World War II

This 45-60 minute lesson plan webquest is designed to help students answer the following general questions about the impact of World War Two: • What were the economic and human costs of World War II? • How did the end of World War II effect...

One Day in Auschwitz Documentary Guide - Google Drive - Print & Digital This documentary follows the story of Kitty Hart-Moxon, a Holocaust survivor, as she revisits Auschwitz with two high school girls. This is an excellent supplement for your unit...

In this complete WWII lesson, using the READ + TALK+ WRITE strategy, on Japanese Internment.  Students will: 1) complete a warm-up activity- students will be shown 12 power-point slide pictures/clues that give facts about internment...

This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about soldiers returning from home. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering various...

A frequently neglected topic of the Holocaust and World War 2 with massive implications for our modern world: How did Hitler marginalize the Jews prior to the Holocaust? This packet could work in ELA, Social Studies, or Science. You could also work as...

Created by Nathan Gilson of "Understanding Who We Were" - Visit My Store A project rubric for several newspaper projects. This project teaches students to view historical events from more than one side. It teaches bias, historical perspective,...

Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this is show your students a video. The only problem is there is just so...

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Created by Erika Moreland - Visit My Store Ready to take a step back in history to meet notable people who have had positive influences throughout history? Or, meet some of the famous people of today who are creating history in positive manners? If so,...

US History Baby Boom This 45 minute webquest aims to help students accomplish or answer the following: • What was the baby boom? • Describe the characteristics and changes in social life during the boom. • What is life like now for...

This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background knowledge...

In this WWII activity your students will create/finish a set of "memes" on the topic of WWII Dictators. This activity is a perfect compliment to a lecture, lesson or textbook reading on this topic. You can use this activity as an EXIT CARD,...