Today's Classroom Activities :

Anne Frank

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Her diary, The Diary of Anne Frank is a moving account of her experiences hiding from the Nazis and her time in the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen, where she died in 1945. The web link www.annefrank.com has a detailed timeline, excerpts from Anne Frank's diary, and a teacher's guide with downloadable materials.

Have your students visit this other Anne Frank site at www.annefrankguide.net. Collaborate on an illustrated project or PowerPoint production. See samples of other students' work from around the world by clicking on the "Expo" link. Talk about places in the world where families are still threatened just because of their particular beliefs.

Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands
This lesson invites you to supplement your students' reading of The Diary of a Young Girl by connecting the diary to the study of history and to honor the legacy of Anne Frank, the writer, as she inspires your students to use writing to deepen their insights into their own experiences and the experiences of others.

The World Of Anne Frank
Students use the provided online resources to learn about the life of Anne Frank and the diary in which she chronicled her family's years in hiding before being sent to Nazi concentration camps.