Looking to reinvigorate Labor Day discussion in your classroom? Look no further—Education World has compiled a list of resources for you to use.
Use this activity as a fun and quick way to give your students a brief history of Labor Day while testing their grammar and spelling knowledge.
Get your students' brain juices flowing by giving them this printable worksheet that prompts them to use the Internet to answer several key questions about the origins of Labor Day.
Use the following lesson plans to teach about different aspects of the history of the American work force that defines today's Labor Day.
U.S. Labor History
Use this extensive list of resources to provide students across all grade levels with the history behind U.S. Labor. These links cover topics such as the history of child labor practices in America as well as history behind events that inspired change, such as The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911.
The Great Depression Links and Lessons
Use this list of Great Depression sources and lesson ideas to pick and choose how to discuss the Great Depression around Labor Day.
What better way to engage your students than to tell them about the history of labor day? Use EdWorld's list of talking points to lead an engaging and insightful conversation with your students about the meaning of Labor Day.
Compiled by Nicole Gorman, Education World Contributor
09/02/2015
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