Explore the Past, Shape the Future
Explore
the Past,
Shape the
Future
the Past,
Shape the
Future
Student learning activities about the Holocaust
Student
learning
activities about
the Holocaust
learning
activities about
the Holocaust
Engage students with our 10 online, self-directed activities to increase their knowledge about core topics of Holocaust history, antisemitism, and related issues.
These dynamic activities combine the power of Holocaust survivor and witness testimony with inquiry-based learning pathways to encourage critical thinking, reflection, and understanding of this vital history and its ongoing meaning.
Most activities can be readily completed within one class period, as stand-alone learning or as a part of comprehensive instruction with our Echoes & Reflections Units. They can also be assigned outside of the school setting as homework or learning extensions.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING ON HOLOCAUST HISTORY AND HOW IT IMPACTS TODAY’S WORLD.
FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING ON HOLOCAUST HISTORY AND HOW IT IMPACTS TODAY’S WORLD.
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Students explore and analyze definitions of the Holocaust and create their own working definition to share with classmates. | |
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Through an immersive IWalk focusing on Holocaust survivor Itka Zygmuntowicz, students learn about pre-war Jewish life and Itka’s personal experiences with antisemitism as a child in 1930s Poland. | |
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Students develop an understanding antisemitism as a historical concept, and - using a variety of interactive tools - explore why and how the Nazi Party used antisemitism to galvanize German citizens. | |
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Students explore manifestations of antisemitism in today’s society, and how to communicate about its presence and the harm it causes in society. | |
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Students will explore the fragility of democracy in Weimar Germany (1918-1933) and discover how these vulnerabilities led to the rise of antisemitism and Nazism. | |
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Students will examine the escalation of hate during the Holocaust and consider how this process can be disrupted by the choices, actions, and decisions of individuals and groups. | |
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During this Virtual IWalk, students follow the footsteps of Ellis Lewin, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, to examine his experiences in the Łódź ghetto as a young boy. | |
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Students will be introduced to the concept of resistance and learn how it was exhibited in different forms during the Holocaust — such as spiritual, cultural and armed. | |
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Students will explore what knowledge American citizens had about the Holocaust, including the information shared with both the government and the general public. | |
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The above activities are accessed through USC Shoah Foundation’s IWitness platform, allowing educators to assign activities to students, track progress, and assess learning via provided rubrics. Students are able to interact and share their learning with teacher and classmates.
Simple, free IWitness registration can be done here.
Learn more about creating an IWitness group for your students here.
Simple, free IWitness registration can be done here.
Learn more about creating an IWitness group for your students here.
This project was made possible with the support of