One great way to mark the
anniversary is to educate
yourself about what
happened on September
11, 2001. Even if you lived
through that day, you can
likely learn something new
by doing some research.
Here are some resources to get you
started.
• Read biographies of the victims of
9/11 at the National 9/11 Pentagon
Memorial’s website at www.pentagonmemorial.
org/explore/biographies.
• Read tributes written by others,
and write your own tribute, at the
9/11 Memorial and Museum’s Digital
Remembrance Wall at www.neverforget.org/remember.
• Take a digital tour of the National
9/11 Pentagon Memorial at www.
defense.gov/Experience/Pentagon-
Memorial.
For Teachers
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum
offers resources to help teachers
bring the stories of 9/11 heroes into
their classrooms.
Offerings include interactive lesson
plans for students in grades 3 to 12
that address the attacks, their ongoing
repercussions and the history of
the World Trade Center.
For example, one lesson plan
aimed at grades three through five is
titled “Local Heroes” and asks: “What
is a hero and how can people show
gratitude to those who act heroically
in their own communities?”
Another aimed at sixth- through
eighth-graders is |
titled “American Anxiety After 9/11” and discusses the
question “How did 9/11 affect
Americans’ sense of safety?”
Search for lesson plans by grade
level and theme on the organization’s website.
Books for Children
Encourage your child to look for a
book about 9/11 at the library or
bookstore. Here are a few to consider:
• Ten True Tales: Heroes of 9/11, by
Allan Zullo. This |
paperback
Scholastic book tells 10 true stories of
real-life
heroes during the attacks on
9/11, at the World Trade Center, the
Pentagon and Shanksville, Penn.
Recommended for grades 7-9.
• What Were the Twin Towers? by
Jim O’Connor and Who HQ. This
paperback book tells the history of
the Twin Towers, how their construction
changed the New York skyline,
and why they were destroyed.
Recommended for ages 8-12. |
• Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures
of John J. Harvey, by Maira Kalman. This book for younger children tells
the story of the John J. Harvey, a firefighting
boat that was destined for
the scrap pile before it helped put out
the fires at Ground Zero when the fire
hydrants in the area were inoperable.
Recommended for ages 4-8. |
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