Get started helping your students learn about 9/11 by following this process:
- Watch Global Game Changers “Learning 9/11” animated movie as an introduction to the events of 9/11.
- Explore the Heroes Experiences to step into the shoes of 9/11 first responders.
- Check out the Virtual Museum Galleries based on your learning objectives or interests.
- View and download our 34-page Activity Book
- Engage in service to honor 9/11.
Learning 9/11
The Global Game Changers want to engage in the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, but they don’t know where to start. When they realize one of their own doesn’t know about what happened, they jump into action and find a great way to share 9/11 and inspire service!
Global Game Changers Learning 9/11 from Global Game Changers on Vimeo.
Visit our middle-high partner, Lead4Change, for this special lesson.
Create an oral history of 9/11 from people you know.
Learn about Islam, and explore differences between yourself and your classmates.
Consider American symbols and create your own symbol in honor of 9/11.
Consider 9/11 and natural disasters. Make your own safety plan for a disaster.
Explore safety in children’s lives by reading a book and considering scenarios.
Discuss small and big problems and consider 9/11 helpers.
Learn about and make trading cards of 9/11 Real-Life Superheroes.
Create a portrait of a victim and remember them as a human being.
Learn about perseverance and take the FDNY Stairclimb Challenge!
Explore the EMT response and learn how to be quick and careful.
Learn about the military response to 9/11 and the difficulty of regime change.
Learn about 9/11 in NYC and create your own I HEART NY design to honor the city.
Create a Pentagon 9/11 fact book.
Use the example of the Flight 93 heroes to stand up to bullies.
Learn about the 9/11 Memorials and create your own.
Learn how others have honored 9/11 and resolve to honor 9/11 with your own
Check out speeches made after 9/11, and write your own.
Learn about the religious response to 9/11 and create something to
Discuss al Qaeda and then research the difference between its version of
Consider how reporters had to stay calm during 9/11, and create a Calm Down Box.
Explore the police response and test your quick response skills.
Create a flag to honor a real-life hero.
Learn more about Ground Zero's 9/11 Survivor Tree and plant a tree of your
Learn how others have honored 9/11 and resolve to honor 9/11 with your own
Read the featured book, 9/11 Never Forget: Love Always Wins, and create
Join kids across the country in creating a commemorative book for 9/11.
Read the featured book, 9/11 Never Forget: Love Always Wins, and create