Lake Zurich Middle School
This website about the history of Labor Day was created by middle
school students.
Holidays in the U.S.A.
Read about the history of Labor Day.
PBS: Online NewsHour: The Origins of Labor Day
Read a short essay that describes why Labor Day was created. NOTE: The
links to outside resources are broken.
U.S. Department of Labor
Read about the supposed founder of Labor Day, the first Labor Day, and
more.
Yahooligans e-Cards
Here are four Labor Day e-Cards you can send to your friends and family
members.
Enchanted Learning: Labor Day Crafts
These are crafts for young students to do on Labor Day.
FactMonster: Labor Day
Here are links to encyclopedia articles on Labor Day and other related
resources. Includes sections on "Labor Day History" and "Notable Labor
Leaders." NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
Patriotism: Labor Day
Click on the links to find a history of the holiday, links, and lesson
plans. NOTE: The site leads to websites with ads and has a link to a
guestbook.
Scavenger Hunt
This one page PDF file contains some questions for a Labor Day
scavenger hunt. Students can use the other eTheme resources to find the
answers for the worksheet.
Labor Day Word Scramble
This one page PDF file is a word scramble for young students. All of
the words are related to Labor Day.
Job Word Scramble
This one page PDF file is a harder word scramble with words relating to
occupations.
Labor Day Word Find
Find and circle the Labor Day words in this one page PDF file for young
students.
Labor Day Word Find II
Find and circle the Labor Day words in this one page PDF file.
eThemes Resource: Career Exploration
This site contains information about careers. Students can explore
different positions in fields such as medicine, military, architecture,
and television. Learn about different jobs, the required skills,
training, potential pay, and working conditions. Includes information
about making a career plan. An eMINTS WebQuest on careers is linked.
eThemes Resource: Children Around the World: Child
Labor
These websites contain information about the history of child labor,
and the child labor that still exists in the world today. Read about
the different countries in which child labor occurs, what kind of work
the children do, how much they are paid, and more. Includes maps,
graphs, video clips, and interactive quizzes.
