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Holocaust Remembrance Week
The second annual Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week will take place from January 25 - January 29, 2021. SB 1828 instructs the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission to develop or approve materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week, starting in the 2019-2020 school year. At the THGC’s suggestion, the Governor’s Office has chosen the week of January 27th as the date for Remembrance Week. (International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, which is the date that Auschwitz was “liberated” by Allied troops.)
Below are some teacher resources to help teach this topic. If you are interested in collaborating on a lesson or project on the Holocaust, please let me know.
Lone Star Reading Challenge
The library has launched a Lone Star Reading Challenge! Students can read any book from the 2019 or 2020 Lone Star List and complete a review activity to receive lots of cool prizes! Click on the flyer below to visit the Google site and learn about this reading promotion.
Middle Grade/YA Book Recommendations
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Adult Book Recommendations
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Becoming by Michelle Obama
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Seahawk Virtual Library
Something Extra
Click on infographic to read about the importance of a school reading culture.