Middle School Lesson Plans

Approved Lesson Plans

SB 1828 assigns the THGAAC the task of approving lesson plans that can be used in the classroom and allows Texas school districts to decide which materials are age-appropriate for their students. All lesson plans from the following organizations are approved:

• Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
• Echoes & Reflections
• El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
• Holocaust Museum Houston
• Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• USC Shoah Foundation
• Yad Vashem

Recommended lesson plans include:

Echoes & Reflections

• Twelve interactive, comprehensive units
• Customizable across grade levels and subject areas
• Step-by-step procedures
• Professional development support offered

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

• Variety of lessons using primary source material from the museum's collection
• Recommended lesson plans include:
  • Foundational Lesson Plans
  • Teaching Materials for Americans and the Holocaust
  • Oaths and Opposition: Education under the Third Reich

Jewish Life Before the Holocaust (from Facing History and Ourselves)
The Kindertransport, Ask a Survivor (from Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum)
Hiding (from USC Shoah Foundation)
Hunger in the Łódź Ghetto (from USC Shoah Foundation)
The Life and Art of Samuel Bak (from Holocaust Museum Houston)