Glossary of Terms for Upper Elementary Students

Teach about the Holocaust to young learners with guidelines that emphasize human rights, build empathy, and support student reflection.

Introduce elementary students to Holocaust history in an age-appropriate, accurate, and sensitive way, using a list of books vetted by experts.

Discover professional development opportunities, Holocaust-survivor testimony-based teaching tools, and tutorials to support integrating testimony into your classroom.

Learn how to effectively teach with visual Holocaust survivor testimony in your classroom to engage students in critical thinking about themes of humanity and justice from an individual perspective.

Introduce the Holocaust to young children in an age-appropriate manner; learn about the importance of empathy and understanding.

Bring history to life with this six-minute virtual reality film featuring Holocaust survivor Roman Kent, his dog, Lala, and the timeless lesson that love is stronger than hate.

Follow Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s survival of the Holocaust as a young girl in this short, animated film that explores universal themes of fear, loss, and loneliness, as well as resilience, bravery, and hope.

Introduce young children to the Holocaust and the importance of empathy and understanding through the true story of a rescued and restored Torah from Brno, Czechoslovakia, in the animated film, The Tattooed Torah.

Bring the power of music and story to reach students in grades K to 5 and contribute to their development as empathetic, knowledgeable, and resilient individuals.