September 11th Patriot Day Power Point Lesson & Activities Pack! (September 11)

This is the perfect power point and activity pack for September 11th (9/11) and Patriot Day. September 11 was a tragic day in America's history that we need to educate our young learners on in a careful and meaningful way. This September 11 activities pack will help your students understand why we celebrate Patriot Day and the events that occurred. All materials are sensitive to young minds!

More Power Point & Activity Packs!

History of Thanksgiving Power Point & Activity Pack

Christmas/Holidays Around The World Power Point & Activities Pack

This download includes:

Sept. 11th -Patriot Day PPT

I've included a PDF file (works just as well as a PPT file) and the PPT file.

***NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION for distance learning

**23 slides total describing the events and why they occurred and talks about the brave people who risked their lives to save others. It also explains why we celebrate Patriot Day. It also has a few discussion questions at the end.

KWL Chart

You can discuss with your class before the PPT what they already know and what they might want to learn about Patriot Day. Then after the PPT have them write about what they learned.

A Day to Remember Writing Page

Primary and regular lined paper. Have students rephrase what they learned from the PPT to write about why September 11th is known as the day to remember.

"A Hero Is" Writing Craftivity

Brainstorming Page/Writing Page. Have your students brainstorm 5 things they think a hero is. (brave, strong, courageous, kind, etc.). Then on the writing page turn their ideas into sentences.

Hero Hats- Have students pick a police, fireman, or Army hat to color and place at the top of their writing page on a piece of colored construction paper. I've included two sizes of the hats for you to choose from. (You can easily cut bands and make these headbands for your students as well!)

Thank You Cards & Letters

Have your students write a thank you card to current policemen, firemen, or military and help them understand how they help them in their community today.

Sept. 11th Readers/Coloring Books

1-2nd level and 3-5 level (has blank lines for students to fill in). 1-2nd could be colored and read at a center or as a whole class.

**All photos used in this power point are free of copyright and trademark. They were purchased based on the fact that they were fair for commercial use without credit required. :)

Enjoy!