activity
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz Through Lens of the Ss

For Students 9th - 10th
A moving online exhibit of photographs from an album of a Nazi officer who was the commandant at Auschwitz. The accompanying commentary includes a video, podcast, and comparison of the photos of Nazi officials to those of the inhabitants...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Teaching About Auschwitz Through Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examining art from the Holocaust helps us to deepen our understanding of the Holocaust and view it as a human experience. You do not need to be an expert in the field of art to use it in the classroom. This site will give you guidelines...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
On this comprehensive website is the history of Auschwitz. You can click on maps, photographs, personal histories, and film footage.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Learning and Remembering About Auschwitz Birkenau

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Teaching about the horrors that occurred at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp can be tough. This resource walks you through a lesson that includes background information, discussion questions, and primary sources. Students will...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz: Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a chronology of events at Auschwitz from its construction to its liberation. Includes links to other concentration camps.
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Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Stories of Six Righteous Among the Nations in Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit honors those that helped the prisoners in Auschwitz. It is comprised of men and women who were either prisoners or workers. Each one is a hero and honored as a Righteous Among the Nations. Read their biography and...
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Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Auschwitz Birkenau Extermination Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz Through the Lens of the Ss

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of photographs taken by an SS officer, Karl Hocker, who was stationed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944. Use the links on the page to go to related articles and the photographs
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 70 Stories of Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, 70 Holocaust survivors provide oral accounts of their experiences in the Nazi extermination camp.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Evacuation and Liberation of the Auschwitz Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic exhibit details the evacuation and liberation of the Auschwitz camp in January 1945 by the Soviet 100th Rifle Division.
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The History Place

The History Place: Auschwitz Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.

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