We all remember.
(Drawing created by at NY student after 9/11)
It was a really tough morning...watching the news reports, hearing of lives that were lost. But my kids don't know first-hand. My 3rd graders weren't alive when this happened. But they've seen pictures. They've heard the accounts.
I'm taking this opportunity to share the BrainPop video about September 11th. Then I will share this book with them:
Whether they've read it before or not, it can spark some amazing conversation. I'm very interested to see what background knowledge my students have of 9/11.
Are you planning anything for 9/11 tomorrow?
I've thought about reading "14 Cows for America." Never heard of it until I saw a forward about 9/11 teaching resources just today. It's about a small African village who reaches out to America after the attacks. The author says, "To heal a sorrowing heart, give something that is dear to your own." What an incredible message to pass along to our students.
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Never heard of that one, but it sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteMy students will be writing letters to the local firefighters and paramedics thanking them for their heroic efforts! We discussed how these people were heroes and entered into these buildings to save the lives of others. Then, we discussed they risk their lives everyday to protect us. They will thank them and share their thoughts on 9/11.
ReplyDeleteThat's an AWESOME idea, Danielle!!!
DeleteI am using The Man Who Walked Between the Towers to introduce what the towers were and how they were built. I am also using it to teach inferences. The book ends saying the towers are no longer there. We will read the New York Times from Sept 12, 2001, and look at pictures from 9/11 to continue creating inferences. The kids have been interviewing people about where they were on that day, and I am trying to get some kind of art project in my head . . . I will read September 12 the next day.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome book, Becky! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI started today... We talked a little about what tomorrow is ... they piped up right away with Patriot Day... I asked them what this meant and very few really knew. So I read "Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey". This is a great story because it focuses on the Fireboat Harvey and not TOO much on the graphic details of the day. I think for third graders this is a good idea! We will discuss it more tomorrow and read a couple more books!
ReplyDeleteThat's sounds awesome, Deanna! And I agree, the kids need to know the essential details....not all the gruesome ones. :(
DeleteI saw some good ideas on HoJo's Teaching Adventure blog. She also recommended the book "14 Cows for America". I read parts of a 9/11 book today, and made a paper that said "Where were you when the world stopped turning?" I talked to my students about what I remembered and what I was doing when I heard about it. I sent the paper home for them to ask their parents, grandparents, babysitter (the adult in the life in the evening!) to tell them what they were doing when they heard the news. The kids were going to write it on the paper that I made. I also played the video (on YouTube) of Alan Jackson singing that song. Tomorrow I will read "September 12th", and show them the video that was on the blog. It was a video that was created by a high school student using the news stories that played at that time and is appropriate for kids. I just really thought it was important for the kids to get a sense of what it was like. Hopefully, the activity tonight got some conversations going in their homes too!
ReplyDeleteI, too, showed the Brain Pop video and the KWL chart that accompanied it. I'm looking forward to purchasing The Man Who Walked Between the Towers for next year.
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