Education Plan for Fourth Grade Class - Assignment Example

? July 7, Education Plan for Fourth Grade Fourth graders are often curious and ready to learn about new things. For this educational plan, three fourth grade classes at Winton Elementary School (a fictitious name) has been chosen. Winton Elementary is located in a small college town. The community is comprised of blue collar, educated professionals, and a local farming community. The school has a diversity of children and the fourth graders are somewhat mixed I reading levels. The majority of children are reading at the fourth grade reading level. About five percent are reading below grade level and approximately 10 percent are reading above their grade level; there are a few children with diagnosed learning disabilities who have been mainstreamed. There are three fourth grade classes that will join together for the unit on history and we have chosen to study World War II with special emphasis on the Holocaust. The curriculum will work to make the events of the Holocaust relevant to the children. 1. Type of Curriculum Harriet Sepinwall states that John Goodlad created five types of curricula that are suitable for teaching fourth graders about the Holocaust. The five curricula are: ideal, formal, perceived, operational and experimental. The operational design is what has been chosen for this educational plan. The operational classroom speaks to the function of the classroom and what is actually being done. The curriculum is “defined and assessed by lesson plans, observational reports, and videotapes of instructional situations” (Sepinwall 4). By using this type of curriculum it will allow students to be immersed in the Holocaust in order to make it more relevant to them. Activities will include reading, drawing, group work and group reading. 2. Goals for the Curriculum We were able to purchase 51 books about World War II and/or the Holocaust. The objective of our program is to use the story of the Holocaust to teach about tolerance, respect for differences, and to help children understand prejudice. Some of our goals include: 1. Students will read books that include the feelings and emotions of children and adults who experienced the Holocaust. 2. To talk about the Holocaust and WWII as they pertain to prejudice and people who were different. 3. To help children identify situations today that are similar to what the Jews experienced during that time. 4. To discuss how children in school are treated and mistreated and talk about what could be done about those children who are mistreated. 3. Activities Because we will have four classes coming together to learn about this time in history, we have planned both online and offline activities. As an example, we will start by talking to students about the Holocaust and what it was and how it fit into World War II. Children will read several stories during the course of two weeks from our new library of books and they will present short reports about what they read. We will discuss the information presented in terms of what happens today in similar situations. We will create literature circles so that children can talk about these experiences and they will learn about the Jewish experience and gain more knowledge about WWII and how it is relevant to the Holocaust. We will have the children look at a world map and find where these activities took place. Children will also talk about Hitler and how he came to power and how he lost. Another topic that will come up will be freedom. We will talk about freedom and how we experience freedom today and what would happen if those freedoms were taken away. Although we would like to take the children to the Holocaust Museum, we are not sure whether this will be a possibility with the school’s budget. An alternative plan is to take them to the museum website because there is a lot of information to read and discuss. We can also take the children on a virtual tour of the Anne Frank house with important information about what happened there (one of the books we bought was about Anne Frank) and what happened to the people who were hidden. This will be a more hands on way of showing students what happened. 4. Evaluation We will evaluate what the children have learned by having them write essays about the experience, by having them talk about the books and what they have learned in their literature groups and by short tests on the units. After each activity, we will ask children what they learned and what they found most interesting about each lesson. We will also give them the opportunity to journal about the experience by tying their journaling in with Anne Frank’s diary. 5. The Books All of the books were written at a fourth grade reading level or above. The following books are those that were chosen and the reasons why we chose these particular books: 5.1 Books About WWII All of the books about WWII were chosen because they had a well rounded look at the war and how it impacted the United States and the World. We wanted to make sure that we had specific books about boys, girls, men and women so that students could understand that everyone was affected. The books in this category were also chosen because we liked the synopsis of the book given by the publisher or the School Library Journal. We have noted a short reason why we bought each of the books under the book title. Boyd, Bentley. World War 2 Tales (Chester Comix) VA: Chester Comix, 2005. $7 This is an actual comic book with great illustrations and would be a good read for any of the students. We felt it would be good for some of the readers who are slower readers. Buckey, Sara Masters. The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery WI: American Girl Publishing, Inc., 2007. $11.00 This is one of several Molly books that this authors wrote about experiences of children during WWII that take them into great mysteries. Bumford, Sheila. Bel Ria: Dog of war NY: NYR Children's Collection,2006. $14 Another story about a dog in WWII. Colman, Penny. Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II. NY: Crown Publishers, 2002. $9.00 Another book about women in the war and one that we could compare with correspondents today. Colman, Penny. Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II NY: Crown Publishers,1998. $9.00 Rosie the Riveter was a very important figure during WWII. Graham, Ian., Salariya, David, and Antram, David. You Wouldn't Want to Be a World War II Pilot!: Air Battles You Might Not Survive. London UK: Franklin Watts $17 The students will be able to read about another component of the war that they do not hear much about. Hinman, Bonnie. Jennie's War: The Home Front in World War II (1944) (Sisters in Time #23) OH: Barbour Publishing, 2005. $5 Again, a book about women during this time period. Kuhn, Betsy. Angels of Mercy: The Army Nurses of World War II NY: Atheneum Books, 1999. $11 This book was important to show what women did during this time. Levstik, Linda S. and Barton, Keith C. Doing History: Investigating With Children in Elementary and Middle Schools. NY: Routledge, 2011. $39. We also liked the fact that this book was available on Kindle. The book is described as a method that teaches an interactive and participatory teaching method for social studies. We thought this would help us in teaching this topic. McGowan, Tom. World War II. NY: Franklin Watts, 1993,. $129 This was described as having great pictures “without being gory” of WWII and it starts with Hitler’s rise to power. We felt that children should know about how the Holocaust started. Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us. NY: Live Oak Media, 2004. $14.00 This gives an understanding to students that there were more than only Americans in WWII. This is about Japanese-Americans who had to live in internment camps. We can compare these situations to what Jews went through. Myers, Walter Dean. The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France, 1944 (My Name is America: A Dear America Book) NY: Scholastic, 1999. $9.00 A second journal by a man, that could be compared to Anne Frank’s journal. Nicholson, Dorinda Makanaonalani Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories, FL: National Geographic Children's Books, 2005. $13 Children like to read stories about other children and since we have some about the holocaust, we though this one would also be good. Panchyk, Richard. World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series) IL: Chicago Review Press, 2002. $11 This book was chosen because it had activities that children can do and it provides a historical look from 1933-1945. Reynoldson, Fiona Key Battles of World War II (20th Century Perspectives) IL: Heinemann- Raintree, 2001. $9.00 This book gave information about specific battles and we could talk about them and the war today Raven, Margot Theis. Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2002. $13.00 The true account of an American pilot and a German girl who drop candy filled parachutes to the children of West Berlin during World War II Shapiro, Stephen, Foreester, Tina and Craig, David. Ultra Hush-hush: Espionage and Special Missions (Outwitting the Enemy: Stories from World War II) NY: Firefly Books, 2003. $30.10 We thought the children would enjoy reading about secret missions. West, N.M., Zack, E., Freed, J. and Linke, M. Chips a Hometown Hero: Based on the True-Life Adventures of the World War II K-9 Hero, NY: Off Leads Books, 2008. $9 We thought fourth graders would like to see that a dog also had a place in the war. 5.2 Books About the Holocaust Since we are concentrating on the Holocaust the bulk of the books we bought talk about this area of history. We chose these books for reading levels from second to fourth grade so that all our readers could read them. We concentrated on what we knew of the Holocaust as well as the activities we proposed. In this way, we hoped that the children would have a well rounded idea of this time period. This section again lists the book and then a short idea of why we chose the particular books after the title (This is a partial list of the Holocaust books; the rest are listed in the book list at the end of the paper). Ackerman, Karen. The Night Crossing. New York: Random House, 1995. $12.00 This book is about a family that escapes the pograms of Russia to go to Austria, and then from the Nazi occupation. A good story about children who survived. Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Anne Frank, New York: Holiday House, 1994. $14.00 This is a picture book for 2-4th grade. We felt this would be a good lead in to the virtual tour of the Anne Frank house online. ---. Number on My Grandfather's Arm. NY: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1987. $9.00 A great book to explain the numbers on the arms of the survivors. ---. One yellow daffodil : a Hanukkah story AK: Gulliver Books, 1999. 7.00 This is the story of two children who help a survivor of the Holocaust begin his traditions again. A good book for children to understand more about Jewish customs. ---. Adler, David A., and Ritz, Karen. Hiding from the Nazis. New York: Holiday House, 1997. $13.29 The true story experiences of Lore Baer a four year old child who had to hide with her family. This gives the children an understanding that even small children were a part of this history. Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. $20 A pictorial history of the Holocaust. Boas, Jacob. We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust. NY: Square Fish, 1995. $9.00 More stories about young people told through their diaries. Bogachi, Tomek. The Champion of Children : The Story of Janusz Korczak. NY: Frances Foster Books, 2009 Korczak was a writer and doctor who dedicated his life to saving children in an orphanage that he created before the war. Bryant, Jennifer, and Beth Peck. Music for the End of Time. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman Books for Young Readers, 2005. $17.00 The story of French composer Olivier Messiaen was and how he played music in the concentration camp. This gives the children a sense of what it took to survive for some people. Bunting, Eve. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust. Philadelphia, PA; Jewish Publication Society, 1996. $12 The allegory uses animals to show what happened to the people during this time. It is a good book to begin talking about the Holocaust. Cohen, Barbara. Molly's Pilgrim. New York; William Morrow & Co., 1998. $13 This book is about a Russian Jewish immigrant who is teased by her peers for being different. Innocenti, Roberto. Rose Blanche. