Holocaust Education Teacher Resource Center
Studying the Holocaust and the lessons that we can learn from the events surrounding the Holocaust can help students understand the dangers of all forms of antisemitism and intolerance. It also can teach us to be kind, to be an upstander, and to combat all expressions of hatred.
Access these grade-appropriate K-12 resources offer powerful historical and personal perspectives.
HOLOCAUST
EDUCATION WEEK
Throughout Holocaust Education Week (November 7-11, 2022), The Jewish Federation will sponsor scholars, liberators and Survivors to share their stories with students and teachers. At the end of Holocaust Education Week, in partnership with The Daffodil Project, we will support programing dedicated to World Kindness Day. Click the links below for details.
LESSON
PLANS
These lesson plans can be used to help instruct and engage your students when learning about the Holocaust.
- Holocaust Education Week - Lesson Plan Guide
- One Drop of Kindness Lesson Plan_Grades K-2
- The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco Lesson Plan_Grades 4-5
- The Butterfly Poem Lesson Plan_Grades 4-5
- The Number on Great Grand Pa's Arm Lesson Plan_Grades 4-5
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Lesson Plan_Grades 3-6
- Holocaust Poetry Lesson Plan_Grades 5-8
- The Number On Great Grand Pa's Arm Lesson PlanGrades 6-8
EDUCATIONAL
VIDEOS
Video links from respected resources including: The Museum of Jewish Heritage, The US Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, The Daffodil Project, and OpenDor Media.
Grades 3-12
- Children of the Holocaust (25 min)
- The Number on My Great Grandpa's Arm (18 min) (For Access contact Bette Zaret with your teacher email and school name)
- From Generation to Generation with Holocaust Survivor Rifka Glatz (10 min)
Middle School thru High School
- The Upstander (5 min)
- The Bystander (5 min)
- The Perpetrator (5 min)
- The Victim (5 min)
- Why we remember the Holocaust (9 min)
Your students can learn from Holocaust survivors and their relatives as they share first hand or handed down stories of survivor experiences. Click the tab above to learn more about the Holocaust Speakers Bureau or to book a Holocaust speaker for your class.
THE DAFFODIL
PROJECT
A Living memorial to the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust, (Grades 4-12).
- Introduction
- Plan and Instructional Guide
- Teacher Resources
- Videos
- Children of the Holocaust (25-minute video)
- The Daffodil Project: We have a dream (2-minute video)
KINDNESS
Kindness is something that all of humankind should express. World Kindness Day is celebrated annually in November. The goal is to make the world a better place by celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness. The interactive K-12 student resources below will provide students insight and encouragement.
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
Here are some resources that you can access for your professional learning. These include a Holocaust Education Week Teachers Guide, bibliography, a filmography (recommended for adults only) and a timeline of the Holocaust as provided by Yad Vashem
Resource Links
Click on the links below for additional and useful information.
Holocaust Education Week Teachers' Guide