Attack on America: Explaining the Inexplicable to Your Students: Education World has been tracking listservs and Web sites to locate background information, lessons, and ideas that might be helpful to educators as they struggle to explain and to teach the events of September 11, 2001. We will continue to update the list of resources below, so check back often in the days ahead.

Dealing with Tragedy in the Classroom: This lesson will help your 1st to 5th grade students cope with loss and learn how to talk to each other about their feelings. Your students will write letters to children of lost victims and learn about ways they can volunteer. The lesson culminates in a touching class project: a paper quilt in which each student contributes a square.

Media’s Impact on the Public Crisis: This language arts lesson will help your 10th to 12th grade students understand the impact that media messages can have in shaping reactions to tragic events conveyed in the news. Students explore broadcast and Web-based news sites and discover how experts view the media’s impact on young minds. In a culminating activity, your students will create their own news Web site homepages.

Scholastic provides thoughtful, practical resources including articles, lessons, reproducibles, advice, and a discussion board.

PBS: America Responds: Coverage of Events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 offers an incredible number or resources, including an in-depth look at the "faith, culture, innovations and people of Islam." The ongoing "America Responds" series and web site will continue to provide updates of the investigation into the terrorist attacks.

BigChalk, a special page of resources to help you and your students learn more about last week's events and bring them into perspective in your classroom and home.

LibrarySpot, Special Coverage: Attack on America - links to speeches, photos, video, faqs, news sites, etc.

100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans Created in 2000 by the Detroit Free Press and Knight-Ridder to help journalists understand the people and events they cover. Balanced questions and answers provide basic information about the origins, language, demographics, family, customs, religion, and politics of the diverse Arab-American community in the United States.