Here are some online resources for teaching about 9/11 from Thinkfinity, the Verizon Foundation and Parade Classroom.
September 11, 2011, marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. To help you explain the events of 9/11, the heroic actions of rescue workers and the bonding of a nation, look to Thinkfinity.org’s collection of lesson plans, artifacts and interactives that will help your students understand the impact of the September 2001 events, and how they still affect our nation to this day.
- Visit the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 group in the Thinkfinity Community to share and discuss teaching strategies related to the events of 9/11. Conversations will be led by the National Museum of American History.
- Check out the September 11 blog posts in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History “O say can you see?” blog.
- Access the archived version of the September 11: Teaching Contemporary History online conference that explores strategies and resources for K-12 educators to use when teaching about the events of September 11, 2001.
- Explore a collection of lessons, artifacts and interactives to support teaching about the events of 9/11.
PARADE Classroom 9/11 Lessons and Legacies, Freedom and Forgiveness
Download the 4-page guide by clicking on the following link: http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/911%20Parade.pdf