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1996. $14 This is the story of a little girl who discovers a concentration camp in the woods near her home and takes food to the prisoners. Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing,1989. This is a fiction book that tells the story of the evacuation of the Jews from Denmark when the Nazis took over. Meltzer, .Milton Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust NY: Harper Collins, 1988 $10 A good story about how many people were rescued from the concentration camps. Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey. The Lily Cupboard. New York: Harper Trophy, 1995. $8 This book can be read by lower reading levels as well as by other children. The book is said to have very beautiful illustrations and is about another child from Denmark. Denmark is not always talked about in the Holocaust. Works Cited Sepinwall, Harriet L. “Holocaust in K-4 Curriculum Incorporating Holocaust Education in K-4 Curriculum and Teaching in the United States”. University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2011. http://www.chgs.umn.edu/educational/k4curriculum.html Booklist The total of all books was $1004. Ackerman, Karen. The Night Crossing. New York: Random House, 1995. Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Anne Frank, New York: Holiday House, 1994. ---. Number on My Grandfather's Arm. NY: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1987. ---. One yellow daffodil : a Hanukkah story AK: Gulliver Books, 1999. ---. Adler, David A., and Ritz, Karen. Hiding from the Nazis. New York: Holiday House, 1997. Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. Baumel, Judith Tydor. The Holocaust Encyclopedia. CT: Yale University Press, 2001. Berger, Alan L. and Cargas, Sarita (eds.). Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature CA: Greenwood. 2002. Boas, Jacob. We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust. NY: Square Fish, 1995. Bogachi, Tomek. The Champion of Children : The Story of Janusz Korczak. NY: Frances Foster Books, 2009 Bryant, Jennifer, and Beth Peck. Music for the End of Time. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman Books for Young Readers, 2005. Boyd, Bentley. World War 2 Tales. VA: Chester Comix, 2005. Buckey, Sara Masters. The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery WI: American Girl Publishing, Inc., 2007. Bumford, Sheila. Bel Ria: Dog of war NY: NYR Children's Collection, 2006. Bunting, Eve. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust. Philadelphia, PA; Jewish Publication Society, 1996. Cohen, Barbara. Molly's Pilgrim. New York; William Morrow & Co., 1998. Colman, Penny. Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II NY: Crown Publishers,1998. Colman, Penny. Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II. NY: Crown Publishers, 2002. French, Jackie. Hitler's Daughter. NY: Harper Collins, 2003. Graham, Ian., Salariya, David, and Antram, David. You Wouldn't Want to Be a World War II Pilot!: Air Battles You Might Not Survive London UK: Franklin Watts Hesse, Karen, and Watson, Wendy. The Cats in Krasinski Square. New York: Scholastic Press, 2004 Hinman, Bonnie. Jennie's War: The Home Front in World War II (1944) (Sisters in Time #23) OH: Barbour Publishing, 2005. Hoestlandt, Jo, Mark Polizzotti, and Johanna Kang. Star of Fear, Star of Hope. New York: Walker, 1995. Innocenti, Roberto. Rose Blanche. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1996. Kuhn, Betsy. Angels of Mercy: The Army Nurses of World War II NY: Atheneum Books, 1999. Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story. Morton Grove, Ill: Albert Whitman, 2003. Levstik, Linda S. and Barton, Keith C. Doing History: Investigating With Children in Elementary and Middle Schools. NY: Routledge, 2011. Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing,1989. McCann, Michelle Roehm, and Marshall, Ann E. Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen. Berkeley,Calif: Tricycle Press, 2003. Meltzer, Milton. Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust NY: Harper Collins, 1988. Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us. NY: Live Oak Media, 2004. Morpurgo, Michael, and Foreman, Michael. The Mozart Question. London: Walker Books, 2007. Myers, Walter Dean. The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France, 1944 (My Name is America: A Dear America Book) NY: Scholastic, 1999. Nicholson, Dorinda Makanaonalani Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories, FL: National Geographic Children's Books, 2005. Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey. The Lily Cupboard. New York: Harper Trophy, 1995. Panchyk, Richard. World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series) 2002 IL: Chicago Review Press, 2002. Pomeranc, Marion Hess. The Hand Me Down Horse. New York: Albert Whitman & Co. , 1996. Raven, Margot Theis. Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2002 Reynoldson, Fiona Key Battles of World War II (20th Century Perspectives) IL: Heinemann- Raintree, 2001. Rosenberg, Maxine B. Hiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from the Shapiro, Stephen, Foreester, Tina and Craig, David. Ultra Hush-hush: Espionage and Special Missions (Outwitting the Enemy: Stories from World War II) NY: Firefly Books, 2003. Stanley, Jerry. I am An American: A True Story of Japanese Internment. New York: Crown Publishers, 1994 Stephens, Elaine C. and Brown, Jean E. Learning About... the Holocaust: Literature and Other Resources for Young CT: Library Professional Publishers, 1995. van De Rol, Ruud and Rian Verhoeven. Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary: A Photographic Remembrance. New York: Viking Press, 1993. West, N.M., Zack, E., Freed, J. and Linke, M. Chips a Hometown Hero: Based on the True-Life Adventures of the World War II K-9 Hero, NY: Off Leads Books, 2008. $1004 A Teacher's Guide to Discussing the Holocaust K-4 Curriculum Holocaust_teachers_kit.pdf A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust Elementary School http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/biblio/elembib.htm University of Minnosota http://www.chgs.umn.edu/educational/k4curriculum.html WWII and Holocaust Student Bibliography www.nationalww2museum.org/education/.../wwii-holocaust-bibliography.pdf Assignment criteria: For this assignment, as you provably know, the format for an educational plan is similar to writing a paper, but you want to include the particular grade for which you are developing this curriculum. Indicating the location of the school and the socioeconomic status of the students is important because while there might be some books that I would use with children in all circumstances, there might be some that would be different if the school was in an urban or rural environment, in the south or the far west or in New England. You would also specify the area of history you were teaching about such as the Revolutionary war, western expansion, any number of specific topics. What are your objectives for the lessons and how will you know if the curriculum is effective. In other words, how would you evaluate the students. What are the books that you choose and why. Remember to stay within your budget of one thousand dollars. You will be surprised how quickly it goes and be sure to have a balance of books. You will include a list of the books cited. Please let me know if you have any questions, The Holocaust 3rd Grade The Champion of Children The Story of Janusz Korczak Tomek Bogacki NY: Frances Foster Books, September 2009 Grade Range: k and up, Age Range: 5 and up Book Hardcover $18.00 n 1912, a well-known doctor and writer named Janusz Korczak designed an extraordinary orphanage for Jewish children in Warsaw, Poland. Believing that children were capable of governing themselves, he encouraged the orphans to elect a parliament, run a court, and put out their own weekly newspaper. Even when Korczak was forced to move the orphanage into the Warsaw Ghetto after Hitler’s rise to power, and couldn’t afford to buy food and medicine for his charges, he never lost sight of his ideals. Fully committed to giving his children as much love as possible during a terrifying time, Korczak refused to abandon them. In his most beautiful and heartfelt book to date, with evocative acrylic illustrations and spare, poignant prose, Tomek Bogacki tells the story of a courageous man who, during one of the grimmest moments in world history, dedicated his life’s work— and ultimately his life itself—to children. Logan e-library Chidlren’s Reading List History http://library.loganutah.org/books/children/WWII.cfm World War II and the Holocaust 2007 (ages 10-14) Hard cover Amazon 12.00 Number the Stars 1989, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Lois Lowry 10-14 The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen's family out of the country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. One yellow daffodil : a Hanukkah story (ages 10-14) Author 7.00 AK: Gulliver Books, Adler, David A. 1999 During Hanukkah two children help a Holocaust survivor to once again embrace his religious traditions. The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery $11.00 WI: American Girl Publishing, Inc., 2007 Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12) Grade 3-6–In Light in the Cellar, set during World War II, Molly and her friend Emily deliver recycled magazines to the patients at the Oak Knoll Hospital to help the war effort. While there, they suspect theft when bags of sugar, a rationed item, go missing. Missing sugar doesn't seem like much of a premise for a mystery, but it works when set against the background of World War II, where rationing was a big part of the war effort. Braided and bespectacled American Girl Molly is not thrilled that doing her part means delivering magazines at a convalescent home. But Emily, a Brit living with Molly's family, has asked for that assignment because she can visit her recuperating aunt, and Molly has agreed to accompany her. Meanwhile, there is a mysterious shortage of flour and sugar in the town, just when it is needed for cookies the soldiers will be enjoying at the Jefferson train stop. The plot includes plenty of red herrings, but what may engage readers most is the sometimes-testy relationship between the girls coupled with the effect the war has on everyone. Bumford, Sheila. (2006). Bel Ria: Dog of war $14.00 Ages 9-12 NY: NYR Children's Collection Sheila Burnford, the author of The Incredible Journey, offers the spellbinding tale of a small dog caught up in the Second World War, and of the extraordinary life-transforming attachments he forms with the people he encounters in the course of a perilous passage from occupied France to besieged England. Nameless, Burnford’s hero first turns up as a performing dog, a poodle mix earning his keep as part of a gypsy caravan that is desperately fleeing the Nazi advance. Taken on ship by the Royal Navy, he is given the name of Ria and serves as the scruffy mascot to a boatload of sai (...read more) A Picture Book of Anne Frank Ackerman, Karen. The Night Crossing. New York:Random House, 1995. $12.00 (3-4) Grade 3-4-Clara treasures the two antique dolls that came with her grandmother when the family fled from the pogroms in Russia to Austria. Now the family is planning to escape from Nazi-occupied Austria, and Clara intends to take them with her. When Mama sews her treasured silver candlesticks into the petticoat of her oldest daughter, they make noise and Papa is afraid they will clank and alert the border guards. Clara then suggests hiding the candlesticks in the dolls' straw stuffing since this is their second "night crossing," and they are not afraid. This is a suspenseful escape story written for transitional readers. The danger is clear but not belabored. The stress is on the family's closeness and courage. The dolls and candlesticks are tangible representations of continuity and tradition, which comfort and sustain the family. An epilogue reveals the fate of the Jews who did not escape, including Clara's grandmother. Ackerman's writing is clear and direct; despite its simplicity, it is never banal. This is an excellent fictional introduction to the Holocaust that is slightly easier to read, but for the same audience as, Claire Bishop's Twenty and Ten (Peter Smith, 1984). It will also be a good choice for less proficient older readers wanting World War II novels. Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Anne Frank, New York: Holiday House, 1994. $14.00 (2-4) Grade 2-4-- The life of Anne Frank serves as a microcosm of the experiences of millions of Jews who met tragedy, torture, and death during the Holocaust. Adler provides an excellent entry-level introduction to this historical figure, her family, and the climate of the times. He focuses on and explains in concise language the underlying reasons for the family going into hiding, their lifestyle in the annex, the people who shared their hideout, their ultimate capture, and demise (with the exception of Mr. Frank). He conveys the liveliness and spirited personality of the young girl through the text and the watercolor paintings. Dissections are provided to show the living quarters and pencil sketches depict scenes of concentration camp life. Emotions are well expressed in this sensitive and age-appropriate portrait. --Cheryl Cufari, N. A. Walbran Elementary School, Oriskany, NY Adler, David A. Number on My Grandfather's Arm. NY: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, n.d. $9.00(1-4) 1987 The moving story of a young girl who learns her grandfather's experience in Auschwitz and then helps him overcome his sensitivity about the number on his arm, this award-winning picture book gives young children just enough information about the Holocaust without overwhelming them. Bunting, Eve. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust. Philadelphia, PA; Jewish Publication Society, 1996. $12 A wonderful allegory using animals to explain to children the effect of terrible things like a Holocaust which happen to innocent people. Systematically different groups of animals are terrorized and removed from a clearing area in a forest. But the ones who are left say the ones who were removed were annoying. Then later they begin to say and think they are better then the rest till they are also removed. Cohen, Barbara. Molly's Pilgrim. New York; William Morrow & Co., 1998. $13 Gr 1-3-Molly, a young Russian Jewish immigrant, feels that she doesn't belong and will never belong in America. Her third grade classmates make fun of her accent, her dress, her customs and mock her with a sing-song rhyme, "Jol-ly Mol-ly, Your eyes are awf'ly small. Jol-ly Mol-ly, Your nose is awf'ly tall." With the help of a loving mother and the understanding of a sensitive teacher, Molly earns class recognition and, finally, happiness. Her clothespin Pilgrim doll resembles her Russian mother more than a traditional Pilgrim, for her mother is indeed a pilgrim who came to America for religious freedom. Christina Moore's dramatic reading intensifies the emotion and evokes the pathos of this moving narrative. Young listeners will sympathize and empathize with Molly and will gain a greater appreciation for all Pilgrims in America. This story will encourage dialogue and lively discussions on numerous topics: American values, tolerance, religious freedom, Thanksgiving traditions, Jewish customs and holidays. It will captivate an attentive audience every month of the year. Innocenti, Roberto. Rose Blanche. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1996. $14 Grade 5 Up During World War II, a young German schoolgirl, Rose Blanche, follows the soldiers when they arrest a boy and discovers a concentration camp in the woods. Thereafter , she takes food to the prisoners until the town is liberated. Ironically, when she travels to the camp on that day she is shot by the soldiers. The oppression of Fascism is shown through the powerful and realistic paintings. In Innocenti's large, meticulously detailed paintings, Rose Blanche is the only brightly colored individual, and her small figure is set against the drab colors of overwhelming buildings and masses of soldiers and townspeople. Lowry, Lewis. Number the Stars. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Ages 10-14$ 7.00 he evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen's family out of the country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey. The Lily Cupboard. New York: Harper Trophy, 1995. $8 Grades 1-4 Grade 1-4-- In first-person present-tense narration, a young Dutch girl tells how her parents send her to the country to hide from the Nazis. Her homesickness and fear lessen when the farmer's son gives her a rabbit of her own. When soldiers come, her concern for her pet almost brings discovery, but the farmer successfully hides both child and animal. This moving story is beautifully illustrated with watercolor and gouache paintings in which warm earth tones depict the Dutch family and their home Raven, Margot Theis. Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2002. $13.00 The true account of an American pilot and a German girl who drop candy filled parachutes to the children of West Berlin during World War II. Nonfiction, Grades 4-6. Adler, David A., and Bill Farnsworth. A Hero and the Holocaust: The Story of Janusz Korczak and His Children. New York: Holiday House, 2002. $14 A Polish doctor, author, founder of orphanages, and promoter of children's rights loses his life trying to protect his orphans from the Nazis. Nonfiction, Grades 3-4. Adler, David A., and Karen Ritz. Hiding from the Nazis. New York: Holiday House, 1997. $13.29 When the Nazis invade the Netherlands during World War II, a four-year-old Jewish child finds her childhood haunted by fear and uncertainty, in a moving account of the Holocaust based on the real-life experiences of Lore Baer. Fiction, Grades 2-3. Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. $20 A pictorial history of the Holocaust. Nonfiction, Grades 3-4. Bryant, Jennifer, and Beth Peck. Music for the End of Time. Grand Rapids, Mich: EerdmansBooks for Young Readers, 2005. $17.00 The story of French composer Olivier Messiaen was able toovercome the desolation of a World War II prison camp through the power of music. Nonfiction, Grades 3-4. Hesse, Karen, and Wendy Watson. The Cats in Krasinski Square. New York: Scholastic Press,2004. $18 Having escaped Warsaw ghetto, two Jewish sisters devise a plan to defeat an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall. Fiction, Grades 3-4. Hoestlandt, Jo, Mark Polizzotti, and Johanna Kang. Star of Fear, Star of Hope. New York: Walker, 1995. $9 Helen, a young French girl, is confused by the disappearance of her Jewish friend during the German occupation of Paris. Fiction, Grades 3-4. Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story. Morton Grove, Ill: Albert Whitman, 2003. $19 A curator at a Japanese Holocaust center learns about her life of a Czech girl named Hana after discover her suitcase filled with information about her life and death in the Holocaust. Nonfiction, Grades 3-4. McCann, Michelle Roehm, and Ann E. Marshall. Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen. Berkeley,Calif: Tricycle Press, 2003. $13 A biography of the Jewish heroine, Luba Tryszynska, who rescued and saved the lives 52 Dutch babies who had been left to die at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Nonfiction, Grades, 3-4. Morpurgo, Michael, and Michael Foreman. The Mozart Question. London: Walker Books, 2007. $12 An interview with a famous violinist tells the story of his parents' incarceration by the Nazis, andexplains why they can no longer listen to the music of Mozart. Fiction, Grades 3-4. Ken Mochizuki. Baseball Saved Us. NY: Live Oak Media. $14.00 4-8 Shorty, a young boy living in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II, helped form a baseball league. World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series) Richard Panchyk (Author), Senator John McCain (Foreword) 2002. IL: Chicago Review Press $11 World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk provides a comprehensive survey of the era, beginning with Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the Japanese surrender in 1945 (a time line opens the volume). Wartime letters, interviews with former soldiers, ordinary citizens and Holocaust survivors provide a personal perspective. Activities include creating a CARE package for enlisted soldiers and writing and performing a radio adventure; Bill Clinton and John McCain provide forewords. Ages 9-up. Doing History: Investigating With Children in Elementary and Middle Schools [Paperback]Linda S Levstik (Author), Keith C Barton (Author) $39 Now in its fourth edition, this popular text offers a unique perspective on teaching and learning history in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students in diverse classrooms and from diverse backgrounds, it shows children engaging in authentic historical investigations, often in the context of an integrated social studies curriculum. The central assumption is that children can engage in valid forms of historical inquiry-collecting and data analysis, examining the perspectives of people in the past, considering multiple interpretations, and creating evidence-based historical accounts. In each chapter, the authors explain how the teaching demonstrated in the vignettes reflects basic principles of contemporary learning theory, thus providing specific examples of successful activities and placing them in a theoretical context that allows teachers to adapt and apply them in a wide variety of settings. McGowan, T. 1993, World War II. NY: Franklin Watts. $129 This book is surprisingly well written. It presents a chronologic account of the war including a brief overview of the facts leading up to Hitler's rise to power. The narrative is compelling enough to keep both kids and parents interested. All of the picture complement the text without being too gory. My son is seven and a history buff. This text is geared at the 9-12 year old audience, but absolutely appropriate for younger kids. Most of the books geared at 6-8 year olds just don't contain enough information to keep him interested. The maps are also well presented. My only recommendation would be to include a world map at the beginning of the book to help kids gain a little perspective on where everything is taking pace in relation to America. I would definitely buy more books from this series. Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories [Hardcover]Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson 2005 FL: National Geographic Children's Books $13 comprehensive look at World War II, this activity book encourages children to re-create life in the 1940s while learning about compassion, teamwork, and sacrifice. Touching upon nearly every aspect of the war—from the leadership of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt to the invention of new military technologies—a clear understanding of the causes and effects of World War II is provided through the hands-on creation of period-specific implements. Activities include "Making a Papier-Mache Bank," "Tabletop Victory Garden," "Flip Book," "Spy Message Hidden in a Deck of Cards," "Soldier's Care Package," "Fake Footprint Mold," "Victory Jewelry Pin," and "Ration book." Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories [Hardcover]Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson 2005 FL: National Geographic Children's Books $13 Grade 5-8–While it may be missed by most readers, the foreword written by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is a fine introduction to this title. The three chapters discuss the war in Europe and in the Pacific, and on the U.S. home front. The majority of the text is composed of short autobiographical articles written by adults who experienced World War II as children or as teenagers. The author has included herself in one of the sketches. Additional historical information ties the profiles together. You Wouldn't Want to Be a World War II Pilot!: Air Battles You Might Not Survive by Ian Graham, David Salariya and David Antram (Sep 2009) London UK: Franklin Watts $17 As part of the "You Wouldn't Want to..." series exploring historical people, events, and places, this book introduces the rigors and dangers of the World War II Fighter Pilot. Written in second-person, the reader is taken back to the 1930's where he/she learns about pilot school, air shows, joining the British Royal Air Force, fighter training, and actual combat. The author includes many statistics... The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France, 1944 (My Name is America: A Dear America Book) [Hardcover]Walter Dean Myers NY: 1999 Scholastic $10 Maybe a book to read to students instead of them reading. The book says 9-12 year olds, but Says 9-12 -When Private Scott Collins's journal begins, he is preparing, along with thousands of other young men, for D-Day, less than five weeks away. When it ends, Scott, now 18, is again waiting to cross the English Channel; he has been wounded in France and has been promoted to sergeant-not simply because he