Today's Classroom Activities :

Birthday of 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.