COMPARE YOUR LIFE WITH THAT OF A 14 YEAR OLD IN Read the Story of Child Labor
SKIM THROUGH THE PACKET TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Do NOT write in the packet!
1900’s Life Your Life
WHY DID SOME PARENTS WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO WORK? WHY DID THEY LIE ABOUT THEIR AGES? Families needed the money and children were fired if they were too young.
Ending Child Labor
Is child labor an issue today… in the US?
Activity Create a list of problems that need to be addressed by laws. Write a one sentence law for each. Choose one and elaborate.