is a good soldier, but also because he has proven to be a "survivor," when so many others have been killed. Readers observe Scott lose both his belief that the Allied invasion will end the war quickly and his innocence-he has seen hundreds die, some by his own hand. World War 2 Tales (Chester Comix) by Bentley Boyd (Nov 15, 2005) VA: Chester Comix $7 Chester the Crab spans the globe to tell the story of World War 2 and the struggle of democratic nations against fascist nations trying to supply easy answers at the end of a gun. Included are the Battle of Britain, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, D-Day and the Pacific Island island-hopping campaign. From the invasion of Poland to the atomic bombs on Japan, this colorful graphic novel will excite reluctant readers, prepare students for standardized tests in history, and help homeschooling parents! Angels of Mercy: The Army Nurses of World War II by Betsy Kuhn (Oct 1, 1999) NY: Atheneum Books $11 A lively blend of narrative and first-hand reminiscences is underserved by its drab appearance. This compelling account of the army nurses of WWII breathes life into an often-overlooked corner of American history. Nearly 60,000 American women signed on to serve as nurses during WWII, and Kuhn (Not Exactly Nashville) interviewed dozens of them, relating their stories here with an eye to the sort of detail that children in particular will savor. She chronicles the grimmest aspects of wartime dutyAair raids, deprivation and death, being taken prisonerAbut she also includes some surprises. These nurses wash out undies in helmets, whip up a wedding dress out of a parachute and make fudge in a foxhole. The book's chronological framework covers the years between Pearl Harbor and the postwar occupation forces, interweaving episodes from the Pacific Theater to North Africa, the liberation of Dachau and beyond. Chips a Hometown Hero: Based on the True-Life Adventures of the World War II K-9 Hero by Nancy M. West, E. Zack, J. Freed and M. Linke (Jan 1, 2008) NY: Off Leads Books. $9 Chips, a husky-shepherd-collie mix is a curious and carefree dog until the war starts. Suddenly Chips' comfortable life, and the lives of everyone he knows in his peaceful little village are changed forever. Follow Chips as he is enlisted in Dogs for Defense and joins the first war dog detachment to be shipped overseas into some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War. A fictional account based on the true-to-life adventures of the most highly decorated K9 hero from World War II, Chips: A Hometown Hero is a timeless story about the importance of home, friendship, and loyalty during one of the most challenging times in America's history. Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II by Penny Colman (Feb 12, 2002). NY: Crown Publishers $9.00 The only foreign photographer in the Soviet Union when Hitler's troops invaded in 1941, "Adolf Hitler's greatest enemy," the first journalist to enter the concentration camp at Dachau before American troops arrived to liberate it--these are descriptions of some of the courageous World War II correspondents who risked their lives to report on the outrage, devastation, and hope of war. What makes them especially notable is that they are all women. Jennie's War: The Home Front in World War II (1944) (Sisters in Time #23) by Bonnie Hinman (Feb 1, 2005) OH: Barbour Publishing $5 Time Period: July 1943 - June 1944 Ten-year-old Jennie Fleming is doing what she can to help win a war-she's hoeing weeds in her "Victory Garden." In 1944, with the United States battling both Germany and Japan in a worldwide conflict, everyone must play a part in the overall war effort. Jennie's War uses actual historical events to tell the intriguing fictional story of a young girl on the "home front"-and her suspicions that a new man in the neighborhood might be a spy. The compelling reading makes it a favorite of eight- to twelve-year-old girls. Key Battles of World War II (20th Century Perspectives) by Fiona Reynoldson 2001 IL: Heinemann-Raintree $9.00 This book examines the battles that determined the outcome of this monumental war. Readers will learn: how more than 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches on D-day; where the ""soft underbelly"" of Europe was; and other key facts. Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II by Penny Colman (Feb 10, 1998) NY: Crown Publishers $9.00 This WWII history of the over 18 million women serving in the labor force includes first-hand accounts, propaganda posters and numerous period photographs. "The author explain[s] the events surrounding the war and the economic conditions that temporarily produced a female-dominated work force," said PW. Ages 10-up. (Feb.).-- the events surrounding the war and the economic conditions that temporarily produced a female-dominated work force," said PW. Ages 10-up. (Feb.)r Ultra Hush-hush: Espionage and Special Missions (Outwitting the Enemy: Stories from World War II) by Stephen Shapiro, Tina Forrester and David Craig (Feb 1, 2003) NY: Firefly Books. $30. Grade 5-8-This first installment in this series presents 19 examples of espionage that occurred during World War II. Well-known stories such as the Navajo Code Talkers and the Desert Fox are related, along with less familiar tales. For example, the authors describe the daring rescue of Benito Mussolini from imprisonment in a secluded ski resort in Italy by an SS officer named "Scarface" Skorzeny. They also detail the actions of the Brandenburg Regiment, elite German soldiers who used their knowledge of foreign languages and customs to blend into the enemy's troops. We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust [Paperback] Jacob Boas (Author) 1995 NY: Square Fish $9.00 Born in 1943 in the Westerbork concentration camp in Holland, Boas here brilliantly unfolds the history of the Holocaust through poignant excerpts from five teenagers' wartime diaries, enhanced with skillful commentary. Predictably, Anne Frank turns up, in the final section, but, as Boas points out, "alongside the other four diaries, Anne's looks different than when you read it by itself as the sole voice of the Holocaust." By the time readers encounter Anne Frank, they will have met Jewish teenagers trapped in equally tragic but even more violent