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Labor Day Resources for Teachers

Labor Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday in September. Recognize the hard work of Americans with these Labor Day activities, printables, and lesson plans— perfect for back to school. Students will enjoy learning about the history behind this holiday. Incorporate the many achievements of American workers into a unit on careers, inventors, history, or economics. You'll also find math printables, language arts lessons, patriotic art activities, and more!

Printables

School Jobs Crossword Puzzle
Career Words
Jobs That Depend on Other Jobs
Labor Day Puzzle
Labor Day Activities
Savvy September Sentences
Labor Day Fill-in-the-Blanks

Lesson Plans

Career Bulletin Board
Appreciation Cards
What Is Child Labor?
Women and World War II
Labor Day Newspaper

Quizzes

Fields of Science Quiz
Animal Scientists Quiz

Labor Day & Economics Connected

Kids at Work
Job Fair
National Labor Organizations
Mothers in the Labor Force
Rocks in My Pocket
Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 People or More
Persons in the Labor Force, 1840-2005
Leading Industries

Labor & History Connected

Reading Warm-Up 29 for Gr. 5 & 6: Florence Nightingale Biography
Dr. Mae Jemison
Castle Life
Reading Warm-Up 22 for Gr. 3 & 4: Stagecoach Mary Fields Biography
Business Then and Now
Bringing Science History to Life
Women Inventors
More History Resources

Math Resources

Career Survey
A Budget
Count the Objects
Babysitting Earnings
Brad's Earnings
Median Income of Households in the United States

Labor Day Art Activities

Choose an Occupation
Police Officer Hat
Police and Firefighter Patterns
Firefighter's Hat
Nurse/EMT Hat
Make a Stethoscope
Doctor and Dentist Patterns
Fire Engine and Police Car Puzzle
Make a Set of Teeth
Join the Firefighters!
More Art Activities

Language Arts Activities

Let's Choose a Career
Suggested Author Interview Questions
Be a Journalist!
The Gingerbread Man
Community Helpers Writing Activity
Transcript of Authors Live with Jerry Spinelli
Curious George's First Day of School Teacher's Guide
Tools of the Trade
A Trip to the Firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
More Language Arts Activities

Jobs & Careers

Community Helpers: Matching
Brainstorming About Jobs
Community & Careers Printable Book (K-4)
Seven Necessary Occupations
Creating Your Own Career Poem
Community Helpers
Second-Grade Soil Scientists
Favorite Labor Day Activities Slideshow, Grades K-8
People Who Help Us Learn Bulletin Board
Community & Careers Printables Slideshow
More Jobs/Careers Teacher Resources

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Teacher Salaries
Are You Paid Enough?

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May is Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month! Don't overlook this opportunity to study and enjoy activities about the history and culture of Asian-Pacific American communities.

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May Calendar of Events
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Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.

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