Exhibit-specific lessons and activities
- Exhibition Visit Lesson Plan Featuring an Exploratory ActivityThis lesson plan offers guidance for leading an in-class discussion following a field trip to see the exhibit.
- Exhibit Exploration and Reflection ActivityThis activity asks students to explore and record information about the exhibit in small groups, and then reflect individually.
Explore the Online Exhibit: Americans and the Holocaust
Lesson Plans & Guides for Teachers
- Americans and the Holocaust Lesson Plans from the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offers a wide range of lesson plans for various grades, based on the Americans & the Holocaust exhibit
- Teacher Guide: Exhibition Visit Lesson Plan and Exploratory ActivityThis lesson plan can be used following a visit to the traveling exhibit. It promotes
reflection and critical thinking about the various factors that shaped American attitudes, and the potential for
individual action. - Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Lesson Plan: Japanese American InternmentThis lesson plan helps students examine and understand how and why Japanese Americans were moved from California and other areas into relocation camps in Arkansas during World War II.
- Densho Introduction to WWII IncarcerationDensho is a non-profit online archive that documents the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II across the U.S.