May Day

Holidays & Events

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

May Day is both a springtime celebration and a day to celebrate workers. This lesson includes a reading about the history of this day. Students also practice vocabulary and sorting.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
interpretive

Vocabulary

secular
pagan
hare
advocate
commemorate
strike
wound
execute
recognize
riot
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