ACTIVITIES
Use these enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.
WORKSHEETS
Have your students read about the Navajo Code Talkers, and explore the related activity to learn more about this…
MAPS
Use these maps to illustrate the German takeover of Europe from 1933-44.
Students read an overview of the Holocaust, and explore the related activities to enhance their understanding.
Connect history and literature with the Boys of Wartime novels by Laurie Calkhoven. Students will experience the Siege…
Famous people, places, and events of World War II are explored.
Study World War II through the true story of young war heroes—led by a fifteen-year-old boy—who helped spark a…
LESSON PLANS
Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write a letter to Jesse Owens…
BOOK GUIDES
Our Teacher Discussion Guide for Librarian of Auschwitz, a novel about a young girl in Auschwitz during the Holocaust,…
This activity reinforces map skills while integrating the importance of geography in a historical understanding of the…
Our teaching guide for Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII contains various activities and…
Introduce pupils to French general and president Charles de Gaulle and discuss other French leaders with this printable…
Learn what key events led to World War II.
Study World War II and the Manhattan Project through literature. The classroom lesson plans and post-reading activities…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students will read a letter from a boy to his father fighting in World War II. Then, they will answer reading…
These comprehension questions accompany "The Story of Veterans Day" lesson plan. Ask your students why we celebrate…
Enrich your history lessons with this writing activity. Students will write an essay about the Japanese Air Force's…
In this worksheet, children will read, research, and write about the German siege of Leningrad during World War II.
Teach pupils about the many significant achievements in the life of Winston Churchill with this printable research and…
Improve pupils' creative writing skills and teach them about Malta's plight during World War II with this printable…
ASSESSMENT
Have pupils research 1940's Blitz of London before they answer this printable quiz about the catastrophic event.
The British government introduced a food-rationing programme during World War II. Teach pupils about the foods that were…
REFERENCE
Learn about the evacuation orders during World War II that resulted in the internment of Americans and Canadians of…
Winston Churchill was the prime minister of Britain during World War II. Read this biography to learn more about this…