circumstances in various parts of Europe, from a small Polish village to the Vilna ghetto to Brussels and Hungary. Milton. Meltzer 1988 Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust [Paperback] NY: Harper Collins $10 This successor to Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust presents a little-known side of history. PW said, "The most remarkable aspect of this book, aside from the array of astonishing facts, is Meltzer's clear sense of perspective. This is a calm book (about extreme events) that lifts the spirit." Ages 12-up. Hiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from the Holocaust [Paperback] Maxine B. Rosenberg (Author) 1994. NY: Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books $9 rade 5 Up-This anthology tells the stories of 14 Jewish children who were hidden by non-Jews during the Holocaust. Despite the different settings-Poland, France, Belgium, Lithuania, Germany, and Holland-these first-person accounts show that the survivors share vivid memories and feelings that still haunt them. Rosenberg spoke with each of them, but unfortunately narrates their recollections in an understated, matter-of-fact style with a sameness that obscures the highly individualized nature of each experience. Hitler's Daughter (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards)) [Hardcover] 2003. NY: Harper Collins/ $12 (fiction). $7 Anna is only nine years old in 1933, too busy with her schoolwork and friends to take much notice of Adolf Hitler’s face glaring from political posters all over Berlin. Being Jewish, she thinks is just something you are because your parents and grandparents are Jewish. But then one day her father is unaccountably, frighteningly missing. Soon after, she and her brother, Max are hurried out of Germany by their mother with alarming secrecy. Reunited in Switzerland, Anna and her family embark on an adventure that will go on for years, in several different countries. Pomeranc, Marion Hess. The Hand Me Down Horse. New York: Albert Whitman & Co. , 1996. $4 World War II is over, and like many people who have survived Nazi persecution, David and his family are waiting to emigrate to America. In the months that drag on and on, David’s beloved Aunt Rachel leaves without him. He is so discouraged that he takes his treasured collection of English words off the wall. He will not even think about America anymore. Then one day, someone knocks on the door and leaves something wonderful — a beautiful rocking horse. A gift from a child who has already left for America. David must promise that when he leaves, he will give the horse to another child who waits. Astride the hand-me-down horse, David is given hope. Once again, he can dream of America. Stanley, Jerry. I am An American: A True Story of Japanese Internment. New York: Crown Publishers, 1994. $55 A chronicle of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, focusing on the experiences of one high school student, Shi Nomura, and relating them to the larger events of the period — from the history of Japanese immigration to the political and military events of the war and the outstanding service of Japanese American soldiers. van De Rol, Ruud and Rian Verhoeven. Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary: A Photographic Remembrance. New York: Viking Press, 1993. $20 An excellent complement to The Diary of Anne Frank. This book provides interesting background that could be read by or to elementary, middle school and high school students. This book combines Frank family photographs, historical photographs, excerpts from the diary, photographs of diary pages, and maps along with an accounting of the times. Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature [Hardcover] David Patterson (Editor), Alan L. Berger (Editor), Sarita Cargas (Editor) CA: Greenwood. $70 This important and sensitive work presents a detailed look at the writings and lives of authors who survived, perished in, or were closely connected to the Holocaust (1933-1945). It gives fresh voice to the Holocaust Studies subject area, which has seen many new publications in the last few years and thus needs a strong survey text that helps put these writings into historical and literary context. About 130 authors are covered in this work. All are first generation and wrote personal testimonies in the form of novels, memoirs, diaries, or plays in response to the Holocaust. Most, but not all, of the writers are Jewish. The writers did not all live in Europe during the Holocaust, but all were deeply influenced by its legacy. Learning About... the Holocaust: Literature and Other Resources for Young People [Hardcover] 1995 Elaine C. Stephens (Author), Jean E. Brown (Author), Janet E. Rubin CT: Library Professional Publishers. $27 This book, written for librarians, teachers, and others who work with children and young adults, can be used as a selection tool for materials about the Holocaust. The authors, university professors, have compiled annotated bibliographies of nonfiction, photo essays, personal narratives, biography and autobiography, historical fiction, plays, and contemporary fiction about the Holocaust. Books that fall under these genres are arranged by grade levels: primary, elementary, junior high/middle school, and secondary. The Holocaust Encyclopedia 2001 [Hardcover] Judith Tydor Baumel (Author), Walter Laqueur (Editor) CT: Yale University Press $27 Each chapter begins with a brief introduction about the types of literature it contains, suggested things for students to think about prior to reading, and an unannotated list of titles with grade-level indications. Each full entry includes bibliographic citation, quotes from the text, summary of the content, and suggestions for teaching the book. After these entries is a list of works described elsewhere in the book and another further reading list that has short annotations. These chapters conclude with discussion questions to be used after reading. Learning About The Holocaust: Literature And Other Resources For Young People is a resource book and teaching tool for those who want to select and use materials about the Holocaust with children from kindergarten through high school. Learning About The Holocaust gives a true pathway through the recent proliferation of Holocaust literature. Read More