Number the Stars

Hayes School
Grade 4 - Mrs. MacDonald

Activity from Newbery on the Net : Reading & Internet Activities by Ru Story-Huffman

1-2 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students
Go here for Question #1 about the Holocaust: what is was; when it happened; who were the primary targets.
Use this site also for Question #2 -- beliefs of German Nazis.

3-4 Museum of Tolerance Learning Center - 36 Questions About the Holocaust
Try to find the answer to Question #3 -- the number of Jewish people killed during the Holocaust.
Answer #4 on the meaning of "death camp," the number of camps and locations.

5 Anne Frank USA - Anne Frank: Her Life and Times
Here you can learn all about Anne Frank, her family, and the time in which she lived and died. You can read excerpts from her diary and answer the questions in #5. Use the Students Study Materials and Frequenty Asked Questions for more information and to find the date Anne and her family went into hiding.

6 Children of the Holocaust
Question #6 instructs you to read about a child you select from this list.

Sites to continue your learning

Subscription Databases

Research Databases (Outside the Library OPLIN databases require an Ohio public library card for access).

Number the Stars

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1989). 1990 Newbery Award winner. jFiction Lowry

More Reading

Non-fiction

Anne Frank: Child of the Holocaust by Gene Brown. jBIO Frank
Hiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children Rescued From the Holocaust by Maxine B. Rosenber. j940.53180922 Rosenberg
The Holocaust by Abraham Resnick. j940.5318 778
We Remember the Holocaust by David A. Adler. j940.5318 104
Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust by Susan D. Bachrach. j940.5318 Bachrach

Fiction