Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Primary Source, WorksheetsDuration: 15 MinutesDate Posted: 3/5/2012
Learn how firefighters' gear help them do their jobs, then imagine your own special gear that would help you help others in your community. Part of an OurStory module entitled September 11, 2001, this activity includes photographs of a firefighter’s gear in the Museum’s collections, discussion prompts, step-by-step directions, and background information. OurStory is designed to help children and adults explore history together through the use of children's literature, museum objects, and hands-on activities.
Multiple activities, Museum education
Enlisted soldier's uniform. The brown, doughy color of the uniform led to these soldiers being re...
New York City, literacy, family, reading, September 11, Our Story, uniform, World Trade Center, 9/11, Pentagon, New York, September 11, 2001, children’s literature, parent guide, September 11th, OurStory, tragedy, design, family activity, picture book
Explore the story of September 11, 2001 through the windows of St. Paul's Chapel in New York City...
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