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Lesson Plans & Themes

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• Elementary School Lesson Plans & Themes
  • Elementary School Lesson Plans & Themes
  • Unit I: Human Behavior
    • Chrysanthemum: Name the Stereotype
    • The Beauty of Colors
    • Heroes in Our Everyday Lives
    • A Brave Hero
  • Unit II: Terrorism: From the Playground to the World Stage
    • Power of Hurtful Words and Responding to Them
    • Making Choices: Bystander, Perpetrator, Victim, Rescuer
    • Making Choices: Bystander, Perpetrator, Victim, Upstander
  • Unit III: Historical Context of Terrorism
    • Walls
  • Unit IV: 9/11: Contemporary Case Study in Terrorism
  • A Fireboat and Its Heroic Adventures
  • A Poem About St. Paul's Chapel, "The Little Chapel That Stood"
  • Unit V: Challenges and Consequences in a Post 9/11 World
    • September Roses
    • September 12th
    • There's A Big Beautiful World Out There
  • Unit VI: Remembrance and the Creation of Memory
    • Student Responses to Artifacts in St. Paul's Chapel
    • The Survivor Tree
  • Unit VII: Building Better Futures
    • Narrative, Recovery and Responsibility
    • Serving Our Town, Country, and World: National Day of Service
    • Peace Poems E-54 Universal Declaration of Human Rights: How Can We Put It Into Action?
• Middle School Lesson Plans & Themes
  • Middle School Lesson Plans & Themes
  • Unit I: Human Behavior
    • An American Monument
    • Another View of an American Monument
    • Natural vs. Human-made
    • The Pyramid of Hate
  • Unit II: Terrorism: From the Playground to the World Stage:
    Violence, Aggression, and Terrorism
    • What is Terrorism
  • Unit III: Historical Context of Terrorism
    • Terrorism: Government Sponsored?
    • Surprising Klansmen
  • Unit IV: 9/11 A Contemporary Case Study in Terrorism
    • A Moment in Time
    • A Moment in Time
    • Looking Back
  • Unit V: Challenges and Consequences in a Post 9/11 World
    • Civil Rights in the Age of Terrorism
    • The 9/11 Commission: Our Country Gets a Report Card
  • Unit VI: Remembrance and the Creation of Memory
    • A Random Act of Kindness
    • Remembrance and Memory Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
    • The Boss and the New Jersey Connection
    • Using Music to Remember and Memorialize
  • Unit VII: Building Better Futures: Narrative, Recovery and Responsibility
    • Why Does Tragedy Bring Us Together?
    • The Upstander
    • You Can Do It, Yes You Can!
• High School Lesson Plans & Themes
  • High School Lesson Plans & Themes
  • Unit I: Human Behavior
    • The Individual: Identifyng with Groups
    • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    • The Allure of Terrorism
  • Unit II: From Playground To the World Stage
    • Who Is a Terrorist?
    • Defining Terrorism
  • Unit III: Historical Context of Terrorism
    • An Act of Terror: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie
    • The Olympics: Terror at Munich and Atlanta
    • Sarin Nerve Agent Attacks: The Danger of Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction
    • Hate Groups Across the United States
  • Unit IV: 9/11 – A Contemporary Case Study in Terrorism
    • The Road to 9/11 DVD
    • Interviews and Personal Stories
    • Challenges in Enhancing Media Literacy Regarding Global Terrorism
    • Pictures of 9/11
  • Unit V: Consequences and Challenges
    • Reactions to and from the Muslim and Arab Communities after 9/11
    • Debate: Security vs. Civil Liberties After 9/11
    • The 9/11 Commission Report
    • War on Terror – Afghanistan: The Fall of the Taliban and After
  • Unit VI: Remembrance and the Creation of Memory
    • Living Memorials
    • Music as an Instrument of Memory
  • Unit VII: Building Better Futures
    • Narrative, Recovery and Responsibility
    • Cycle of Liberation: A Model to Work Out Our World Problems??
    • Crossing Boundaries: Truth and Reconciliation in a Difficult TimeThe Next Step: Volunteering and Giving Service

The core mission of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education is to promote Holocaust education in the State of New Jersey. On a continual basis, the Commission shall survey the status of Holocaust/Genocide Education; design, encourage and promote the implementation of Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; provide programs in New Jersey; and coordinate designated events that will provide appropriate memorialization of the Holocaust on a regular basis throughout the state. The Commission will provide assistance and advice to the public and private schools and will meet with county and local school officials, and other interested public and private organizations, to assist with the study of the Holocaust and genocide.

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Phil Kirschner, Esq.
Chairman

Lawrence M. Glaser
Executive Director
(609) 376-3968 phone
lawrence.glaser@doe.nj.gov

State of New Jersey
Commission on Holocaust Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-8599 fax
holocaus@doe.nj.gov

The New Jersey Holocaust Commission is an autonomous body operating under its own policies and positions. It acts as a resource to the Department of Education to assist schools with various aspects of meeting the requirements of the mandate to provide Holocaust and genocide education. The commission provides curriculum outlines and suggested activities; identifies and publicizes demonstration sites for other districts to contact; and recommends informational resources and materials for teachers and students to use in the state.

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