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America Unites The following web sites are designed to help children cope with the disaster and tragedy that struck New York City and the Nation. |
Share Your Thoughts
Kids have feelings too! In response to the tragedy on September 11th at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we invite young people to share to share your thoughts and feelings.
ABCNEWS4KIDS:
America
Attacked
http://abcnews.go.com/ABCNEWS4KIDS/story/wtc/wtc_kids_main.html
Kid-oriented
description of what happened, who may have done it, how people have helped
survivors, and what is being done to make sure it never happens again.
Dealing With a
Terrorist
Tragedy
http://kidshealth.org/misc_pages/K_squarebanner.html
Find
some tips with how to cope with your feelings and learn what you can do to help
from kidshealth.org.
Kidsnewsroom's
Weekly News For
Kids
http://www.kidsnewsroom.com/newsissues/091401/index.asp
Kid
Style news for Kid Style people. Weekly news from the Nation and Around the
World.
Time for
Kids:Coping with America's
Tragedy
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/0,6709,174727,00.html
The
weekly news magazine featuring current news just for kids.
Scholastic:America
Under
Attack
http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/specialreports/under_attack/index.htm
The
latest news and support for parents, teachers and students from
Scholastic.
How Kids Can
Help
http://www.libertyunites.org/kids.adp
Find ways you can help out
the families and friends of victims.
The Betsy Ross
Homepage
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html
What does the
American flag mean to you? What do the colors mean? Betsy Ross sewed the first
American flag. When we view the flag, we think of liberty, freedom, pride, and
Betsy Ross. The American flag flies on the moon, sits atop Mount Everest, is
hurtling out in space. The flag is how America signs her name. Includes
information about Betsy Ross flag trivia and etiquetts and frequently asked
questions about the flag.
Life After
9.11
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/after911/index.html
Special
news stories and updates for students.
Helping Children Cope with
Disaster
http://www.lumc.edu/rmch/child/Disaster.htm
A Child's
Reaction to Disaster by Age - from the Ronald McDonald Children's
Hospital.
How to Talk
With Your Kids About the
Tragedy
http://www.pbs.org/dragontales/caregivers/about/sept11.html
A
special update from Sesame Workshop.
What Can You
Say to Your
Kids?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/usattacked/talktokids.html
Tips
for parents from CBC News.
U.S. Fund for
UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org/totalert/
Learn how kids can
help victims of the attack on the U.S. by sending in letters, drawings, and
messages.
http://www.npl.org/Pages/KidsPlace/Sites/au.html
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