September 11th, 2001 is a sad day in our history. It is a day 2,977 people were killed in the terror attacks on our World Trade Center, and Pentagon as well as a field near Shanksville, PA. To honor their memory and bravery, and speak to our children about this event, you might want to read or attend the following suggestions below:
READING
Suggested reading in memory and education about this horrible day in our history is as follows, according to 9/11memorial.org:
Preschool - 3rd Grade:
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
Maira Kalman. Puffin Books, 2005.
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade:
National Geographic Readers: September 11
National Geographic Kids. 2021.
2nd to 3rd Grade:
The Man in the Red Bandana
Honor Crowther Fagan (author) & John Crowther (illustrator).
3rd to 6th Grade:
Immigrant, American, Survivor: A Little Boy Who Grew Up To Be All Three
William Jimeno (author)
1st to 5th Grade:
America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell
Don Brown. Squash Fish, 2014.
3rd to 7th Grade:
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
Nora Raleigh Baskin. 2011, Atheneum Books for Young Reader
EVENTS
- There will be multiple services and ceremonies in churches around the World Trade Center Site - such as St Paul's Chapel
- You can visit the 9/11 museum. Although not usually open this day, throughout the remembrance ceremonies, you can pre-purchase your tickets for this weekend depending on availability.
- View the Tributes in Light - glowing blue lights reaching all the way to the sky, in the place of where the World Trade Center Towers used to stand.
- FDNY Fire Zone near Rockefeller Center is the official store of the New York Fire Department. Join them as they offer kids safety exhibits and fire simulation presentations.
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will host the 9/11 Table of Silence Project: A Movement for Peace Created by Jacqulyn Buglisi. A ritual for peace and healing that employs over a hundred dancers, the performance takes place at Josie Robertson Plaza.
- 9/11 Heroes Run/Walk for all ages to honor the first responders
- 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Fundraiser
- Brooklyn NY: Together We Stand 5K
Locally:
- Carteret: Remembering Carteret's Own from September 11th
- Woodbridge: 9/11 Memorial Service at Woodbridge High School
- Elizabeth: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Midtown Pedestrian Plaza
Be sure to tell local businesses and events you found them
on Macaroni Kid Greater Woodbridge
and make sure to tell all your friends!
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