2. develop an understanding of the experiences Jewish children suffered during the Holocaust.

3. describe and develop an appreciation of the American lifestyle during the war.

4. discuss the implications and effects of using an atomic bomb in war.

1. Students should be exposed to background information about World War II. This can be done through lectures, student reference books, textbooks, and videos. See the "Resource and Additional Resources" section below for specific materials which would b e good for student use.

2. A "World War II Quilt" should be constructed. Each student should be given a 9" square of white construction paper. On the square, an illustration of the event or person should be drawn with two or three descriptive sentences included. All squares s hould be attached to form a "quilt."

3. Students should choose a book related to the events of the Holocaust. Some suggestions might be: _Number the Stars_, by Lois Lowery; _Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl_, by Anne Frank; _The Upstairs Room_, by Johanna Reiss; _A Place to Hide_, by Jayne P ettit; _I Never Saw Another Butterfly_, by Hana Valavkova; or _The Terrible Things_, by Eve Bunting. The choice should be selected and read.

4. Students should work cooperatively in discussion groups analyzing points which they found to be similar in the books read. A list should be made by each group showing the major themes learned about the Holocaust by reading the novels. This could be d one through illustrations, cut paper, magazines, newspapers, and summaries.

5. Students should find out as much as possible about the lifestyles of the Americans at home during the war. An interview should be conducted with a grandparent or older friend or relative. The worksheet entitled "Interview: The 1940s" should be filled in. Responses should be shared in class. A possible culminating activity would be to have a "guest speaker" who lived in the 1940s speak to the class.

6. Students should be given background information on the culmination of World War II, through the use of teacher chosen reference material. A discussion should follow discussing a country's reasons for using atomic bombs in warfare. As a culminating ac tivity, the teacher should read aloud to the class either _Hiroshima, No Pika_, by Toshi Maruki or _Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes_, by Eleanor Coerr.

Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. (New York: Dell Publishing, 1977).

Maurki, Toshi. Hiroshima No Pika. (New York: Lothrop, Lee and Sheppard Books, 1980).

Adler, David A. We Remember the Holocaust. (New York: Trumpet, 1989).

Auerbacher, Inge. I Am a Star Child of the Holocaust. (New York: Prentice Hall, 1986).

Black, Wallace B. and Jean F. Blashfield. Pearl Harbor! (New York: Crestwood House, 1991).

Bunting, Eve. The Terrible Things. (New York: Harper and Row, 1980).

Cobblestone Magazine. January 1993 and January 1994.

Dolar, Edward F. America in World War II. (Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 1992).

Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. (New York: Pocket Books, 1952).

Griese, Arnold A. The Wind Is Not a River. (New York: Crowell, 1978).

Hills, Ken. Wars That Changed the World: World War II. (New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1988).

Isserman, Maurice. America at War: World War II. (New York: Facts on File, 1991).

Levitin, Sonia. Journey to America. (New York: MacMillan Publishing Co, 1970).

Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. (New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1989).

McSwigar, Marie. Snow Treasure. (New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1942).

Pettit, Jayne. A Place To Hide. (New York: Scholastic, 1993).

Reader's Digest. The World at Arms. (New York: Reader's Digest Association, 1989).

Reiss, Johanna. The Upstairs Room. (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972).

Richter, Hans Peter. Friedrick. (New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1961).

Schroder, Walter. Stars and Swastikas: The Boy Who Wore Two Uniforms. (Connecticut: The Shoestring Press, 1992).

Stein, R. Conrad. The USS Arizona. (Chicago: Children's Press, 1992).

Stein, R. Conrad. Cornerstones of Freedom: The Story of D-Day. (Chicago: Children's Press, 1977).

Sullivan, George. The Day Pearl Harbor Was Bombed. (New York: Scholastic, 1991).

Uchida, Yoshiko. Journey to Topaz. (New York: Scribner, 1971).

Valavkova, Hana. I Never Saw Another Butterfly. (New York: Schocker Books, 1993).

Weatherford, Doris. American Women and World War II. (New York: Facts on File, 1990).

Wood, Tim and R.J. Unstead. The 1940's. (New York: Franklin Watts, 1990).

Teachers may order sets of World War II posters and history of the 20th Century videos through: Knowledge Unlimited Inc., P.O. Box 52, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-0052 or call 1-800-356-2303.