World War II: Everything You Need

Collections World War II and Holocaust Resources Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Support units on World War II and the Holocaust with online activities, book lists, and thematic units that explore the great war from a variety of... Read more >	Activities and Games, Authors and Illustrators, Lesson Plans, Unit Plans Literature and History of the Holocaust Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Features unit of study on the Holocaust, that focuses on both the good and bad in human nature. Read more >
Holocaust Remembrance Day Grades: Books that help kids understand the Jewish Holocaust, selected by author Jennifer Roy. Includes related drama, crafts, research, and writing... Read more >	Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities Build Your Own Timeline \| World War II Remembered Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Now that you have read about the American home front, met Anne Frank, and learned about Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima, you can make your own timeline... Read more >
Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Introduction to a Study of the Holocaust Grades: 3–5 Students create questions they want answered while they read quotes and listen to passages from books about the Holocaust. Read more >	Online Learning Activities World War II Military Operations: A Research Starters Activity Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Scholastic offers students writing about the historic operations of World War II all the resources, tips, and ideas they need. Read more >
Blitzkrieg Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Discusses Germany's Blitzkrieg, a method of fast-moving, air-and-land warfare, that they first used extensively during World War II. Read more >	Erwin Rommel Grades: 6–8, 9–12 A short biography of Erwin Rommel, a German field marshal in World War II. Read more >
Manhattan Project Grades: 6–8, 9–12 The Manhattan Project was the code name for the U.S. effort during World War II to produce the atomic bomb. It was named for the Manhattan... Read more >	Patton, George S. Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Read about General George S. Patton's pivotal role in the invasion of North Africa and the capture of Sicily during World War II. Read more >
Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Book Resources, Unit Plans Holocaust: What Do You Know? Grades: 6–8 Students gain insight about the Holocaust with the use of a KWL chart and literature circles. Read more >	V-1 Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Research the German V-1 unmanned flying bomb, or buzz bomb, used in World War II Read more >
Teaching Guides Dear America Teacher's Guide Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Make history come alive for your students with these resources for teaching the Dear America series, covering the Colonial Period, the... Read more >	Normandy Invasion Grades: 6–8, 9–12 The Allied invasion of France's Normandy region during World War II began on June 6, 1944 and landed about 1 million troops by July 1. Read more >
Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans What's the Meaning? Grades: 6–8 Get a free vocabulary lesson plan for Shadows of the Sea, by Joan Hiatt Harlow. Read more >	World War II Experiences Grades: Read an excerpt from a message board exchange about World War II that was held during Scholastic Network's 1995 special event, Remembering World... Read more >
Remembering the Holocaust Grades: 6–8 Lesson plans, activities, and other resources to help you teach about and reflect upon the Holocaust Read more >	A Chronology of the Holocaust: Late April Through July 1945 Grades: Timeline of events related to the Holocaust. Read more >
Lesson Plans, Extension Activities How Many is Six Million? Grades: 6–8 Asks students to apply various math skills to better understand large numbers, especially large numbers that are historically significant, but... Read more >	Book Resources, Lesson Plans Ten Thousand Children Lesson Plan Grades: 6–8 This poignant books tells the true stories of children who escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, a rescue mission led by concerned British... Read more >