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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students read Curious George Takes a Job, then examine how Labor Day is a special day for all of the people who work, the students generate a discussion about the jobs that their parents do. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students examine the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper article about it. They practice using new vocabulary words and discover the layout of a newspaper. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss the Presidents' Day vacation. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students compare their "typical day" to a grandparent's typical day when he or she was a child. The teacher can assess students' ability to think critically as they compare the two sets of information they collected. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students, in groups, explore the garment industry before, during, and after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire to learn about the Labor Movement, unions, and some of the people who impacted working conditions for both adults and children workers in America. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the child labor laws of the present and past. They discover how technology added to the problem of child labor during the Industrial Revolution. They read articles about how other countries deal with this problem. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete various activities pertaining to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veteran's Day. They conduct research and complete writing and art activities on the background for each federal holiday. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students research the importance of Veteran's Day and determine reasons why it is celebrated. They watch a short web based movie that explains the Bill of Rights, they write a narrative after viewing photos of veterans, and write a letter thanking a veteran. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students identify and define the beginnings of the labor movement-and Labor Day-in the United States, and to reflect on changes that have occurred in the way we think about the holiday. They also write a contribution to a Labor Day scrapbook, whether a letter to a pen pal in another country, who doesn't celebrate Labor Day, or an essay on some aspect of the origins of the holiday, or an essay about Peter J. McGuire. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the history of celebrating Labor Day and discuss the important role blue-collar workers play in the country's economy. After discussion, they create a cube displaying drawings of various jobs they admire. Panels of cube are decorated with words, dates, or patriotic symbols. Full Review »
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