5 Grade News September

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Quick Overview: Number The Stars

Lois Lowry

Your child will be learning about the World

War 2 and the holocaust during their 5th
grade history classes. I have taken this
opportunity to allow the students to read
about, listen to, and review members of the
holocaust to better understand how serious
the situation was and why it is such a big
piece of history. The book we will be
reading in our class during this nine-week
setting is called Number the Stars by Lois
Lowry. This book is about a little girl and
her family trying to save her friends family
who are Jews, from being discovered by
“Number the Stars” is an Award-winning
the Nazis. This book is recommended for
book that has received three awards.
ages 10-15 so it is perfect for your child's
age group and reading levels.
1990 - John Newberry Award, National
Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature
1991- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's
Book Award

If you would like to further your knowledge on the holocaust to better help your child in their lessons
this nine weeks, I have provided a list of great sources for you to better understand the holocaust
and our book.

Online literacy/reading sources

1. The United States Memorial Holocaust Museum: here you can find many different topics from the holocaust that
go into further detail and gives a way of how to discuss them with your child. https://www.ushmm.org/?
utm_source=WeAreTeachers&utm_medium=ArticleTwo&utm_content=USHMMHomePage&utm_campaign=Hol
ocaustMuseumArticles2016
2. History- The Holocaust: here you can see a video on the holocaust and read through many different aspects of the
holocaust and the Nazi Era. I find the video to be very eye opening and allows you and your child to see what the
concentration camps looked like. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust
3. The Holocaust Encyclopedia: here you and your child can click on links that will take you to certain time points in
the holocaust and give you more enlightening information. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/project/the-
holocaust-a-learning-site-for-students
Community Resource
1. The public library in Tyler, TX has many great books and aides to help further understand the holocaust.
Book Resources
1. The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Can be purchased on Amazon for $23.40 or Barnes and Noble for $17.80
2. Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz by Olga Lengyel
Can be purchased on Amazon for $14.10 or Barnes and Noble for $13.95
3. Grandpa's Third Drawer: Unlocking Holocaust Memories by Judy Tal Kopelman
Can be purchased at Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $12.95