History of Labor Day Google Slide Teaching Activity | American History

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Help your students learn about the history of Labor Day in the United States with this engaging Google Slides presentation plus self-grading trivia questions! This is an interactive activity that will help your students learn about the Labor Movement, Gilded Age, and Progressive Era, and why we celebrate Labor Day in America.

As a busy and dedicated teacher, it can be difficult to create a quality lesson in a short period of time. Have no worries, this presentation and trivia is not only useful and relevant but also a lot of fun! This a great way to learn about the history of Labor Day.

This Google Slides presentation and trivia will teach your students about the difficult working conditions of the 1800s which led to the growth of unions, protests, strikes, and finally the creation of Labor Day by President Cleveland.

Students will go away laughing. All the content they learn on the first 20 informative slides will be tested in a fun trivia game. There are a total of 12 trivia questions.

This lesson doesn't just work for history class… it works for EVERY class! Whether you are teaching Geography, English, ... any class, you can use this to help your students learn about this federal holiday.

It is easy to use. All you have to do is click on the linked file, hit “present,” then go! You could use each slide as a basis for further discussion and instruction as well.

This lesson is also great for distance learning. Send the link to students and they can learn the content and try to answer the questions at home.