Every Day is Labour Day!
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Lesson 2
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Intermediate ETFO Resource
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Learning from Labour
Learning Goal(s)
The Learning Goals are the Overall/Specific Expectations written in student friendly
language for students to access (post onto chart paper and review with students)
I can understand the ways some Canadian rights and freedoms are a result of the struggles of people in the past. I can understand how
their actions impact upon me today.
I can learn from the ways in which people met challenges in the past. I can learn what individual and collective agency people
(individuals, groups and family members) had to demonstrate to meet their needs. I can think of ways I can meet similar challenges in
the future.
I can learn how we as citizens celebrate our accomplishments and how this may change over time.
Materials
Technology to share various websites
Chart paper to post Big Ideas and Framing Questions
Chart paper, markers and post-it notes for student brainstorming
activity
Online resources with access to technology or materials
photocopied in advance
Every Day is Labour Day Worksheet
Implementation
Task Component
Instruction
Assessment Focus
Look Fors
Notes for Teachers
Before
(Activation/Review)
10 minutes
Ask students to consider that we
benefit everyday from the labour
of others: the buildings we inhabit,
the good food we eat; the teacher
who teaches us!
• What do you think about
when you hear the word
‘labour’?
• What do we know about the
different aspects of labour
which have shaped our
society?
Post the following three series of
questions on anchor charts around
the classroom. Invite students to
select the chart with the topic that
intrigues them the most. They
may choose a topic of which they
already have some knowledge, or
one which is new to them.
Assessment for Learning
These initial reflections allow
students to access their prior
knowledge and experience.
These reflections will also reveal
what students know and how they
think about the way ‘labour’ is
viewed in our society.
Labour Day is a statutory holiday
that many enjoy.
‘Labouring’ is a goal all students
aim for! Organized labour has
positively shaped our society.
This lesson brings to light
perceptions, and prompts
questions, about developments
which we now often take for
granted: Labour Day, Labour
Standards and the general role of
collective union action.
The lesson concludes by
encouraging students to make
connections between the past, the
present and the role of organized
labour in effecting change.