Lesson Plans

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum offers interactive lesson plans for students in grades 3 to 12 that address the 9/11 attacks, their ongoing repercussions, and the history of the World Trade Center. Lessons plans are divided by grade level and theme below.

Several students with clipboards walk through the Tribute Walk, a Museum space where art related to 9/11 is displayed.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

Featured Lesson Plan: Local Heroes

  • Essential Question: What is a hero and how can people show gratitude to those who act heroically in their own communities?
  • Grades: 3 to 5
  • Theme: Memorializing 9/11
A group of students sit around a table, holding pencils, and peering down as they work. They are deeply engaged in a learning activity.

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  • Paying Tribute to the Attacks

    • Essential Question: What are ways that people memorialized the 9/11 attacks?
    • Grades: 3 to 5
    • Theme: Memorializing 9/11
    A green graphic card reads Memorializing 9/11, Grades 3 to 5.

  • The International Fight Against Terrorism

    • Essential Question: How did other nations assist the United States in the immediate search for Osama bin Laden?
    • Grades: 9 to 10
    • Theme: Repercussions of 9/11
    A red graphic card reads Repercussions of 9/11, Grades 9 to 12.

  • American Anxiety After 9/11

    • Essential Question: How did 9/11 affect Americans’ sense of safety?
    • Grades: 6 to 8
    • Theme: Repercussions of 9/11
    A red graphic card reads Repercussions of 9/11, Grades 6 to 8.

  • Warning Signs of an Attack

    • Essential Question: How did intelligence agencies track Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda’s activity prior to 9/11?
    • Grades: 9 to 12
    • Theme: Antecedents of 9/11
    An orange graphic card reads Antecedents of 9/11, Grades 6 to 12.