The Light in Hidden Places is a novel based on the true story of Stefania Podgórska, a Polish Catholic teenager. This Teacher Guide provides resources for building historical context and activities and prompts for students, including survivor testimony clips, writing prompts, close reading exercises, and artifact analysis.
Daniel’s Story: Teacher Guide walks students through the Holocaust from the viewpoint of a character named Daniel. It begins in Berlin in 1932 and follows him and his family into a ghetto and concentration camp.
This lesson is structured around a multi-layered wall timeline that encourages critical thinking about the relationship between Nazi policy, World War II, historical events, and individual experiences during the Holocaust.
This timeline and lesson plan helps students understand the historical and societal context of American responses to the Holocaust, including the responses of individuals and of the US government.
Definitions are important. One of the Museum’s guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust is to define the term “Holocaust.” This short activity helps students understand the definition of the term.
The Number the Stars: Teacher Guide offers resources for building historical context, activities, and prompts for students, including survivor testimony clips, writing prompts, close reading exercises, and artifact analysis.
In his memoir, Leon Leyson describes how he survived the Holocaust as a boy with the help of German businessman Oskar Schindler. This Teacher Guide provides resources for building historical context and activities and prompts for students, including survivor testimony clips, writing prompts, close reading exercises, and artifact analysis.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has an unparalleled repository of Holocaust artifacts that traces the experiences of millions of people, documenting what happened during the Holocaust. These primary sources are tangible pieces of evidence that advance understanding of these historical events. This activity encourages students to think about the value of primary sources, and how everyday objects can provide greater understanding of historical events.
This guide is designed to support viewing a film related to the Holocaust by helping students assess the film's historical accuracy. It emphasizes the role of genre and places the film within historical context. The guide encourages students to examine how and why the Holocaust happened.
This teacher guide helps students navigate the History Unfolded database and provides educators with activities to use in the classroom.
