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Explore Labor Day history and the work people do in communities. Combine reading and discussion with occupation games, thank-you writing and crafts.
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Watch an embedded video and read a passage (with audio) about how Labor Day became an important holiday; learn key vocabulary terms (assembled, conditions, farewell, laborers, unions); complete a comprehension activity and a quick-write activity based on the reading.
Cut out pictures of people doing various jobs from provided pages, create a collage on a following page, and (per the 'report' half of the title) write a report component about occupations; teacher may optionally supplement with magazine cutouts.
Participate in a warm-up discussion about Labor Day; learn pre-taught vocabulary (union, strike, protest, fair wages, outsourcing, federal holiday) and write definitions in notebooks; watch a Labor Day history video twice (once without stopping, once with transcript) and take notes on new facts and key dates/names…
Cover matching job squares on a bingo board (five in a row, diagonally, or the free space first) as job names are called from calling cards.
Labor Day Thank You Printable Worksheets
Students search a letter grid to find and circle Labor Day/worker-related vocabulary words listed on the page.
Cut out job-name cards and match each one to the correct picture card (25 jobs across 5 pages: painter, doctor, engineer, nurse, scientist, police officer, carpenter, captain, author, teacher, baker, photographer, singer, taxi driver, pilot, farmer, gardener, vet, astronaut, dentist, fire fighter, teller, butcher…
Celebrate Labor Day in a fun and educational way with this Labor Day Bingo Game , featuring community helpers, their tools, and jobs! This no-prep activity is a great way to help kids learn about different occupations while honoring the contributions of workers in our communities. What’s Included In This Labor Day…
About Are you wanting to teach about Labor Day in your classroom? Look no further than this fun immersive Labor Day self taught lesson! All you need to do is press play and let the lesson teach itself. Slides included guided audio with ambient music that helps create an immersive learning experience! This lesson…
Solve 5 occupations-themed word search puzzles, finding words forward, backward, and diagonally; check answers against the provided answer keys.
Students find and circle the listed vocabulary words hidden in each word-search grid (Careers, Tools, Labor Day, Heroes themes).
Read a short informational blurb about Labor Day or a specific occupation (postal worker, teacher, construction worker, farmer), then count and write the number of items seen in an accompanying picture.
Find the listed job-name words hidden in each page's word-search grid.
A set of pattern-sequencing worksheets ('What Comes Next in the Sequence?') using a jobs/careers theme, for early math pattern practice.
Choose, color, cut out, and wear a crown/hat labeled with a career they want to have when they grow up.
Students read/listen to poems and informational text about Labor Day history and learn related vocabulary words.
Cut out the pocket and cards, fold and glue the pocket together, research or learn about each September holiday, and write what they learned on the back of each card before storing the cards in the pocket.
Students solve a crossword (using clues), unscramble words, and find words in a word search grid, all using Labor Day/worker vocabulary.