CUXX-21

CU PKK K-1:23 Remembering the Holocaust Goals: Students will review the importance of remembering not to forget the people who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Materials - **//__Elisabeth__//** by Clarie A Nivola 1. ** Gain attention of the learner ** Ask the students to generate a list of storybook heroes and list of people who they know that have done brave things. 2. ** Review relevant past learning ** As we have studied things about our culture, we have investigated folklore, foods, festivals, but the famous people we have studied are from legends handed down from generation to generation. However, there are some very brave people that we have to study every year. 3. ** Present new material ** Years ago in Europe, where many Jewish people lived, (in the students' grandparents' or great-grandparents' time) people were often intolerant of those who were different to themselves, especially of Jewish people, and their intolerance caused them to hurt and kill many, many Jews. These people were called the Nazis. They didn’t just want to destroy Jews; they killed many people from other cultures and other lifestyles. They wanted to destroy anyone that was different from them. The Americans and many of their friends around the world learned what was happening and fought to stop it. 4. ** Provide guided practice ** There are many lessons we learned from the Holocaust. One is to make sure that no group ever stops another from living they way they want to al long as the people aren’t harming anyone else. Another we learned is to never forget these people. Read the story **//__Elisabeth__//** by Clarie A Nivola. This story is based on the real life adventure that happened to the author’s mother. The author’s family was lucky. The realized what was happening and left. The places they went for help, were also having problems and they had to escape too. Unfortunately, many people were that lucky. 5. ** Provide independent practice ** It is our responsibility to make sure that the people from the Holocaust are never forgotten. One way to remember them is to teach others to be tolerant of other people’s differences. Ask students to think about ways to teach other’s to be accepting of others. Have children role play their suggestions by creating a scenario for them to test their solutions. 6. ** Close the lesson ** Every year people around the world set a day aside of remembrance, Yom HaShoah, to honor those killed during the Holocaust. It is our responsibility to remember these people because some people’s whole families were erased. What type of ceremony do your students think is suitable to remember these people? Conduct this ceremony with the class. Have students draw a picture to mark