Child Labor

Supporting Questions:

• Is child labor still an issue? 

• What laws exist today? 

• Where does child labor exist today? 

 

Standards:

• SS.4.8. Describe how societies have changed in the past and continue to change in order to promote the common good.

• SS.4.15. Use a map to illustrate how the natural resources in an area affect the decisions people make.

• SS.4.7. Explain how the enforcement of a specific ruling or law changed society.

• ICSS. Literacy. W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

 

Objectives:

• Given information on child labor still existing today, the students will be able to explain what the laws are today.

• After looking at a map of the world, the students will be able to explain where child labor is still occurring today.

 

Materials:

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• Poster board or white board

• Markers or White board markers

 

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Assessments:

• Summative assessment of the lesson: being able to explain child labor laws today and how they have changed from back in the day.

 

Description of Activity:

• The teacher will ask the students what laws they hope would be passed by now about child labor laws or how they hope child labor would be today. Everything said will be displayed on the board.

• After all of the ideas are expressed, the teacher will then display the actual child labor laws today next to them. The students and teacher will then compare and contrast how they want things to be versus how they actual are.

• The teacher will also show the students a map of the world that shows where child labor is still happening today. It breaks it down to where there is an extreme, high, medium, low, or no risk.

• After getting all of the information, the students will do a quick write to show their understanding of child labor currently. They will write what they have learned or what they are most surprised by.

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Evaluation: