Labor Day Activities for Preschoolers by Wools
Labor Day is a federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. For preschoolers Labor Day is a celebration of the people that work in their community as well as an opportunity to learn about their community helpers, helping behaviors, and cooperation. Honor Labor Day with related books and activities. Consider the following activities, reading list, and resources for Labor Day worksheets, coloring pages, and printables for your child care center:
Free Labor Day Worksheets, Printouts and Coloring Pages:
There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with Labor Day lesson plans and activities. Worksheets with a Labor Day theme should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.
The following websites provide Labor Day printables:
ABCTeach: Free Labor Day worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables
TeacherVision: Labor Day activities, printables, worksheets, and quizzes
Teacher’s Corner: Labor Day worksheets, lesson plans and activities
First-Preschool: Back to School themed crafts, printable activities and coloring pages.
Labor Day Books
Labor Day (Rookie Read about Holidays) by Carmen Bredeson [Children’s Press, 2000]
Community Helpers from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman and Nikki Walker [Crabtree Publishing, 1997]
Labor Day (First Step Non-Fiction) by Robin Nelson [Lerner Classroom, 2009]
Career Day by Anne Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell [HarperCollins, 2000]
Jobs People Do by DK Publishing [DK Children, 2001]
Everyone Makes a Difference: A Story of Community by Cindy Leary and Peter Wilks [Rourke Publishing, 2003]
Labor Day Songs
In honor of Labor Day, teach the children patriotic songs like “The Star Spangled Banner”, “Yankee Doodle”, and “America (My Country Tis of Thee)” or songs about careers and work ethics.
There Are Many Jobs to Do
Teach children there are Many Jobs to Do to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
Choose the one that’s best for you.
Be a _____, if you please.
But be the best ______ you can be.
Whether your job’s big or small
Please work hard and give your all.
America The Beautiful
Teach children the lyrics to “America The Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates:
“Oh beautiful, for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
Oh beautiful, for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law”!
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