The Anne Frank Museum
Teaching tips and educational materials on the Holocaust and World War II; Anne Frank; anti-Semitism; and equal rights.
The History Channel
Videos, photo galleries, speeches, and interactives on the Holocaust.
Teacher Resources from Yad Vashem
Established in 1993, the International School for Holocaust Studies conducts educational programs and produces educational materials for a variety of target populations and educational organizations in Israel and abroad.
A lesson plan from The New York Times Learning Network comparing an article about Auschwitz with excerpts from The Book Thief.
Gross, S., & Schulten, K. (2013, November 7). Text to Text | 'The Book Thief' and 'Auschwitz Shifts From
Memorializing to Teaching'. The Learning Network Text to Text The Book Thief and Auschwitz Shifts From
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Memorializing to Teaching Comments. Retrieved August 31, 2014, from http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
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Osowiecki, M. (2012). '...trying to count the stars': using the story of Bergen-Belsen to teach the Holocaust.
Teaching History, (149), 38-46.
Teaching History, (149), 38-46.
Lindquist, D. H. (2010). Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust: Avoiding Common Pedagogical Errors. Social
Studies, 97(5), 215-221. doi:10.3200/TSSS.97.5.215-221
Studies, 97(5), 215-221. doi:10.3200/TSSS.97.5.215-221
Lindquist, D. H. (2011). Meeting a Moral Imperative: A Rationale for Teaching the Holocaust. Clearing House,
84(1), 26. doi:10.1080/00098655.2010.496813
84(1), 26. doi:10.1080/00098655.2010.496813
Holt, E. R., & ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, B. N. (1992). "Remember Our
Faces"--Teaching about the Holocaust. ERIC Digest.
Faces"--Teaching about the Holocaust. ERIC Digest.
Books for teaching about The Holocaust
I Never Saw Another Butterfly:Children's Drawings and Poems from the Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944
Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer than 100 survived. In these poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates, we see the daily misery of these uprooted children, as well as their hopes and fears, their courage and optimism.
Volavkova, H. (1978). I never saw another butterfly: Children's drawings and poems from the Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944. New York, NY: Shocken Books.
Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer than 100 survived. In these poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates, we see the daily misery of these uprooted children, as well as their hopes and fears, their courage and optimism.
Volavkova, H. (1978). I never saw another butterfly: Children's drawings and poems from the Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944. New York, NY: Shocken Books.
The Terrible Things: An allegory of the Holocaust
This unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them.
Bunting, E. (1980). The terrible things: An allegory of the Holocaust. New York, NY: Harper & Row.
This unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them.
Bunting, E. (1980). The terrible things: An allegory of the Holocaust. New York, NY: Harper & Row.