Remembering September 11

Advice for Parents and Educators

Remembering September 11 (National Association of School Psychologists) http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/911memorial.html

Remembering September 11 (National Education Association, Health Information Network) http://neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/september11/materials/lessonhome.htm

US Department of Education: Helping Children Understand the Terrorist Attacks: Remembering September 11 http://www.ed.gov/inits/september11/

US Department of Education Suggestions for adults talking and thinking with children about the terrorist attacks. http://www.ed.gov/inits/september11/adults.html

United States Department of Education Suggestions for educators meeting the needs of students. http://www.ed.gov/inits/september11/educators.html

Tips for Parents and Schools Regarding the Anniversary of September 11, 2001 Brian Lippincott, PhD. John F. Kennedy University, Graduate School of Professional Psychology http://www.jfku.edu/psych/parents.html

ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services: Helping People Cope with Trauma, Grief and Stress http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/stressbook.html

National Institute of Mental Health: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Violence and Disasters http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm

Attack on the US: Guidelines for Parents (Robin Goodman, NYU Child Study Center) http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/crisis_parents.html

Talking to Kids About Terrorism or Acts of War (Robin Goodman, NYU Child Study Center) http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/war.html

Center for Social and Emotional Education http://www.csee.net/

American Character Week: Courage, Compassion, Community (September 6--17, 2002) http://www.charactercounts.org/acw.htm

Lessons and Classroom Activities

United We Stand: Posters and Lessons http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-15518.html

Teacher Vision: September 11, 2001 http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6807.html?s00

9/11 and Children (Kay E. Vandergrift, Rutgers) http://scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/911/index.html

September 11 - First Year Anniversary Lesson Plans-- National Education Association - Health Information Network http://www.neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/september11/materials/lessonexamples2.htm

ASCD Resources http://www.ascd.org/educationnews/resources.html

September 11 Resources (Special Library Association) http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/911/

Teaching for Change: Resources for Educators on the September 11th Tragedy and the Response http://www.teachingforchange.org/Sept11.htm

Education World: September 11: Lessons and Resources for Classroom Teachers http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson244.shtml

Educators for Social Responsibility http://www.esrnational.org/

Teaching 9-11-01 (Clarke Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Contemporary Issues--Dickinson University) http://www.teaching9-11.org/

PBS America Responds: Classroom Resources http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/

PBS Kids Zoom: America's Kids Remember http://pbskids.org/zoom/

New York Times: Daily Lesson Plan Archive (enter September 11 as a search term for a variety of age-appropriate readings and activities) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html

Students React to Terrorist Attacks: Online NewsHour Extra http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/editorials/july-dec01/terror_main.html

Crisis Management Institute September 11 Anniversary Guides http://www.cmionline.org/downloads.html

9*11 as History http://www.familiesandwork.org/911ah/prek-2.html

Helping America Cope Project (downloadable guides) http://www.7-dippity.com/other/op_freedownloads.html

AskERIC Teaching Students About Terrorism and Related Resources http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/stresstrauma/1006.html

Liberty Unites: How Kids can Help http://www.libertyunites.org/kids.adp

Teachers' College, Columbia University Teach-in http://dlp.tc.columbia.edu/teachin/

America Responds to Terrorism (Constitutional Rights Foundation) http://www.crf-usa.org/terror/America%20Responds%20to%20Terrorism.htm

Talking About September 11 (A Time for Kids poll) http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,346015,00.html

Beyond Blame (a 25-page curriculum) http://www.edc.org/spotlight/schools/beyondblame.htm

New York Times: Remembering the Victims http://www.legacy.com/nytimes/sept11.asp

Books and other media

Remembering September 11 (video by Schlessinger Media for grades 4-6) http://www.libraryvideo.com/sm/sm_home.asp

ALA, Young Adult Library Services Association: September 11, 2001: A List of Resources to Help Teens, Parents, and Teacher http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/traglist.html

ALA, Association for Library Services to Children: Dealing with the Tragic Events of September 11, 2001 http://www.ala.org/alsc/dealing_with_tragedy.html

Healing Children With The Help of Books: Bibliography in Response to Tragedy http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/healingus.html

Children's Literature on September 11 (TeacherVision) http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-15429.html

9*11 as History Reading Lists http://www.familiesandwork.org/911ah/reading.html

Remembering 9/11 Titles from Booklist http://www.ala.org/booklist/v99/se1/9-11.html

General resources on the attack and its aftermath attack.html

Thanks to Barbara Muller-Ackerman, LPC, NCSC, Elementary school counselor, Springfield, NJ for her additions to this list!

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