Lesson Plan: Labor Day

Published on August 18, 2025

Labor Day

CELEBRATE

📝 Overview

This lesson plan (LP) introduces students to the U.S. holiday of Labor Day through activities that encourage the development of language skills and analytical skills. Students explore three essential questions:

What is Labor Day?
Why do we celebrate Labor Day?
How can we acknowledge the important contributions community members make through their work?

🎯 Student Goals

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills
strengthen collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking skills
learn about Labor Day holiday traditions in the context of U.S. culture
Make connections between American Labor Day traditions and their own culture or community

📖 Key Vocabulary

Below, you can find key vocabulary related to Labor Day. You will find a glossary of definitions on pages 3 and 4 of the downloadable lesson plan.

labor
to honor
movement

rights
recreation
productive

✅ Next Steps

🤔 1. Ask Questions

Before teaching this lesson, ask any remaining questions you have about the lesson plan content or techniques in the "Comments" section below. This is a great space to ask for clarifying information from the Access Team and other Access educators!

📷 2. Document Your Experience

While teaching this lesson, take photos and videos of students and their work. We encourage you to share compelling student photos, videos, artifacts, quotes, and relevant instructional resources in the Freedom 250 Interest Community!

Labor_Day_Celebrate_Lesson_Plan_1.pdf