Introduction to the Holocaust (One-Day Lesson)

This one-day lesson provides an introduction to the Holocaust by defining the term and highlighting the story of one Holocaust survivor, Gerda Weissmann.

Grade level: Adaptable for grades 7–12 Subject: Multidisciplinary Time required: Approximately 60 minutes Languages: English, Spanish

Lesson Plan and Teaching Materials

• Lesson Plan (PDF)

Pre-modified Lesson to Accommodate Multiple Student Needs

• Modified Lesson Plan (PDF)

Lesson for Students with Low-Incidence and Intellectual Disabilities

• Lesson Plan (PDF)

For Learning Management Systems

This online lesson plan is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.

• Online lesson link (for web browsers)

• SCORM 1.2 (ZIP)

• SCORM 2004 (ZIP)

• xAPI (Tin Can) (ZIP)

This lesson is also available in Spanish.