Activities for Students
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers over a dozen excellent activities to help children learn about the Holocaust. The Beast Within: An Interdisciplinary Unit
This site gives suggestions for discussion about the "darker side of human nature" into multiple subjects such as social studies, English, science, and mathematics.
Coming To Grips with Teaching the Holocaust
It is important to teach students about the Holocaust but how do you do it? This page from the Simon Wiesenthal Center gives you advice and helpful hints. Course Outline for Holocaust and Resistance Studies
This site is a brief overview of a course outline for grades 10 to 12 and college. The course outline includes four major phases as well as a timeline and glossary. You can purchase the full lesson plan from this site. Curricular Resources for Teachers: A Bibliography
Discussions, hints, and lesson plans, this listing of resources about teaching the Holocaust will help you plan, organize, and implement your lessons. Curriculum for the Courage to Remember
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has created a wonderful online guide (the Courage to Remember) where students can learn about the Holocaust via a subject based list which links to brief overviews of the various subjects as well as relevant pictures. This page is designed to help teachers use the online guide to teach the Holocaust. Included are quotes and questions. Five Questions About the Holocaust
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has put together a list of five questions that will give the reader a concrete overview and description of the Holocaust. Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Guidelines cover why teach Holocaust history, methodological considerations, and how to incorporate Holocaust study into existing courses. A must read for anyone who is thinking about teaching Holocaust history. H-Holocaust Discussion List
This is the introduction and orientation page for the H-Holocaust listserv. The listserv is an automated email list that educators and scholars of the Holocaust can join to discuss topics concerning the Holocaust. The discussion is usually academic and geared toward those teaching college courses on this subject. To Subscribe - remember to select "H-Holocaust." Lecture Notes and Study Guides
Edith Shaked has created a wonderful study guide that includes sections on the background and context of the Holocaust, the Third Reich and Holocaust era, and the aftermath and Holocaust legacy. March of the Living
This is a yearly travel opportunity for Jewish high school students to travel to Poland to retrace the death march and then travel to Israel to celebrate Israel's Independence Day. Nazi Propaganda Game
Students can make a teacher walk the plank by answering ten questions about Nazi propaganda correctly. It's fun but a little gruesome if you win. Plays About the Holocaust
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust has put together an annotated list of plays that can be read or performed in middle school and high school. Questions and Activities for Students Visiting the USHMM
These questions and activities were written for groups going to visit the museum, but they can be adapted to many units of study about the Holocaust. The questions contain information about key terms and concepts as well as feelings and perceptions of the Holocaust. Teaching the Holocaust Through Stamps
This site is a demo for the teaching unit. This site has many thumbnails of stamps and paintings created during or about the Holocaust and its era. To find out more or to order the teaching unit contact the email address found at the bottom of the site. Teaching Tolerance
A free magazine for teachers, sent out twice a year, providing "a national forum for sharing techniques and exploring new ideas in the areas of tolerance, diversity and justice." The Trial of Adolf Eichmann - Classroom Activities
From PBS, classroom activities and information for 7th grade to college students to accompany the show "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann." This site includes a general overview of Adolf Eichmann's life, trial information, glossary, and discussion questions. The Truth About Anne Frank
This is a twelve week lesson plan for 8th to 12th graders. Through discussion and class interaction the students learn about the Holocaust through the realities and description of Anne Frank's experiences. Writing Contest and Free Resource Guide
The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc. hosts an annual writing contest for U.S. high school students. Rules and awards can be found on the site. The Foundation also offers a free Teacher’s Resource Guide with lesson plans and background information. Contact information for the Guide can be found at the bottom of this page.
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