Many school districts have been on vacation this past week. When they return, one of the challenges that they may be facing is having students asking questions about the Russia/Ukraine War. Below are some resources that may help in communicating the information and answering student questions.

Recently, Education Week published an article on how to talk to students about the Russia/Ukraine War.

The article link is found here.

The article discusses five tips on how to talk to students about this war. Where schools are returning tomorrow, students may have questions for their teachers on what is going on and what they are seeing on television and other media. Here are the tips:

1. First and foremost, consider the developmental and age levels of your students.

2. Encourage students to feel a sense of agency about how they can make a difference.

3. Explain why it is important to pay attention to what is happening in other parts of the world.

4. Pose nuanced, objective questions to high school students about the crisis.

5. Share stories of what regular people are experiencing.

I also want to share with you a recent New York Times Article on How to talk to kids about Ukraine. and a post from the Today show on How to talk to children about war: An age-by-age guide.