Students become acquainted with a part of the rich heritage of the Jewish people. Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan. A lesson based on this book. Starvation in the Ghettos. Students recognize the suffering and loss of life experienced in Holocaust ghettos due to food rationing, identify the basic food groups, USDA requirements and compare those to rations of ghetto and camp inmates.
Students listen to stories from survivors of the Holocaust.
Twenty and Ten. The Upstairs Room. A core book guide for The Upstairs Room. Holocaust and Genocide Curriculum from the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education. Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad, Angel Child, Dragon Child, Different and Alike, Ethnic Pride, Miracle at Moreaux, Molly's Pilgrim, Number on my Grandfather's Arm, Soup, The Keeping Quilt, The Most Beautiful Place in the World, The Patchwork Quilt, The Point, The Red Balloon, and Young and Old Alike.