Resources for helping teachers and parent talk to kids when scary things happen.
Thanks to the generosity of VT school librarians for sharing their resources with all of us.
Please feel free to share this resource. This is a living document. If you have inforamation you'd like added please email fchevalier@windhamcentral.org
Setting Ground Rules - Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions:
Tragedy and Grief Resource - Edutopia
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS ON THE DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL
Talking to kids about the attack on the capital - NEA
American School Counselors Association: Helping Students in Troubling Times.
Trauma Informed Distance Learning
Tarrant Institute Difficult Conversation About the Election - Vermont Perspective
3 Ways to Teach About the Insurrection at the Capital - PBS News Hour videos and lessons
Teaching with Current Events in Your Classroom Teaching Tolerance
VP Mike Pence's full text statement prior to the electoral college count
Trump and Biden transcripts of responses (U.S. News & World Report
These resources were compiled by the following individuals/organizations:
Essex Westford SD/FNESU (Superientents office)
Fiona Creed Chevalier (WCSU librarian)
Karen Fitzgerald (Chelsea elementary Librarian)