Teaching the Holocaust is about more than history โ itโs about shaping compassionate, thoughtful students. ๐
Learn how Holocaust Education can help educators counter bias, strengthen SEL, and foster inclusive communities in our article at Share My Lesson.
https://sharemylesson.com/blog/holocaust-education-inclusion
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At Journeys, it is our privilege to help teachers to bring Holocaust education alive in the classroom: to honor those whose lives were lost in the Holocaust, to honor survivors and their families, and to foster remembrance and preventionโtoday and all year round. Thank you to educators for all you do to teach new generations this terrible and important history.
We encourage you to read Clara's story: https://journeysinfilm.org/my-mothers-story-of-survival/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Holocaust+Remembrance+Day&utm_content=link
๐ฏ Plan ahead for Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 14. Teaching Holocaust Education with film can transform history lessons into a moving experience that drives home the enormity of the genocide that took place during World War II.
These Holocaust Education Resources are designed to help you teach about the Holocaust authentically, inspire empathy, and honor the lessons of history. They are based on award-winning films Defiant Requiem, Schindler's List and more.
These resources are appropriate for teaching Holocaust Education, Anti-Bias Education, Genocide Education, and World War II History. Many cover additional subject areas, opening up powerful opportunities for Integrated Studies. ๐
๐ก These materials are for grades 6-12, adult education and higher education. Pick and choose what you want to use.
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What does community unity, solidarity, and resilience look like? The ๐๐ฃ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ Learning Guide explores how storytelling serve as a tool for healing communities, families, and individuals affected by trauma. ๐ค
Section 5 Echoes and Restorations โ Healing Trauma Across Generations explores the concept of intergenerational trauma and highlights how storytelling can become a pathway to restoration. Students reflect on how communities can build unity to find healing through truth-telling, solidarity, and shared memory. ๐
We warmly recommend this lesson for supporting communities and healing trauma through storytelling. We hope you will share it widely.
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In Section 4 Preserving Memories Through Mixed Media, students examine how visual storytelling and creative media shapes what we feel and remember. This lesson includes a personal reflection prompt, discussion questions, a glossary of useful terms, additional resources, and extension activities that focus on film analysis, hands-on visual arts, and creative collaboration.
Lesson Grades: 6-12, Higher Ed, Adult Ed
Subjects: Creative Writing, Film Literacy, Health, History, Holocaust Education, Journalism, Media Literacy, Psychology, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Like all of our resources, this learning guide is free for everyone. Get it now!
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How do memory, mixed media, and mental wellness intersect? The ๐๐ฃ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ Learning Guide helps students develop media literacy skills while exploring the psychology of memory and the healing power of storytelling. ๐ฝ๏ธ
*This is a great lesson for individual learners who want to know more about media literacy and immersive storytelling!
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If you want to talk with your students about what it means to stand up for your neighbors and community during scary times, we have a classroom-ready lesson plan for that! (You might also find it helpful just to read yourself.) ๐
๐ https://hcommons.social/@JourneysInFilm/115972287542935772
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Attached: 1 image What does it mean to be an upstander in a time of fear and division? Teach students about courageous everyday people of the past and how to be an upstander in the present with the ๐๐ฃ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ Learning Guide. Learn more in the thread below! https://journeysinfilm.org/film/unbroken-film/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=UnBroken+launch+2&utm_term=Upstanders&utm_content=Link 1/3 #Education #Homeschooling #HolocaustEducation #SocialEmotionalLearning #Upstanders #Heroes #Courage
Empathy is a core thread running through award-winning documentary ๐๐ฃ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ, from the quiet bravery of the Germans who sheltered the Weber children during World War II, to the emotional labor of family members unearthing painful memories. The ๐๐ฃ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ Learning Guide provides a classroom-ready lesson to nurture and practice this important skill.
This lesson features a zine-making activity that students love!
Students learn how to move beyond sympathy into active, informed compassion. This lesson provides tools to cultivate empathy by examining perspective-taking, emotional awareness, and deep listening. Students also learn how using historical context, storytelling, and compassionate inquiry can fuel empathy as a driver of civic engagement and ethical decision-making.
For grades 6-12, higher ed & adult education.
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How can educators teach about empathy and give students the opportunity to practice this important skill? Bring effective empathy training to your classroom with the ๐๐ฃ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ Learning Guide.
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