The Museum also has created lesson plans for grades 3-5 and grades 6-8 centered around the child-friendly HBO short documentary The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm (the documentary is available online to everyone, not just HBO subscribers). The film and these free PDF lesson plans help teachers and parents introduce the Holocaust in an age-appropriate manner.
Coming of Age During the Holocaust explores Holocaust history through powerful stories of young people who survived. It’s an interactive curriculum based around twelve stories of young people who survived the Holocaust and one woman who grew up in the Mandate of Palestine during the same period. The stories are for middle-school students and their educators but can also be used by families who are homeschooling their children.
A timeline of Holocaust history and a curriculum glossary of people, places, and terms related to the Holocaust are also found on holocaustcurriculum.nyc.
All educational tools on our Museum of Jewish Heritage Holocaust Curriculum website are free of charge, but you will need to register to download the lesson plans and related media.