9.11

=Remembering 9-11-2001... Ten Years Later= Here you will find information and links to resources regarding lesson plans centered on learning about the events leading up to and after the terrorist attack on American soil on 9-11-2001. When planning for students, be sure to fully read through what activities are offered and at what depth to be developmentally appropriate for all youth.

Something for All Grades

 * Constitutional Rights Foundation has assembled a series of online lessons designed to help young people deal with terrorism, reactions to tragedy, information and disinformation, civil liberties, Islamic issues, and international law. More for upper elementary and secondary classes.
 * Day of Service and Remembrance Toolkit provides ideas and a guide for appropriate ways to commemorate 9/11. This does take planning in advance.
 * Facing History and Ourselves offers lesson plans that use readings, discuss civil liberties after the event. If you have not attended one of their workshops, you can participate in an online seminar to gain membership to access the wealth of resources. It is worth it.
 * MyGoodDeed.org offers a networking place to share and pull down lesson plans and service activities in response to the Edward M. serve America Act.
 * [|PBS: America Responds] PBS offers a variety of lesson plans for educators. Those plans include A World At Peace (for grades 2-6), Tolerance in Times of Trial (grades 6-12), Emergency Preparedness (grades 6-8), Taming Terrorism (grades 9-12), and more.
 * TeacherVision contains a collection of resources that include literature, learning from history, building cultural competency, creative arts and other resources.
 * Teaching Tolerance offers many classroom lesson plans to help students understand culture.

Secondary Grades (6-12)

 * [|Aaron Shepherd's Reader's Theater: The War Prayer] "The War Prayer," a short story by Mark Twain, is presented in reader's theater format on this page from Aaron Shepherd's Web site. The script is appropriate for middle and high school students.
 * [|America Responds to Terrorism] The Constitutional Rights Foundation has prepared online lessons, including September 11 -- How Did You Feel?, Fact Finders -- The Media During Times of Crisis, and Analyzing Rumors and Myths.
 * [|Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attack] The Education Development Center created this 25-page curriculum for middle and high school students in response to concern that the terrorist attacks created a hostile climate for Arab Americans -- much like the climate Japanese Americans faced following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
 * [|Global Connections: The Middle East] PBS offers a rich collection of background articles, lesson plans, timeline, and other resources, which are indexed to help educators quickly find topics and materials that are most relevant for their classroom needs.
 * Flag of Honor/Flag of Heroes Project includes activities from both elementary and middle school

Elementary Grades (K-5)

 * Flag of Honor/Flag of Heroes Project includes activities from both elementary and middle school.
 * [|Helping America Cope] This updated guide contains activities to help children cope with the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The guide is designed for use with children six to 12 years of age; however, many of the activities have effectively been adapted for use with older children.
 * [|Hooray for Heroes] This lesson challenges students to define what a hero is and to select a hero to spotlight.