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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry The Holocaust and Number the Stars: The purpose of this site is to provide anyone, especially fifth grade students, with an introduction to the Holocaust so that they might understand Lois Lowry's Number the Stars when they read it. Although the book is fictional, many incidents described in the book are similar to those that actually occurred during the Holocaust. Many families like the Johansen's and Rosen's did exist and face the same types of difficulties. This site will draw a connection between the fiction in Number the Stars and the facts of the Holocaust. Carol Hurst’s Literature Site: Contains “Things to Notice and Talk About” as well as activities to accompany the book and related books for students to read. Lesson Plan – Holocaust: History, geography, economy and political science activities are used with this book. Number the Stars WebQuest: Through an integrated unit connecting Language Arts and Social Studies, the students will learn about events that happened during World War II. They will use this knowledge in a culminating "Freedom Celebration." The Freedom Celebration will be a combined theater and museum where the students perform their Number the Stars skits and display their World War II projects. ML Literature Connections: Teaching Guide: Theme openers, cross curricular ideas and research ideas for Number the Stars. Number the Stars and the Holocaust: You are an adolescent in Europe. The Nazis have already taken control of Germany. You are in a city that is being threatened by the Nazis. You will need to come up with an escape route. How are you going to escape this persecution? The Nazi soldiers are everywhere. . . what are your options? Where will you go? Number the Stars: Comprehension questions for each chapter of the book. Number the Stars by Lois Lowery: Study Questions: This site is a study guide for Number the Stars. This is part of a unit on why people should study and remember the Holocaust. Book Club Lesson Plan for Number the Stars: Lesson plans that include comprehension and literary elements. Number the Stars: A PowerPoint presentation designed by a seventh grade student to summarize the themes in the story. Number the Stars Character Jeopardy: This game can be played at home or at school. It is run like the television game, Jeopardy. (Note: Contains a great deal of advertising.) |
