22 Resources to Teach About September 11, 2001

Today is the 19th anniversary of 9-11 and I wanted to share a host of resources for you and your students. Working with kids who are 12-18 years old, many of my students were as young as 1 year old when this tragedy occurred. The subject matter can be very frightening to some, so review sites completely.


 The 9/11 Commission Report- 585 page PDF file

9/11 Interactive Timeline- excellent

9/11 Lesson Activity With Word Clouds

9/11 Memorial- resources from the NYC Department of Education

ABC Teach Worksheets for Kids

Best Books for Teaching About 9/11- from Education World

The Best Sites to Help Teach About 9/11- from ESL teacher Larry Ferlazzo

CNN: Chronology of Terror- September 11

Education World 9/11 Lessons and Resources

How to Help Your Students Observe the 9/11 Anniversary- from Edutopia

Scholastic: 9/11: The Day That changed America- younger kids

September 11: Bearing Witness to History- from the Smithsonian

September 11: Never Forget- listing of resources from Vicki Blackwell

Teach Hub- list includes books about 9/11

TeacherVision Resources for September 11, 2001- long list

Teaching 9/11- by age level

Teaching 9/11: Lessons to Inspire Your Students

Teaching September 11 Shelf- LiveBinders

Teaching and Learning About 9/11 from The New York Times

The Ultimate Resource Guide to Teaching About September 11th- from Edudemic

U.S. Department of Education Resources for Teachers- resources from TeachingHistory.org, Center for Civic Education

A Virtual Visit to the National September 11th Memorial- from EdSITEment

Lockerbie Bomber Has Died: Do Your Students Know About Pan Am 103?

After reading the news that Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, (the only person convicted in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103) had passed away, I asked some of my students if they knew anything about the event. They shook their heads. This act of terrorism was the precursor of September 11. 2001 and took the lives of 270 people. If you teach world history, here are 11 resources on Pan Am 103 and how it affected the town of Lockerbie, Scotland and the world.

20th Century History- overview of the bombing of Pan Am 103 from About.com




Death of Lockerbie Bomber al-Megrahi Doesn't Close the Book

Lockerbie Crash Timeline- from CNN

Lockerbie: Did Someone Else Bomb Pan Am 103?





Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc.- list of the victims, poetry by family of the victims, information about the investigation and trial





Washington Post- timeline