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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler is an incredible Hallmark movie about a Polish Catholic social worker who rescued 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.

This packet comes with 17 pages of discussion, research, and activities, including an answer key.

THIS RESOURCE IS INCLUDED IN THE TELL THEM WE REMEMBER UNIT STUDY.

COMPREHENSION

Pre-Viewing Questions
Discussion Questions (2 formats)
Lessons Learned/Traits of Irena
Irena vs Other Polish Citizens
Holocaust Vocabulary

LEARNING

Life of Irena Sendler (paragraph and quiz)
Poland During WWII (paragraph)
The Warsaw Ghetto (paragraph and quiz)
Escaping from the Ghetto pros and cons
Righteous Among the Nations activity (research)
First They Came poem analysis
Poland
Extended Resources

Note: Several of the same activities are included in The Zookeeper's Wife Movie Study.

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Movie Study

Grades: 6-8

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