Students become acquainted with the threat to all citizens, especially to Jewish citizens, resulting from the imposition of Nazi authority and appreciate the courage exhibited by ordinary people acting out of conscience. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. A lesson based on this book. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This review by Carol Otis Hurst first appeared in Teaching K-8 Magazine.
Students interview members of an older generation and present their findings.
Activity includes questions that would be appropriate to use with a Holocaust survivor. Population Density in the Ghettos. Students make calculations of population density and recognize the stressful conditions experienced by European ghetto dwellers due to high population density and scarcity of resources. Students become acquainted with a part of the rich heritage of the Jewish people. Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan.