Holocaust Education Resources: Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities

This curriculum was developed by the Anti-Defamation League, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, and Yad Vashem. It includes lesson plans, survivor testimony, primary sources, articles, and many other resources to help teach the Holocaust. For grades 6 - 12 .

The Holocaust Education Collection provides print and media resources for teachers K-12. The collection includes teaching resources, background information, and books for Kindergarten through high school.

Developed by the USC Shoah Foundation this curriculum for grades 5 to 12 uses survivor testimony from the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, the Nanjing Massacre, the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide and the Guatemalan Genocide. The learning activities are interactive, multimedia and interdisciplinary.

Part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center the Museum of Tolerance explores 20th century history and makes connections with current events. The Education section includes lesson plans for grades 3-12, and other resources to teach about issues related to the Holocaust.

The core mission of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education is to promote Holocaust education in the State of New Jersey. This website includes links to PDF's of New Jersey's K-12 Curriculum Guides, as well as lists of additional resources.

The museum in Washington, D.C. provides extensive resources for Holocaust study including online exhibits, photos, survivor stories, maps, etc. The Education section includes lesson plans, teaching activities and guidelines for grades 6 and up.

A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center the Teaching Tolerance website provides resources and support for reducing prejudice and encouraging respect for differences in schools. Resources include free film kits, an online magazine, a blog of news items, sample lesson plans and teaching activities.

Produced by Echoes and Reflections the Timeline includes significant dates and events from 1933 to 1945. Using primary sources the Timeline is searchable, and provides lesson plans, classroom activities and an audio glossary.

Developed by the British Library, this website includes audio survivor testimonies, information cards, background information, learning activities and teaching suggestions for grades 9-12.