CLASSROOM TOOLS
Students conduct a survey of their school to find out what careers students are interested in pursuing.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students will learn about community helpers (such as police officers and firefighters), being a good citizen, jobs…
TEACHING RESOURCE
These suggestions will help you feel ready for an interview.
WORKSHEETS
Increase social studies skills with an activity that focuses on community helpers.
Use the pattern in this printable to create a Fire Chief's helmet out of construction paper.
This printable offers a simple counting activity using objects related to construction.
Learn about building and living in castles during the Middle Ages with this worksheet. Students will label a…
ACTIVITIES
Deliver a lesson plan that will have your students collecting rocks so they can learn about the mining industry and…
Making a chart of Brad's Job Earnings and analyzing the information is the purpose of this activity.
A set of word problems about babysitting charges are on this sheet.
CHOICE BOARDS
110-page holiday choice board bundle - student choice activities and worksheets for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas,…
These Labor Day activities for elementary school students are perfect for back to school or community helpers and jobs…
These middle school Labor Day activities are perfect for back to school or community helpers and jobs lessons and…
REFERENCE
Census data for the United States.
Article describing the origins of the Labor Day Holiday in the United States.
Predictions about careers that will be popular in the near future.
Information about National Labor Organizations whose members total 100,000 or more.
Information about work stoppages that involved 1,000 or more workers.
Statistics showing the the number of workers from 1840-2005.
Statistics showing the number of mothers participating in the work force from 1955-1998.
A list of jobs children have historically performed.
Descriptions of old-fashioned names for modern jobs.
A chart showing the declining and expanding industries in the U.S. economy.
A list of women inventors and the fascinating things they invented.
