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Use these lesson plans, created by teachers for teachers, to explore labor.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (Grade 10) Students investigate people who experienced the Great Depression and received relief from the New Deal.

Child Labor in America (Grades 6-12) Students critically examine, respond to and report on photographs as historical evidence.

Figuring Somepin 'Bout the Great Depression (Grades 9-12) Students create a scrapbook from the point of view of a migrant worker.

United We Stand (Grades 8-10) Students study the working conditions of American laborers at the turn of the century.

Who Really Built America? (Grades 6-12) Students examine child labor in America from 1880-1920 to gain a personal perspective of how work affected the American child.

Last Updated: 06/29/2009