Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Welcome to our In the Know topic for December, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.

Grades K-1 discuss why it is so important to accept others. . A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 2-3 learn why we need to remember terrible events in history, as well as the good. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

Grades 4-5 will experience the memories of Waclawa Zak, who risked her life to help others during the Warsaw Uprising. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.

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Photo Credit: Jillian Zak Chandler