Remembering September 11th
An early childhood introduction to September 11th that explores themes of remembrance, heroism, preparedness, and service through movement and reflection.
This collaboration with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) brings remembrance and early childhood education together at a pivotal moment: the 25-year anniversary of September 11th.
Introducing 9/11 to young learners
The Remembering September 11th resource was created to support educators and families of children ages 5+ who want to introduce this historic event in a developmentally appropriate way.
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The Series
What words come to mind when you think of September 11th? With input from first responders, teachers, parents, and children, the five words in this series—ANNIVERSARY, EMERGENCY, HERO, MEMORY, and SERVICE—are the organizational framework for this series.
You are encouraged to engage with this series in the intentional sequence below, starting with ANNIVERSARY and ending with SERVICE, as each concept builds upon the previous one.
The accompanying guides for teachers and families provide further context to support engagement at school and at home.
How should we react in an emergency?
OOPA and EMT Chief Cheryl discuss how emergencies make them feel and how they respond by remaining calm, listening to information, and asking for help.
How can we keep a memory?
OOPA and Fire Chief Sal discuss the importance of memories in helping us feel connected to a person, place, or object that may no longer be around.
Why do we remember an anniversary?
OOPA and Ms. Erin discuss why we mark all kinds of anniversaries—important events that may be happy or sad—on calendars to help us remember.
What makes someone a hero?
OOPA and 11-year-old Piper discuss what makes someone a hero, like the firefighters during September 11th and a friend who always does the right thing, even when it’s hard.
How can we serve our community?
OOPA, Don, and Elisabetta discuss various ways to serve the community on September 11th, and on any other day.
Go Behind the Scenes
Meet the featured guests and the full team behind this resource.
The power of collaboration
Together, The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and NaliniKIDS have partnered to offer this groundbreaking new resource. We connected with teachers, families, children, first responders, and psychologists, and saw an opportunity to do this through careful language choice, relatable stories children can understand, and physical connection through movement.
This project is made possible by the generous financial support from Liz Paintiff, President of Turtle Plastics and the Board of Trustees of the Turtle Plastics Foundation. The Turtle Plastics Foundation is a broad-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to advocate, create, support, and promote educational, environmental, health, and safety initiatives worldwide.
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